CEO and president, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
Though Waggener Edstrom Worldwide experienced a global revenue increase of just 3.5% in 2011, CEO, founder, and president Melissa Waggener Zorkin led the firm with a sense of drive and energy that allowed the agency to build strong roots in the digital and integrated influence spaces.

Under Zorkin's direction, the Seattle-based firm held onto major accounts such as Microsoft, while also landing business with clients including the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Siemens PLM Software, ...