The Complete History of Branding in 20 Minutes

Debbie Millman

For 20 years, Debbie was the President of Sterling Brands, one of the world’s leading branding consultancies. She arrived there in 1995 when the company was two years old and had 15 employees in one office. Under her leadership, Sterling grew to 150 employees in five offices and she was instrumental in the firm’s acquisition by Omnicom in 2008. Omnicom is one of the world’s largest holding companies. While there she worked on the logo and brand identity for Burger King, Hershey’s, Haagen Dazs, Tropicana, Star Wars, and the No More movement.

Debbie is President Emeritus of AIGA, one of five women to hold the position in the organization’s 100-year history and an AIGA Medalist.