I’ve had the pleasure of working with Ellen for almost 12 years. She has been an exemplary mentor in terms of creative leadership, and professionalism. Her personality is a positive force that gives her the ability to bring any design teams together to exceed a common goal. I have learned a lot from her about project conceptualization, problem solving and effective communication, which has clearly helped me grow professionally.

Ellen is a fantastic Senior Creative Director. She brings creative skill, expertise and works daily to create an environment that is best for a cross-functioning team. It’s a pleasure working with a Senior Director at the office that is both my mentor and manager. Under her guidance, I gained a variety of skills that helped me in every business aspect. Her expertise and knowledge in the field and the way she handles clients and teams are genuinely remarkable. She is highly adaptable, encouraging, supportive, and an effective leader. She makes every effort to understand the strengths of each team member and believes in a truly collaborative environment.

It has been an absolute pleasure working with Ellen for over 12 years. As an ACD at Publishers Clearing House, I've worked with her on all sorts of projects with so many different team members and something that sets her apart from the rest is that she always finds a way to make people feel like the work they do matters. Her support has helped me learn so much about web design, app design and – most importantly - how to be a supportive leader. She goes beyond just supervising work and staff to really motivating the people around her to take on new challenges and shine in their own light. She is a valued mentor, talented designer and would be a great fit for any team.

As Creative Director for Exchange Place/Accona, Ellen Szot was instrumental in the success of the sales team. Through her leadership of a multicultural and multi-disciplinary team (designers, writers, UI, IA, front-end, and developers) she was able to was able to coordinate, with enthusiasm, a wide variety of projects ranging from print collateral design and execution to complex web based products, delivering the finished product in a timely manner. This in itself was a feat, as her team was a creative resource for a plethora of associated business teams across the organization. Despite the workload, when Ellen gave you a deliverable date it was in stone.

Ellen has been one of the best managers I have ever worked with. She has the eyes for design and is extremely detail oriented. She also leads the best performance team in the company and consistently delivers quality results. Her excellent project management and leadership skills are a rare find.

I have worked with Ellen for almost 2 years and it has been a delight. She is an extremely creative and driven individual who's true skill is to drive business objectives through remarkable project management and team leadership. Ellen gets the job done and inspires her colleagues to perform at their highest level.