John Dunleavy Joins The Wisory: Rebuilding Iconic Brands at Inflection Points

The Wisory welcomes John Dunleavy, who has spent his career walking into iconic brands at inflection points and rebuilding how they show up in the world, as its newest Executive Advisor.

As President of McCann Worldgroup North America, Dunleavy drove $800M in annual revenue and doubled cross-agency client engagement in under 12 months. As Global Chief Client Officer at Ogilvy, he grew top-50 client revenue 10% while competitors shrank, and the network was named Network of the Year at Cannes Lions, The One Show, and WARC. He led the 500-person WPP/IBM joint venture tasked with turning around a 110-year-old brand, and built m:united//McCann from scratch for Microsoft — work credited as central to the company's brand transformation.

When a portfolio company's marketing engine isn't delivering, or when assessing whether an agency asset can actually scale, Dunleavy is the operator to bring into the room.

John advises Wisory members working through portfolio companies whose agency ecosystem is bloated or underperforming, brands at an inflection point where positioning has to be rebuilt, and agency or marketing-services businesses where growth and operational rigor are part of the thesis.

Access to John Dunleavy is available exclusively through a Wisory membership. View John's advisor profile or become a member to book a one-on-one session.

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