Rose Maciejewski, Deputy MD, Ruder Finn West, 34
In her 10 years with Ruder Finn, Rose Maciejewski has risen from account executive to her current position, where she manages the West Coast offices and directs strategic communications programs for Demand Media and StubHub. As part of her work with Demand Media, Maciejewski oversaw the successful 2008 launch of livestrong.com, for which she scored several high-profile broadcast and print placements. In addition to her hands-on client work, Maciejewski started the agency's training program, which encourages staff to think like ...