Jane Gregory is managing director of Ogilvy Dublin. She began her advertising career at McConnells before moving to the US in 2005. There she joined BBDO Atlanta where she successfully pitched for the Georgia Lottery business – the fifth largest in the US. After seven years at BBDO, she was recruited to work as VP head of marketing at the New Jersey Lottery. In 2015, she relocated to Dublin to work as client service director at Ogilvy. Last year, she became the WPP agency’s managing director.
01 What was your earliest ambition?
To be on stage
02 It’s our round. What are you having?
A nice glass of rioja
03 Social media platform of choice?
04 A mentor or someone that inspired you?
The adman who inspired us all: John Fanning
05 If you could be born into another time and place, where and when would it be?
The 22nd century. I’m very curious about where it will take us
06 Favourite writers?
Philip Roth, Anita Shreve, Margaret Atwood
07 A film you’d watch again tonight?
Argo
08 Is there an unsung hero you’d like to thank?
My parents, Mary and Jim
09 Something that no longer happens that you miss?
People chatting in a pub without the distraction of phones
10 Desert island pet: Dog or cat?
Dog
11 Favourite ad?
Of all time? Levis 501 with Nick Kamen
12 Are you an early adopter? What’s new?
No!
13 A brand to which you feel some loyalty?
Apple
14 Person you might be starstruck to meet?
Oprah Winfrey
15 Something that recently brought a tear to your eye?
Greta Thunberg addressing the UN
16 Something that recently got your goat?
The response to her speech by climate change deniers
17 What would be your fantasy act of heroism?
To fund a home for a family experiencing homelessness
18 You’ve won the Euromillions and disappeared. Where might we find you?
You wouldn’t find me for the dust
19 Someone or something that strikes you as beautiful?
Hiking around the Hill of Howth on a sparkling blue morning
20 ‘Here lies (your name)’. Complete your epitaph…
She lived for her family, worked hard and had a lot of fun along the way
