A select group of industry leaders do their job extraordinarily well—and do so without compromising ethics, kindness, humanity and grace. Susan Franceschini is very much in that group. We first met when I was a first-time journalist and editor tasked with raising the profile of the publication I worked for. From the jump, Susan was a supportive ally, always willing to offer advice and, critically, connections that made a difference. We got better because of Susan and her inspiring brand of leadership and care. In addition to my full-time role, I served on our city's ad fed board. I looked up to Susan and what she built at ThinkLA as a model of what's possible. Much like my day job, Susan was unflinching in her support of our building a more relevant and essential organization to serve marketers. She and her team were the blueprints, and ThinkNW doesn't exist without her guidance. I learned more from Susan than I ever could have anticipated. And I continue to learn from her brilliance and dedication to this industry and its people.

I have had the pleasure of working with Susan as a board member of ThinkLA. She's simply amazing! Her leadership, vision and strategic execution of ThinkLA has made the organization what it is today to our industry. She has built the core foundation and strategy of ThinkLA as it continues to support all marketing, advertising, and publishers in the Southern California marketing and advertising industry. Susan really cares about our industry, the people in the community as she is always looking to grow and help people succeed.I hope you have the opportunity to connect with Susan as she's one of a kind and terrific!

Wow, this is literally the hardest recommendation I've ever written – I'm terribly afraid I won't find the right words to properly express the respect, admiration, occasional awe, and just downright love I have for Susan. As a leader, she is unmatched. She inspires, coaches, directs, persuades, cares passionately, and sets an example for how those in positions of influence should behave every day. Her fans are endless, because every person she's touched in her career has been changed for the better for knowing her. She didn't say what kind of recommendation she wanted, so I'm giving her the one she deserves: I can think of no finer leader, no more caring of a human, nor a more insightful, effective, thoughtful, generous, smart, and kind person, whether through the lens of executive, mentor, or friend.

A select group of industry leaders do their job extraordinarily well—and do so without compromising ethics, kindness, humanity and grace. Susan Franceschini is very much in that group. We first met when I was a first-time journalist and editor tasked with raising the profile of the publication I worked for. From the jump, Susan was a supportive ally, always willing to offer advice and, critically, connections that made a difference. We got better because of Susan and her inspiring brand of leadership and care. In addition to my full-time role, I served on our city's ad fed board. I looked up to Susan and what she built at ThinkLA as a model of what's possible. Much like my day job, Susan was unflinching in her support of our building a more relevant and essential organization to serve marketers. She and her team were the blueprints, and ThinkNW doesn't exist without her guidance. I learned more from Susan than I ever could have anticipated. And I continue to learn from her brilliance and dedication to this industry and its people.

I have had the pleasure of working with Susan as a board member of ThinkLA. She's simply amazing! Her leadership, vision and strategic execution of ThinkLA has made the organization what it is today to our industry. She has built the core foundation and strategy of ThinkLA as it continues to support all marketing, advertising, and publishers in the Southern California marketing and advertising industry. Susan really cares about our industry, the people in the community as she is always looking to grow and help people succeed.I hope you have the opportunity to connect with Susan as she's one of a kind and terrific!

Wow, this is literally the hardest recommendation I've ever written – I'm terribly afraid I won't find the right words to properly express the respect, admiration, occasional awe, and just downright love I have for Susan. As a leader, she is unmatched. She inspires, coaches, directs, persuades, cares passionately, and sets an example for how those in positions of influence should behave every day. Her fans are endless, because every person she's touched in her career has been changed for the better for knowing her. She didn't say what kind of recommendation she wanted, so I'm giving her the one she deserves: I can think of no finer leader, no more caring of a human, nor a more insightful, effective, thoughtful, generous, smart, and kind person, whether through the lens of executive, mentor, or friend.

A select group of industry leaders do their job extraordinarily well—and do so without compromising ethics, kindness, humanity and grace. Susan Franceschini is very much in that group. We first met when I was a first-time journalist and editor tasked with raising the profile of the publication I worked for. From the jump, Susan was a supportive ally, always willing to offer advice and, critically, connections that made a difference. We got better because of Susan and her inspiring brand of leadership and care. In addition to my full-time role, I served on our city's ad fed board. I looked up to Susan and what she built at ThinkLA as a model of what's possible. Much like my day job, Susan was unflinching in her support of our building a more relevant and essential organization to serve marketers. She and her team were the blueprints, and ThinkNW doesn't exist without her guidance. I learned more from Susan than I ever could have anticipated. And I continue to learn from her brilliance and dedication to this industry and its people.

I have had the pleasure of working with Susan as a board member of ThinkLA. She's simply amazing! Her leadership, vision and strategic execution of ThinkLA has made the organization what it is today to our industry. She has built the core foundation and strategy of ThinkLA as it continues to support all marketing, advertising, and publishers in the Southern California marketing and advertising industry. Susan really cares about our industry, the people in the community as she is always looking to grow and help people succeed.I hope you have the opportunity to connect with Susan as she's one of a kind and terrific!

Wow, this is literally the hardest recommendation I've ever written – I'm terribly afraid I won't find the right words to properly express the respect, admiration, occasional awe, and just downright love I have for Susan. As a leader, she is unmatched. She inspires, coaches, directs, persuades, cares passionately, and sets an example for how those in positions of influence should behave every day. Her fans are endless, because every person she's touched in her career has been changed for the better for knowing her. She didn't say what kind of recommendation she wanted, so I'm giving her the one she deserves: I can think of no finer leader, no more caring of a human, nor a more insightful, effective, thoughtful, generous, smart, and kind person, whether through the lens of executive, mentor, or friend.