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If you could attribute another person or life event to your success, who or what would it be and why? Meeting each other 18 years ago. It kickstarted everything that brought us to where we are today. As a young creative team, we immediately shared a drive and passion for creating great work and a combined understanding of when we needed to keep pushing. This was critical as we grew into our roles as Partners/Executive Creative Directors in charge of an entire agency, and is even more relevant now as we get back to working as a creative team again…

Global Recruiting Firm Expands by Tapping Fresh Talent July 10, 2023 – New York, NY – Today, global recruiting firm Sasha the Mensch announces it has appointed Jose Raul Campos Mendez as its newest Advertising Recruiter. His responsibilities include sourcing and screening candidates, conducting interviews, and finding new job leads, all while building and maintaining candidate relationships. Based in Buenos Aires, Mendez will report to Founder and President Sasha Martens.  “Having started and scaled his career in Argentina, Jose brings a global perspective and the customer service skills necessary to succeed at Sasha the Mensch,” said Martens. “With his collaborative…

Lo que verdaderamente importa para el talento internacionalComo consultora de reclutamiento, en Sasha the Mensch buscamos candidatos por todo el mundo y los ayudamos a navegar el proceso de mudarse y establecerse en el país donde son contratados. Nos enfrentamos a un futuro incierto: se avecina la posibilidad de despidos y el panorama político en Estados Unidos está en constante cambio. Quiero enfatizar esto para todos los trabajadores extranjeros en Estados Unidos: ahora es el momento de buscar un abogado de inmigración. Necesitás alguien que pueda guiarte y asesorarte adecuadamente sobre las posibilidades en diferentes escenarios. A veces evitamos hablar…

What has been the most challenging moment so far in your career?  My first day in an agency. I went from being a high school teacher and dance coach, to an Assistant Account Executive at age 30. An early mid-life crisis and career change. I’ve spent every day since making up for lost time, using nothing but my drive, hunger, and pure love for the work to prove that I belong here.    What is the very best feedback you’ve ever received? Early in my career, someone I highly respected told me that I “shovel a lot of shit.” Interestingly…

A few years ago, I worked with a really successful CCO. When he was looking for an ECD, I noticed that, anytime people were presented to him that were not within or tied to his network, every conversation began with why that person wouldn’t work. The negatives came into greater focus than the positives, driven by fear of the unknown. In the end, the firm hired someone inside the CCO’s network. Finding people you like to work with is hard, so, when you do, it makes sense that you want to cling onto that community as best you can. A…

If you could attribute one other person or life event to your success, who or what would it be and why? Success hardly ever happens overnight. It takes 10.000 hours to master a skill. But I did have a very defining moment a few years back, when I faced a major health scare in my family. Until then being a Creative had just been a fun job that I loved doing. The situation forced me to change how I viewed my career in order to support my family. And that led to my success. I finally had the skill set,…

For years, people have made sweeping declarations that the holding companies are over. Well, the holding companies aren’t going anywhere, but their role in the broader industry has certainly evolved. In 2014, Adweek questioned whether independent agencies could thrive in what it dubbed “the merger era,” a period of acquisition after acquisition that became a major marker of adland in the 2010s. The piece noted: “In 2013, the big six holding companies tallied 116 agency transactions—an average of about two per week.” Now, this trend has slowed as independent agencies assert their sustained value in the marketing ecosystem. Independents had a strong…

What has been the most challenging moment so far in your career? It’s both weird and weirdly rewarding to change countries and start over. What is the very best career advice you’ve ever received? Keep your head down and your eyes on the ball. What is the number one quality you look for in talent? Willingness to work hard. If you could attribute one other person or life event to your success, who or what would it be and why? It’s never just one person. Every person I ever worked with started the butterfly effect of who I am today…