She has held senior roles at Sky, Global Radio, Virgin, PHD and Saatchi & Saatchi, and has operated at holdingcompany level in both London and New York, including serving as Global CMO of Omnicom and Chair of The Ambassador Platform.
She founded The Lighthouse Company in 2009, later transitioning it into MediaLink, where she placed hundreds of CEOs worldwide. She also cofounded Psyched Ventures and Advertising Week Europe, both of which continue to thrive.
Kathleen is a Fellow of The Marketing Society, a Trustee of the NSPCC, a member of WACL and NYC’s Influencers, and a mentor for Speakers for Schools. She divides her time between London and New York with her dog Humphrey and is mother to Ned and Nancy.
Highlights
If you can imagine something for yourself, you can find a way to make it happen.
I thrive on challenge — tell me something can’t be done and I’ll find a way to do it.
At my core is a desire for safety, strength and a very soft soul.
You can reinvent yourself at any stage of life — even at 50 you can retrain and build an exciting new chapter.
Having lived through the worst and come out the other side, I know I can face whatever comes next.