Louis Slotkin

Son of a meat man and a hippie Librarian Mom, the only thing Louis was certain of after college was that he wanted to live in Paris. After selling perfume in French malls and painting hotel rooms in Paris to earn his keep (and fund his baguette and cheese habit), Louis fell in love with marketing at Ogilvy Paris.

A 20+ year agency veteran, Louis’ career has taken him from Paris to New York and Chicago at agencies such as Ogilvy, Cramer Krasselt, Y&R and, most recently, Leo Burnett.
His past clients include KraftHeinz, Invesco, Fifth Third Bank, IBM, Edward Jones, Nestlé, CareerBuilder, Sealy, Hyatt and Miller Brewing.

Never satisfied with being “just an ad man”, Louis has built teams with the reputation for uncovering unknown obstacles standing in the way of their clients’ business and, in turn, building programs to overcome them. Product innovation, customer experience evolution, participation/social programs, pricing strategies, and super bowl programs are all part of the story.

Louis is best known for his ability to build and lead highly-progressive teams through times of intense change – when the unknown often outweighs the known. Navigating smart, fast and safe are his beacons.

As a trailblazer with little patience for things like “good enough,” “fair share” and “small steps,” Louis’ sworn enemies are cruise control, silos and ambiguity. Louis’ work has been recognized at Cannes, the Effies and the One Show among others, and by clients around the world with whom Louis has partnered closely to change the trajectories of both their brand and sales curves.