Owen Williams
Founder // Managing Partner
Background
Owen Williams has led global organizations in attracting, hiring and retaining talent. He has restructured and opened new offices in the United States, and EMEA, LATAM and APAC regions, and has built recruiting departments from the ground up. He matches individuals with organizations where they can contribute to the business’ growth, culture and chemistry.
His career has been driven by his passion for cultivating great teams who go on to make things that affect and change modern culture. Before founding Unknown Partners, Owen had the privilege of working for some of the world’s best creative agencies, including TBWA\Media Arts Lab, Mother, and 72andSunny.
It was in those leading organizations that he honed his craft for identifying unique, divergent talent, in and out of the advertising industry, shaping teams that would go on to create world-class work.
What Drives Us
We believe that in order to be an effective recruitment partner, you need to get to know the company’s leadership, its vision for the future, and how each particular role will play a part in that vision.
We believe that good recruiters have deep understanding of the brands or agencies they work for, but a great recruiter becomes part of the agency.
We create a story for each candidate that represents the brand or agency in a way that the talent can see themselves in it.
We believe that recruitment of the right employees is the key to success in any business, but even more so in a creative one.
Advisory Board
Corinna Falusi
Chief Creative Officer
Nick Barham
Partner & Chief Strategy Officer // FNDR
Shannon Washington
Executive Creative Director // R/GA NY
Chris Rowson
Executive Creative Director