The Teammate
C-Suite Close-Ups
Summary
In our inaugural C-Suite Close-Up, WongDoody President Skyler Mattson and Danielle Hawley, Global Executive Creative Director at Uber, discuss Danielle’s illustrious career path to her position at Uber. They’ll talk about how she’s able to take on the sheer amount of work she does, how being a life-long athlete helped train her for the grueling corporate world, lessons about work ethic she’s learned along the way, how to avoid the prospect of burnout, and maybe even some behind-the-scenes comments on Uber’s latest campaign.
Highlights
Get insights into:
- How the competitive spirit of an athlete powers creativity
- When to lean into work (or not), and how to define your teams
- Why objectivity and empathy are pillars of strong leadership
- The power of different ways of working and how to help teams stay creative
About
In our inaugural C-Suite Close-Up, WongDoody President Skyler Mattson and Danielle Hawley, Global Executive Creative Director at Uber, discuss Danielle’s illustrious career path to her position at Uber. They’ll talk about how she’s able to take on the sheer amount of work she does, how being a life-long athlete helped train her for the grueling corporate world, lessons about work ethic she’s learned along the way, how to avoid the prospect of burnout, and maybe even some behind-the-scenes comments on Uber’s latest campaign.
Panelists
Danielle Hawley
(She/Her)
After a long stint on the agency side, Danielle is now the Global Executive Creative Director at Uber, where she leads all creative efforts globally for Uber, Uber Eats, Uber for Business, Uber Freight and Performance Marketing. Since starting at Uber, Danielle has been on a mission to rebuild the trust and reputation of the company with work such as Delete Uber, Vaccinate the Block, Protect, Tonight I’ll be Eating and Uber Don’t Eats – which earned three bronze film Lions at Cannes and two silvers at the One Show. Danielle is a master at creating experiences that keep the promises brands make, through the power of emotional storytelling and data-enabled creativity.
Skyler Mattson
(She/Her)
Over the past 20 years, Skyler has overseen the growth of WongDoody while leading award-winning work, including several female empowerment initiatives. As president, Skyler has been an integral part of transforming WongDoody from a North American ad agency to the global experience and design agency for Infosys, with studios around the globe. She has been a delegate to the World Economic Forum and proudly serves as a board member for the Infosys Foundation.