CAANZ launches Young, Bright & Broke event at Marvel Grill, Wynyard Quarter in Auckland
The industry’s brightest young things turned out in droves to kick off the inaugural Young Bright & Broke event down at the waterfront premises of Marvel Grill down at Wynyard Quarter in Auckland last night.
YBB, a collection of young people all working within the communications industry (left) has been established by CAANZ to engage, inspire, and challenge the young talent of the communications industry.
APN’s Todd McLeay opened the evening by speaking about the realities of leading within the industry, and the joy that comes from seeing your creativity come to fruition. Kevin Roberts (left, with Hugo Winter) Global CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, followed with his presentation of industry insights to a fresh-faced and bushy-tailed crowd of two hundred young professionals and grads, encouraging their openness to let any idea fly.
All the young, bright & broke’uns left the launch charged with four goals to pursue in their careers; responsibility, learning, recognition and joy. They were told the value of nurturing creativity, that even the freshest new-comer has a right to be inspired at work.
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The ridiculous number of young bright people entering the industry, being manufactured for it en mass, will keep this generation of communicators poor.
Salaries have been nosing downwards for a decade. No surprise as today 27 is senior level, but happy with a salary that’s not. It al falls down from there.
Hire proven value and charge accordingly industry.
Really unoriginal guys. I would expect a lot more from a group of Young ‘Bright’ kids in the ad world.
YB&B or Young Bright & Broke is a direct rip off of a group of Auckland based creatives – ‘Young Gifted & Broke’ or YG&B, who have been around for years.
it seems like they’;re celebrating being broke, which is a bit weird. and nowhere on their page does it say they’re trying to be not broke.
Cool that they dressed in theme.
I’m old enough to remember the last time CAANZ had something just for the ‘young’ . Great parties, which unfortunately came to an abrupt end all over an invite. A suitably appropiate invite! Can’t see that happening here. They all seem too safe & broke. Or maybe I’m just too old.