Meet Laurel Stark 👋

Laurel is a people-first leader known for challenging the status quo, piercing culture, and driving business and humanity forward. From celebrated creative shops like the Google Brand Studio and Ogilvy New York, to global entertainment companies like TikTok and EA (Electronic Arts), Laurel has successfully left her mark, leading cross-functional teams, global work, and multi-million dollar brands through business-critical evolution.

Her unique vision has been celebrated by the Adweek Creative 100, the Brand Innovators 40 under 40, the ADCOLOR Leaders and the AWNY Future is Female Awards. And her boundary-pushing work for brands like Google and the Sims has been recognized by the Australian Grammys, the Clios, the Effies, Fast Company’s Brands that Matter, Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, the One Show, and the Webbys. And profiled by Vogue, Rolling Stone, Glamour, and the New York Times.  

As the co-founder of the One Club for Creativity’s Next Creative Leaders program, Laurel has championed historically marginalized creatives for over a decade, helping accelerate the careers of 200+ women and gender expansive creatives around the world. Adweek said Laurel’s Covid-era mental health and mentorship efforts were ”making the industry better.” And in 2023, 3% Movement Founder Kat Gordon said Laurel was “shaping the future of creativity.” She’s on a mission to prove Kat right.