In the advertising business, you never stop growing - even if you’re a seasoned strategist or aspiring to be one. Grow Op gives strategic thinkers and creative tinkerers opportunities to grow. Each week, Michelle Lee will talk to planners, creatives, researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry legends on everything from working with creatives, to overcoming imposter syndrome, to staying curious, to winning pitches, to being a better client whisperer, to becoming a CSO, to storytelling, to cult brands, to purpose brands and much much more.
In the advertising business, you never stop growing - even if you’re a seasoned strategist or aspiring to be one. Grow Op gives strategic thinkers and creative tinkerers opportunities to grow. Each week, Michelle Lee will talk to planners, creatives, researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry legends on everything from working with creatives, to overcoming imposter syndrome, to staying curious, to winning pitches, to being a better client whisperer, to becoming a CSO, to storytelling, to cult brands, to purpose brands and much much more.

Rafik Belmesk is CSO at Dentsu and early in his career, he lived and worked abroad in Singapore at Ogilvy. Get his perspective on what makes strategic planning in Canada different and what a Canadian style of strategic planning may have to offer the industry.