John Noble
Executive Producer/Managing Director at ONE at Optimus
Began
his career at 16, PA-ing on classic 70s Volkswagon spots. After NYC’s
School of Visual Arts, worked as a production coordinator for legends
Bob Giraldi, Mark Story and Henry Sandbank. In 1986, began collecting
awards as an agency producer at DDB NYC, then McCann, BSB, Chiat/Day,
BBDO, GKV, and in 1995, The Martin Agency as Head of Production. Helped
build the success of brands like Audi, Choice Hotels, Sprite, SAAB,
GEICO, and UPS. Added Chicago to his address book as Head of Production
& Digital Core at Element 79 overseeing Gatorade, Propel, Quaker,
and Celebrity Cruises. Returned to “the other side” as head of ONE.
Mylene Pollock
SVP/Creative Director at Leo Burnett USA
In
more than two decades as a Creative Director Mylene has worked on
brands as varied as IBM, P+G, Kellogg's, Hallmark, Allstate, American
Express, Cotton Inc., Thomasville and Unilever's Dove. Mylene is
currently the global creative lead on Kellogg's Special K, and in her
spare time helps out on Hallmark and Allstate as well as various other
Kellogg's brands. Under Mylene’s leadership, Special K has launched
several new products and achieved double digit growth year on year
since 2007. Creative awards include Cannes, The One Show, Effie,
Typography, Art Director's Club, Andy, Addy, Cleo, Archive. In 2000,
Mylene was awarded the The University of Delaware Presidential Citation
for Outstanding Achievement. She lives on Chicago’s North Shore with
her family and a menagerie of pets. Mylene has a B.S. in Visual
Communications and English from the University of Delaware.