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Barn is a unique 10 month creative incubator programme at BBH set up to expand the pool of diverse talent entering the agency and the wider advertising industry. Because there are financial and cultural barriers that prevent people from getting into advertising, it’s a free course and the students are paid.
Role:
Chief Executive Officer
Karen Martin is lauded as one of the most energetic and progressive industry leaders of her generation. After becoming CEO of BBH in 2020, right at the beginning of the pandemic, she led the agency to step up as a strong supportive partner to clients, communities and its people. Karen was named Campaign’s Agency Leader of the Year 2023.
Before BBH, Karen spent 14 years in Australia’s ad industry. She was Managing Director of Host Sydney where she ran the agency’s largest account, Bankwest, and won and ran Pizza Hut and Lion Beverages. Prior to Host, Karen worked at BMF (B&T’s Australian Agency of the Decade) as a key member of its Account Management team. In her time over there, she developed some of the most awarded work in the category.
She champions the mental health, wellbeing, growth and professional development of the team at BBH, alongside delivering market-leading effectiveness for clients. Karen’s stellar stewardship through the toughest of market conditions resulted in BBH winning the Marketing Week Masters Agency of the Year and IPA Effectiveness Company of the Year in 2023.
Role:
Chief Creative Officer
Karen Martin is lauded as one of the most energetic and progressive industry leaders of her generation. After becoming CEO of BBH in 2020, right at the beginning of the pandemic, she led the agency to step up as a strong supportive partner to clients, communities and its people. Karen was named Campaign’s Agency Leader of the Year 2023.
Before BBH, Karen spent 14 years in Australia’s ad industry. She was Managing Director of Host Sydney where she ran the agency’s largest account, Bankwest, and won and ran Pizza Hut and Lion Beverages. Prior to Host, Karen worked at BMF (B&T’s Australian Agency of the Decade) as a key member of its Account Management team. In her time over there, she developed some of the most awarded work in the category.
She champions the mental health, wellbeing, growth and professional development of the team at BBH, alongside delivering market-leading effectiveness for clients. Karen’s stellar stewardship through the toughest of market conditions resulted in BBH winning the Marketing Week Masters Agency of the Year and IPA Effectiveness Company of the Year in 2023.

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