Vicki Willden-Lebrecht

Giuseppe Castellano talks to Vicki Willden-Lebrecht, CEO and Founder of The Bright Agency, about the founding of Bright, and whether or not it’s “too big”; why illustrators should be less precious about their work; and other topics.

Vicki also answers questions from patrons of the podcast about portfolios, book-banning, AI, and more.

To learn more about Vicki and The Bright Agency, visit thebrightagency.com.

Agents at Bright include: Alex Gehringer, Anne Moore Armstrong, Freddie Dawson, James Burns, Robyn Newton, Susan Penny, Lucie Luddington, Ilaria Vigilante, Edward Palmer, Arabella Stein, and Zuzi Wojciechowska

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