I don’t have the mojo or clients you do, so if there is anything I can do to help get you on these lists, please let me know.

Your post assumes that these speakers are working in an agency structure as opposed to working inside corporations.

By that, I mean that your second point “Blue-chip client list” has a point about “(i.e. one big client does not a real business make).”

While I understand what you meant by that bullet (experience across multiple projects, etc.) from personal experience (I work in a large corporation) I have worked with a number of extremely talented women (and men) who work inside large corporations and as a result have only worked for a single large client.

Large corporations don’t always use agencies. They often have some amazing skills in-house. But like I said, those people only have one client.

I understand what you meant, but there are a ton of folks who because of their jobs can only work for a single client (their corporation), but have the type of cross project skillset you mention and perspectives so sharp that that we wouldn’t want to leave them out. Hope that makes sense.