Nominees Category: Special Category

Passion, commitment, and innovation are the few words that Heeru Dingra thrives upon. Throughout her journey she has always made the agency set a bar amongst its competitors. From communications to strategizing campaigns for the agency to making it the largest digital agency within Dentsu International, Heeru has not left any stone unturned. She is the quintessential problem solver and the mind behind some of the most memorable company-wide initiatives that encompass both clients and employees. As the leader of a strong global brand, Heeru has been trusted with the responsibility of driving the dentsu India 2.0 vision. This entry submitted under the category woman leading change of the year, captures Heeru’s journey, achievements, vision and much more.

Think HQ Founder and Managing Director, Jen Sharp, set out to build a values-led, inclusive communications business from her kitchen table in 2010. If a project couldn’t have a positive social impact, she wouldn’t work on it. Staying true to her vision, Jen has grown that purpose-led PR agency into a full-service inclusive agency including design, digital development, strategy, creative and production that is leading the way in the Australian agency landscape. She is breaking new ground, creating in-language culturally and linguistically diverse content in-house. She is challenging outdated stereotypes of ‘mainstream’ so that what is represented in campaigns reflects the diversity of the population. She is embracing inclusion in the workplace through deliberately diverse recruitment. She is forging a pathway to support other agencies to become more inclusive too, through sharing industry research she commissioned. And she is successful, proving doing business for good is good for business.