Lindsey is a Global Partner and CEO of Special Australia, the independent creative network born in New Zealand, that this year was ranked by WARC and the EFFIES as the most effective Independent Agency in the world, and by Campaign UK as global creative agency of the year in 2021 and 2023.

Since co-founding Special Australia in 2014, the team has has attracted an enviable wealth of talent, built an extraordinary culture, and attracted a diverse group of ambitious local and global client partners including Uber and Uber Eats, Virgin, Pepsico, Bonds, Chobani, Coopers, Mutti and the Dylan Alcott Foundation. They have won over 40 agency-of-the-year titles, many Cannes Lions, multiple Grand Effies, and opened doors in Melbourne, Los Angeles, New York, London, and Tokyo.

Lindsey is a passionate industry advocate for attracting the next generation to a more inclusive industry, is a Board Director of Advertising Council Australia and of mental health charity Waves of Wellness.

Lindsey doesn’t have any hobbies. Instead, she has three teenagers, a Labrador and two moggies; Special helps her relax