Pam Hamlin is the president of York Creative Collective (YCC), where she leads strategy and operations to help fuel the growth of creative ventures and inspire a high-performance culture. Pam is also the president of YCC’s integrated marketing agency, GYK Antler, which serves as the creative growth engine for ventures in the YCC ecosystem, including York Athletics, Iron & Air Media, Noble & Cooley, and Kompany39, as well as agency clients like Hasbro, Sallie Mae, Ocean Spray, and Dunkin, among others.

A dynamic, creative business leader, Pam has a unique combination of marketing and general management experience. She brings a passionate conviction that marketing is a strategic lever for profitable growth and that the ultimate advantage in business is creativity.

Pam was an engine for growth, evolution, and cultural vibrancy at Arnold Worldwide, an acclaimed a global creative agency, for 20 years. As Global CEO, Pam oversaw the Arnold global network and was responsible for driving the vision and strategy for the agency and helping Arnold’s clients, including Progressive Insurance, Jack Daniel’s, Royal Caribbean, Volvo, Fidelity Investments, and Ocean Spray, among others, achieve their goals. She has been responsible for P&L ownership, corporate strategy, operations, and delivering growth through new business, while successfully leading through the changing marketing landscape.

Previously, Pam served as president of Arnold’s Boston headquarters’ office in 2006-2013, where her leadership guided Arnold Worldwide to the Advertising Age “A-List” in 2012, and as managing partner, director of account management, in 1998-2006. Prior to Arnold, Pam was the managing partner and director of client services at Leonard/Monahan. She began her career at Ingalls Quinn & Johnson. Pam is also an active board member and contributor to the business community. She currently serves on the boards of the Cambridge Trust Company; Netra, Inc.; Yahyn; and the Massachusetts Women’s Forum. She also mentors startup companies through MassChallenge. Pam has been recognized with the “Power 50” award from the Boston Business Journal, the “Women to Watch” award from Advertising Age, the “Leading Women Award” from the Girl Scouts, and the “Pinnacle Award for Achievement in Management” from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

Pam is a graduate of the Boston College Carroll School of Management.