All& co-founder Suzanne Powers reveals the strategic thinking behind leaving traditional agency life to build something transformative. Discover how decades of bridging client demands with creative excellence led to founding All&—where magic meets rigor without compromise.

In this co-authored piece, Suzanne Powers and Gary Stolkin advocate for leaders to adopt a “founder” mindset—leading with authenticity, emotional investment, and a hands-on approach to foster trust and drive meaningful impact in today’s skeptical and rapidly evolving business landscape.

Listen to Suzanne as she talks with Katie Kempner about her career, including her recent role as Global President of McCann, hybrid workplaces, advice on starting your own company and her plans for her new firm, how to find a new position and how not to boil the ocean.

In this Great Minds podcast episode, Suzanne Powers explores how business transformation starts with strategic brand thinking. The conversation underscores what would become All&'s founding principle—that brands aren't marketing expenses but powerful business assets. Powers demonstrates how strategically engineered brand systems drive both market differentiation and operational efficiency, creating sustainable growth through the power of brand.