Wildwood specialise in finding and nurturing the very best talent and bringing them together with some of the world's most renowned agencies and businesses. Based in Europe, with a focus on London and Amsterdam, Wildwood work across all communication industries and disciplines, specialising in advertising and marketing. We pride ourselves on our bespoke and personal service for placing candidates at all levels - from intern to leadership positions.
At Wildwood, we believe that any agency or business is only as good as the people within it. The attitude they have, the personality they inject, the culture they create and most importantly, the talent and skill they bring.
We believe that diversity brings a cultural richness and creative power to our industry. We believe in nurturing the talent of tomorrow as much as guiding the best talent of today. We believe in managing careers for life not just for the next role. We believe in placing the right people in the right place.
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After work with... Nils Leonard, Founder @ Uncommon Creative Studio.
The man dreaming of delusion.
Or better yet, creating delusion.
I thought I knew Uncommon, after working together for 9 years.
Turns out the best lesson I could have asked for was sitting with Nils for 1.5 hours.
To learn about vision, shaking off limits and seeing every moment as a step towards your personal goals.
I also learnt to question...
What drives you?
What are you trying to achieve?
How are you going to get there?
Is 'there' far enough?
Some stuff he said that I found fascinating (basically the whole episode):
☁️ His mechanical way of thinking provides the drive to success - even in his marriage.
☁️ How childhood escapism formed his drive.
☁️ How deluded dreaming is the sauce our industry desperately needs.
☁️ His need to be significant and his rush to achieve everything he's dreaming of.
☁️ Everything he does is a step towards where he's going - forget a linear portfolio.
☁️ Grabbing and creating the most important and influential briefs of our time.
☁️ Failure, pressure and threat are like food to Nils. Pressure is where he thrives.
☁️ Parenting through love and a way of living rather than sacrifice.
This is the longest episode we’ve produced. 25 minutes.
But I promise you it's worth the non-bitesized watch.
And maybe, just maybe, this episode will mean that I finally get an Uncommon tote....
....9 years and still waiting.... 😉
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13 Oct 2026
Protect The Damn Idea
I love this guy's work.
Dirty Business: the Fountain of Filth.
Apocalypse: 'Breathing' (which heavily hit home).
Educating Yorkshire's 'School's Back'.
C4's visual identity and idents.
And that's just over the last few years at C4.
It's good. Really good.
And boy does he care about crafting the process. He treats ideas like newborn babies, needing to be nurtured. And his team like the creative mavericks they are.
Some stuff he talked about that I loved:
- if you're not interesting outside of work, you're not interesting. You can't be inspired sitting at a computer, churning out work.
- we need to have more fun in advertising. Not looking at 'work as work' is helpful.
- use jealousy as a tool, to push yourself.
- protect an idea like a newborn. An idea needs nurturing through the process and you need to care throughout.
- from a young age, the intoxication of a polarising reaction to something he'd created. The worst reaction is no reaction.
- and the existential dread keeping him up at night.
I would highly recommend having a watch.
One of my favourite episodes, actually.
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29 Sept 2026
Don't Call Us Regional
Don't call us Regional! It's offensive, triggering and makes no sense.
These phenomenal agencies, Meanwhile, Nonsensical and McCann (Manchester and many more) stand on their own merit, with insane leadership and creative.
It's insulting to lump them in a 'regional' bracket. Because talent doesn't just sit in a neat little London bubble.
And often the best consumer truths are found in coffee-shops or the local garden center. Geography should not and does not matter. Have a listen to understand why.
After Work Drinks: Don't call us Regional! Lucy Hudson, James Cross & Oli Hills. Meanwhile Nonsensical McCann (Manchester, Birmingham and many more....)
We discussed:
- how Covid changed London-centric agency life.
- how talent is retained longer outside London.
- how cultures are built to last.
- how social thrives wherever the creatives are found.
- how talking about geography is so last season.
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