Madeleine Miller

I never worked with Roy at Doyle Dane. Of course, I knew of him, but I was never put on an account where he and I were in the same meeting. His reputation was huge, and perhaps a little intimidating.

When I got the opportunity to join G&R as their first Director of Planning, it was such a perfect job. But I was still a little nervous around Roy. As soon as I started, we were invited to pitch the Mobil 1 account, which Roy had handled at DDB. I knew nothing about motor oil. To get at a strategy, I did a few focus groups. From that, I thought I had the start of an insight and potential idea.

And that’s when I learned what made Roy so special. Working with him as we talked through the issue, and he started to play with it…for me, that’s the magic of great Creative. I was afraid he was all ego, that he’d never listen to someone like me. But he took my thoughts and turned the insight into absolutely brilliant work. We won the account.

–Madeleine Miller
Director of Account Planning 
Grace & Rothschild 1994-1998