Dear Friends,
It may have been a while since we last talked (if so, please send me some news!).
Today, I need your help. Today you can help me land my dream job.
All you have to do is click on this link and type some nice words about how I'd be a great Advertising Director for my current employer.
You know me, you may even have worked with me. You know I have my flaws (shhhh!) and you know that I'm a creative type and that I usually get things done. Which is what this role is about.
Think of this as a nice way to keep yourself busy for 5 mins on a winterish week end (if you have the same weather forecast as us in NY).
And of course, if you have other nice things to say, please don't refrain - it'll keep me and my ego warm until Christmas at least!
Speaking of Christmas and feeling good, I'll put 2 pounds in a jar for each (valid!) recommendation of yours. This will go towards the Jabe Peake Trust - check out their great holiday cards by the way.
Many thanks and all the best to you!
Guillaume
RECOMMEND GUILLAUME
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It may have been a while since we last talked (if so, please send me some news!).
Today, I need your help. Today you can help me land my dream job.
All you have to do is click on this link and type some nice words about how I'd be a great Advertising Director for my current employer.
You know me, you may even have worked with me. You know I have my flaws (shhhh!) and you know that I'm a creative type and that I usually get things done. Which is what this role is about.
Think of this as a nice way to keep yourself busy for 5 mins on a winterish week end (if you have the same weather forecast as us in NY).
And of course, if you have other nice things to say, please don't refrain - it'll keep me and my ego warm until Christmas at least!
Speaking of Christmas and feeling good, I'll put 2 pounds in a jar for each (valid!) recommendation of yours. This will go towards the Jabe Peake Trust - check out their great holiday cards by the way.
Many thanks and all the best to you!
Guillaume
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39 Comments:
Hmm, I wonder who will be first...
Don't forget to leave your first name and/or our connection.
Thanks!
If I could, I would recommend you!
SUper smart, creative and reliable person!! I would hire you Guillaume!!!
To whom it may concern,
I have been Guillaume former's employer for three years, and it was a say day when he resigned.
Guillaume is a hard worker, has a strong strategic vision, and is always deeply concerned about the customers needs and thoughts. He has accomplished a lot to tightly adapt our product line to market needs during these years. I higly recommand him for a high management job in marketing and advertising.
Nicolas de Pomereu - Founder & CEO
SafeLogic
To whom it may concern,
I worked with Guillame extensivly during the first year at business school, and would highly recommend him for a position where creativity, analysis and leadership were key criteria, all characteristics that from my experience, Guilamme displays in abundance. During all our projects together Guilamme excelled at bringing to the table new and innovative ideas. He was always open to these ideas being challenged and applied considered logic in evaluating the potential of any idea we discussed. His combination of creative and analytical skills is in my opinion a real strength.
James Anderson
MBA 2006
I have worked with Guillaume in the same peer group at American Express since September 2006. I think he is smart, full of new ideas and fun to work with. He has been very attentive and sociable in our peer group gatherings. I would recommend Guillaume for a position that requires influencing internal and external parties to put creative ideas into practice.
As a former business school class mate of Guillaume I can attest to his intelligence and work ethic. He's also a lot of fun to work/study with. I am confident that both his intellectual capacity and ability to influence and motivate others will serve him well in a leadership role within Amex.
Guiallaume is intelligent, highly creative and self-motivated. I have no hesitation supporting him for this job application.
Having worked very closely with Guillaume for one full year at business school in London across a myriad of subject areas covering finance, strategy, marketing and operations, I can attest to his superior commercial sense, sharp wit, and refreshing creativity. Guillaume has proven to be nothing short of a wonderful person with a passion for marketing and a kind and generous disposition, rendering him ripe for managerial success in the world of advertising. I whole heartedly endorse his application for director of advertising at Amex.
Neelay - study group partner at business school.
Guillaume's approach to finding this perfect role is an example of walking the talk - using a creative, direct approach to stand out from the crowd. A great advertising director isn't looking to follow the rules; he's writing new ones, and setting the pace.
Guillaume is a great colleague, who is not only intelligent, but also driven, focused & creative. He is fortunate to have great business nous balanced with creative instinct. I have no hesitation supporting him for this job application.
Guillaume has an 'aura' that very few people possess naturally.
I haven't worked with him but have had the pleasure of bumping into him at business school either in lecture theatres or during our many social events.
Guillaume is definitely a person with an impact; a very positive one that is!
Pierre Achi
Consultant
Edward & Smedje
Sweden
To whom it may concern:
I have worked closely with Guillaume while at the London Business School. We have launched together an online adverstising website and Guillaume was instrumental in designing and marketing the concept.
He has very strong skills and is highly creative. I have no doubt that he will have a high impact as Advertising Director for Amex
Olivier Dang
Classmate at London Business School
I've worked with Guillaume in Paris in a Media company. He had to manage lots of studies, work on lots of numbers and schemas. It wasn't very sexy !
But he did it very well and succeed by writing nice stories for strategic recommandation for the clients.
He thinks fast and well, he is creative and business oriented. It has been a pleasure to work with him.
I've worked with Guillaume on numerous academic and extra curricular activities at London Business School and remember him for:
- The way he leads by example. He always did what he promised to do and leveraged that to get people behind him when he needed to.
- His great collaborative style to teamwork. In my own experience he always contributed very positively to the team's effort by listening to others.
- The way he builds trust with his teammates and fosters an enjoyable and productive work environment.
I have great memories of his time as president of the French Club at LBS. He had a central role in making it the most popular regional clubs at school (in front of 20 or so regional clubs at the annual student vote). I also have fond memories of late (very late) nights working on marketing cases. He virtually kept me going until we had finished the assignments!
All in all, not only a extremely competent professionnal but also a great guy to have in a team.
Julian Williams
Friend and classmate at LBS
I had the opportunity to work with Guillaume in business school. I clearly remember how he would come with innovative ideas that were very important for the great results obtained in one business to business project we worked in together. He's a very smart person and fun to work with. I highly recommend Guillaume for the Advertising Director position.
I have worked with Guillaume at business school and found that his creative ability was exceptional. He was also able to bring an element of lateral thinking to his problem solving.
I am confident that he will excel at whatever job he undertakes
We were in the same group in a few classes at London Business School. Guillaume is an excellent person, very focused on problem solving and willing to understand the other side (that was especially helpful in our negotiation class). He was also able to lead the group and put things on perspective when things got a bit confused. His is a calm person and knows what should be the tone of the conversation in order to achieve his goals. In sum, if I had the chance, I would definitely work with him again!
Jose Azevedo - London Business School Classmate
Inspiringly creative with a very keen business sense. Has a constant awareness of key events and trends influencing the way business is evolving.
Highly passionate and adaptable individual, always showing a readiness and keenness to immerse himself in any new environment. This is evidenced in his successful achievements during his MBA Graduate global rotation program with American Express - during which he spent time getting to know the business in London, Sydney and New York.
If I was recruiting for an Advertising Director, one that would offer me talent, energy and intelligence in equal measure, well then, I would look no further then Guillaume.
DON'T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL HAVE A TRULY TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT ON YOUR BUSINESS!!!!
Stuart Wiseglass
American Express Europe
What I can say about Guillaume is that he has a strong drive although being very open to others' views. I worked with him on a project in a Strategy Dynamics course at London Business School. He was instrumental in driving the project through and made it very successful. He is easy to work with and reliable.
Julien Baissat
Medtronic, Inc.
A distinguishing characteristic for Guillaume is his ability to leverage relationships to drive results efficiently and effectively, in a pleasant way. It continues to impress me. He's a great team player and definitely a partner with whom I would love to work closely in the future. He's fantastic!
I have worked with Guillaume both at London Buesiness School and also at American Express.
I would certainly recommend Guillaume as a candidate for a marketing position. He has been both professional, extremely able, and good fun to work with on all the initiatives we have worked together on.
Merlin Sinclair
I worked with Guillaume quite closely at London Business School on a variety of different projects. With his blend of innovative ideas and analytical thinking, he always kept his group mates on their toes by coming up with different ways of approaching problems and solutions. He also brought a much needed sense of humor to all tasks which lightened the (sometimes stressful) atmosphere and helped the group to work better as a team.
I think the fact that Guillaume announced the birth of his daughter by sending out a PowerPoint presentation shows his passion for creativity and presentation and his attention to detail!
Amanda - study group partner
I used to work with Mister G. so I can tell everyone he's THE man ! Stop wasting your time searching for another guy because you've just found the one you were searching for ! This guy ruleZ ! Hire him (if you can afford of course ;) ) and give your company a reliable employee. You can't go wrong with this guy !
Working with Guillaume at London Business School on a negotiation class was a great experience. He was always very focused on what we needed to accomplish on each task, something that was key during often emotional negotiation rounds.
His understanding of each group member's strengths was also very important, as it helped us all to contribute in the best way possible. I cannot forget when, during a break of a negotiation session, another Brazilian classmate in the team and I were desperately trying to fix a model. Realising we were almost there, but not quite, he said "go through the steps and formulas in Portuguese because I know it will help". Point taken and we were up and running in a minute.
Open minded and out of the box thinker, with focus on results and a great team player. What more do you want?
Being an MBA classmate of Guillaume 's at London Business School, I was possibly one of the few to meet him at the MBA 2006 Open Day in May 2004.
Guillaume is a warm person and his multi-lingual ability to express and impress towered the abilities of many in our class - something he executed with immense modesty, which made him known a team player through and through.
I have not worked closely with Guillaume, but his evident ease in composing music (Guillaume was a very well-liked member of the School rock band!) as well as academics made him all the more special as a classmate.
Guillaume will do tremendously well in the role he so deservedly seeks because of his decisive goal oriented approach and his gift to perform with his heart and mind as one.
I wish him all the best!
So, Guillaume wants to be an advertising director at Am Ex. OK, well, let's let his qualifications speak for themselves:
His CV says quite clearly that he's more than capable of doing the job. The guy's obviously smart enough and has enough experience to know what he's getting himself into.
So, the question is therefore is he motivated and personable enough to be successful in the job, right?
Well, his motivation also speaks for itself, he wants this job enough to take the innovative and smart move to set up this site for endorsements for his application. He's also, by the way, one of those annoying people that is motivated enough to always be doing SOMETHING, be it playing his guitar, organising some event at school or having a child. And, as far as I'm aware, he always does what he does exceptionally well. Furthermore, as for as long as I've known him, he's doing all these things in his second language - so well, in fact, that you can almost forget he's French, almost!
And, as for whether he's personable enough to do the job, yeah, I'd have to say he is. He's simply a bloody good guy. I'm not just saying that because I'm his friend - which might imply some bias. I'm saying it also from someone who's on the agency side - currently working within WPP. Guillaume's emotionally intelligent enough to get the job done. He's hard-nosed enough to push when a push is what's needed, but patient and graceful enough to give the "creative process" enough time and space to germinate. I'd certainly like to work with him as a client.
Besides, he's got a goatie and cool specks. He's halfway an advertising director already!
Go on, give him a shot!
Hugh - an ex-classmate of his from B-School and currently a fellow New Yorker. If you want to call to follow up on this reference, feel free: 646 467 3466
I have worked with Guillaume in MindShare Paris for a while.
I was supervising his job then, and Guillaume appeared to be very helpful for our missions.
He has natural qualities such as curiosity, quick understanding, autonomy, good sense that were very relevant with our various assignments (Brand audit, consumer insight, strategic planning etc ...).
I appreciated the fact he was learning new things fast, and liked its ability to drive forward (very proactive).
Guillaume uses both his analytical and creative skills in a good and efficient way.
He is intuitive, and his international experience gives him a rich level of perception.
At last he has a huge culture of digital and emerging media, that he is always ready to share.
But Guillaume is not only a brilliant and reliable professional, he is also a wonderful co-worker, everyone has appreciated in MindShare.
For all these reasons I would highly recommend Guillaume for this position.
Laurent Buanec
Strategic Planning/New Media Manager
MindShare Paris
Dear future Employer,
Guillaume was able to successfully drive a difficult project in our market via his relationship management and project management skills. My team all feed back what a pleasure it was to work with him. I wish him all the best in the future.
Catherine
American Express
Guillaume - a rare combination of innovative, strategic and influential thinking with diligence, attention to detail and customer focus. A manager who would make a great leader. Hire this guy!
jpego said
I have been coaching Guillaume regularly for the past eight years
(a close or remote and "light" coaching, in advertising and more broadly communication fields )
I'll ask a simple question : does Amex need subtle,fine,inventive, and meanwhile reliable, dedicated, loyal talents ? If the answer is, as I presume, yes... then Amex is to make a long term investment, with a high prospect of return !
For deeper details or further elaboration, the Amex Advertising division or unit can mail me..
The Amex Brand Image is to benefit from Guillaume unique profile...
jpego@orange.fr
Concepts creator
What an amazing and creative way to gather feedback and support for a job application!
Guillaume is obviously very creative, but he is also a geat guy. Guillaume came to American Express (Australia) and had a very difficult project to lead. He proved invaluable to the business as he was able to lead and represent all business units to gain support for a crucial business process.
I would highly recommend Guillaume for this role...
Clarissa Isaacs - American Express
To whom it may concern,
I worked with Guillaume in Australia from early to mid 2007. During that time I found him to be a great person to work alongside, always providing thoughtful insights and a positive attitude all the way. Guillaume can look at marketing concepts, the strategies behind them, the numbers that drive them, and the profit that entails. His project management and collaboration skills are amongst the best I have ever seen, and I personally very much hope to work with him again in the future.
If you would like any further elaboration on the above, I would be more than happy to do so.
Daniel Bambagiotti
Manager, Risk & Decision Management
American Express Services Europe Ltd.
daniel.j.bambagiotti@aexp.com
I had the pleasure of teaming up with Guillaume on a couple of projects during our MBA....I can genuinely recommend him for the position of Advertising Director.
Not only does he clearly have the intelligence, creativity and vision required for the post, he is a a great person to work for and has ann innate ability of getting the best out of others without them feeling as if they are being ordered about.
I wish him all the best !!
I worked with Guillaume on a B2B marketing project at business school. In brief: very intelligent, definitely knows his stuff, has got a clear sense of direction, managed to channel a few super-egos in a productive direction without causing a nuclear explosion. On reflection, he was our project group leader. And a bloody good one, too!
If you need an advertising director who leads by example, creativity, knowledge and respect for his team, you can not BUT hire Guillaume!
I worked with Guillaume on a London Business School project where we had to create and develop a new business.
Guillaume was the type of guy that used to bring a different angle / perspective to the discussions we had (and usually with a more creative tweak).
Great mind and personality to have onboard of any project.
Christian
Guillaume and I were in the same stream (cohort group) at business school and we also worked together in a team in the Negotiations & Bargaining class. Guillaume is the perfect mix of thoughtful business acumen and a sparkling personality.
He also has my favourite video in the interactive MBA promotional brochure where alumni speak about why they choose the particular school. Guillume, as usual with enormous energy, gave his talk in what appeared to be a normal outdoor location until he moved at the cue "and now I'm working in Sydney" and the Opera House appeared in the background. I felt it was the most creative among all the videos.
Guillaume,
Did you get the job? Was it worth being recommended? I've found your blog because my husband met Merlin Sinclair yesterday. That's how the net works I suppose.
Zoe
Zoe,
You've not left me your contact details so I hope you read this.
Merlin is a great chap.
Feel free to get in touch (thru linkedin or 'my first name dot my last name at gmail').
G.
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