Laura Bukowski

About Laura Bukowski

Driven, organized, results-oriented media lead with a blend of strategic, operational process, and project management experience mixed with strong people skills helping develop talent, build community, and tap into the strengths of all contributors. Known for being a collaborator across functions, working with well-respected companies across verticals, handling high-volume projects with an investigator’s eye for detail, connecting the dots from client requests to mobilizing the team of specialists to make it happen, utilizing data to make decisions, implementing structure when it doesn’t already exist, and positively impacting team culture. From ideas to implementation, you can count on me to get it done from strategy to executing with excellence. Omnichannel expertise across Audio & Video | Print | Out-of-Home | Experiential & Influencer | Digital (OLA, OLV, Programmatic), Mobile, Search, Social | Promotions, Shopper & eCommerceTop 5 StrengthsFinder Themes: Achiever, Communication, Discipline, Maximizer (of group excellence), Significance

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Kelly Scott Madison

   Feb 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Leading operational excellence across the agency connecting talented people, smooth process, and strong product to make it easy for clients to work with us. By working directly IN the business at an independent agency, better, smarter, faster ways of working to drive client business success is accelerated.Facilitating great work across our Agency Enablement and Business Acceleration disciplines such as Operations & Integration, Information Technology (IT), Talent Engine/Human Resources, and Office Services and collaborating with colleagues in Accounting & Finance, Integrated Planning, and Investment Solutions to design the future of the company. Spearheading priority initiatives in concert with the Partners, President and Managing Group to differentiate KSM in the media marketplace for clients, ensure a destination agency for top talent, and deliver business outcomes. Examples of these priorities include: SOC2 Certification, Workflow Optimization, Business Continuity and Scenario Planning, and discovering + enabling powerful combinations of people and strengths for amazing impact.

Education

• Purdue University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication and Media Studies

• Purdue University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication

  1996 — 2000