Wide Open Spaces In a Q&A, Jerry Kathman discusses how an open work environment fosters creativity and innovation at LPK.
		In a January 2007 article in Smart Business, LPK President and CEO Jerry Kathman explores the company culture at LPK, where employee stock ownership, open doors and books, and a safe and supportive environment nurture career development, creativity and innovation. Kathman also speaks on finding the best and brightest creative talents, and on managing the inherent risks in the design industry. Smart Business is a management journal for business leaders, providing insight, advice and strategies for company executives.
		About LPK LPK is an international design agency where remarkable people Build Leadership Brands. By integrating strategy, design and innovation, LPK leverages relevant consumer, shopper and market insights to create value, sustain leadership and transform businesses. The agency’s portfolio of category-leading brands and long-term client relationships attracts some of the best and brightest creative minds in the world. LPK’s combination of strategic skills, creative disciplines and cross-cultural perspectives results in brand-building innovation across media, geography and time. With a presence in North America, Europe and Asia, LPK is the world’s largest employee-owned brand design agency. LPK has developed and managed brand design franchises for some of the world’s most successful businesses, including Gillette, Pampers, Olay, 3M, Jim Beam, IBM, Hershey, Coleman, U.S. Bank, AT&T, Kellogg, Novartis, Samsung, PepsiCo, and Kraft Foods. LPK’s independent spirit champions a vibrant creative culture, recognized by The Wall Street Journal as a “Winning Workplace” and described by HOW Magazine as “one of the largest and most influential branding agencies on the planet.” Contact: www.lpk.com.