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Campaign Chemistry: Studio.One's Ajaz Ahmed

For AKQA founder and former chief executive Ajaz Ahmed, leadership is about one thing: being a decent human being.

On the latest episode of Campaign Chemistry, Ahmed opens up about his WPP departure, the cultural cost of bureaucracy in holding companies and why this is a “golden era” for independent agencies. He shares more details around his latest venture, Studio.One, and how he’s leaning on his lived experience and career lessons to build for what’s next. Ahmed also weighs in on the current Cannes Lions scandals surrounding fabricated award-winning campaigns and it reflects a bigger…

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