Garrett O'Reilly

When Garrett was made CEO of Hearts UK, he wrote an ambitious 2-year growth plan. One that meant Hearts would break the established order of the media landscape. Year 1: win big – become the UK’s fastest growing agency winning +£220m in net new billings including Allwyn – the biggest UK pitch of the year. 

After a year winning that big, an agency can stray from its mission and forget what made it successful. Pitch promises aren’t delivered. Incumbent clients become neglected. Talent is overworked. And partners are under appreciated. In Year 2 under Garrett’s leadership, Hearts used the wins as a launch pad for new thinking, new ideas, and a new kind of agency