LISA BENNETT

About

Lisa Bennett has over three decades of experience building brands and guiding creative teams. She is Co-Founder of Scott & Lisa, a brand and creative consultancy, fractional Chief Marketing Officer for Southwood Financial, and a member of the Texas Immersive Institute Advisory Board at The University of Texas at Austin.

Lisa spent 15 years in the role of Chief Creative Officer at three different agencies including DDB San Francisco for 10 years. She served as Executive Director of The Lab in the School of Advertising & PR at The University of Texas at Austin, and as VP of Global Brand and Head of Dell Blue, Dell Technologies’ in-house agency.

She has built brands of all sizes, created award-winning content across multiple categories, mentored talent at all levels, and supported founders and CEOs at some of the most successful brands in the world.

Lisa led the creative charge on iconic brands such as McDonald’s, Disney, Heinz, Coca-Cola, Clorox, Delta Airlines, Dell Technologies, Alienware, and Intel. Her work has been recognized at the top award shows including Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clios, Effie Awards, One Show, and she has served on International juries for all of the above — including 2X for Cannes Lions. She was named one of the Most Creative Women in Advertising by Business Insider and one of 21 to Watch in the 21st Century by Ad Age.

Professional Experience:

  • Co-Founder - Scott & Lisa

  • Fractional Chief Marketing Officer - Southwood Financial

  • VP of Global Brand & Head of Dell Blue - Dell Technologies

  • Advisory Board Member - Texas Immersive Institute

  • Advisory Board Member - Moody College of Communication, UT Austin

  • Brand & Creative Consultant - e.l.f. Cosmetics

  • Brand & Creative Consultant - Angie’s Popcorn’s BOOMCHICKAPOP

  • Executive Director - The Lab | School of ADV & PR | The University of Texas at Austin

  • EVP Creative, DDB North America - DDB Worldwide

  • Chief Creative Officer, Managing Partner - DDB West

  • Chief Creative Officer - Laughlin Constable

  • Chief Creative Officer - TM Advertising

  • EVP, Executive Creative Director - Leo Burnett

  • Global Creative Director - Heinz, Delta Airlines, The Clorox Company

Brand Experience:

  • Alexia All-Natural Foods

  • Alienware

  • Amazon

  • Amtrak

  • Armor All

  • ASPCA

  • Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP

  • Ball Park Franks

  • Banquet Foods

  • Benefit Cosmetics

  • Boys and Girls Club of Chicago

  • Brita

  • Captain D's

  • Chef Boyardee

  • Circuit of the Americas

  • Community Coffee

  • The Clorox Company

  • Coca-Cola

  • ConAgra Foods

  • Dell Technologies

  • Delta Airlines

  • DEOBLOCK

  • Disneyland

  • e.l.f. Cosmetics

  • El Camino Hospital

  • ESPN

  • Fresh Step

  • Glad

  • Greenpeace

  • Green Works

  • Healthy Choice

  • Heinz

  • Hidden Valley Ranch

  • Hoosier Lottery

  • Intel

  • Japan Airlines

  • Jewelers Mutual

  • Kellogg's

  • Kingsford

  • Lakewood Brewing Co.

  • Manwich

  • March of Dimes

  • Marie Callender's

  • McAfee

  • McDonald's

  • Milwaukee Bucks

  • Molson Coors Beverage Company

  • Northgrove Law

  • Northwestern Medicine

  • No Yolks

  • OneTouch

  • PAM Cooking Spray

  • Partnership at Drugfree

  • P&G

  • Reddi-Wip

  • Raising Cane's

  • Riviana Foods Inc.

  • Rosarita

  • RO*TEL

  • Sara Lee

  • Scoop Away

  • Snack Pack

  • Southwood Financial

  • Soyjoy

  • Statoil

  • STP

  • Swiss Miss

  • Taco Bueno

  • Texas Rangers

  • Universal Parks & Resorts

  • The Walt Disney Company

  • Wells Fargo

  • Win Win

  • Wisconsin Department of Tourism

  • Yahoo!

  • Yuengling

Recognition:

  • Ad Age “21 to Watch in the 21st Century”

  • Business Insider “Most Creative Women in Advertising”

  • Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Film Jury

  • Clio Awards International Jury

  • Communications Arts Jury

  • D&AD Integrated Marketing, Earned Media & Innovative Jury

  • New York Festivals Executive Jury

  • North American Effie Awards Jury

  • One Show International Jury

  • Adweek Project Isaac Jury

  • Stevie Awards Woman of the Year Silver Award

  • The University of Texas Moody College of Communication Advisory Council - 8 years

  • Cannes Gold Media Lion

  • Cannes Silver Outdoor Lion

  • Cannes Bronze Design Lion

  • Cannes Bronze Film Lions

  • Cannes Shortlists

  • D&AD Yellow Pencil

  • EPICA Gold Award

  • Clio Awards Design Hall of Fame

  • Clio Gold, Silver, Bronze Awards

  • One Show Silver, Bronze Pencils

  • New York Festivals Gold, Silver Awards

  • Effie Gold, Silver, Bronze Awards

  • ADDY Gold, Silver, Bronze Awards

  • AAF Mosaic Award for Diversity and Inclusion

  • Webby Award

  • AME Award

  • Kelly Award

  • Gold OBIE

  • LA Shorts Fest Official Selection

  • SF IndieFest Official Selection

  • Big Sky Documentary Festival Official Selection

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