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Camp Cannes is officially in session.

Where you’ll find BarkleyOKRP this week.

A vintage-style postcard.  The front of the postcard features the words "Letter from Cannes" in a stylized, pink, 3D-like font.  A simple, outlined beach umbrella is also drawn above the text. The background of the postcard is a light beige. The back of the postcard has a handwritten-style message, in black ink, that reads: "Dear friends back here, Sound the bugle: Camp Cannes is officially in session. The croissants are flaty. The schedules are packed—and yes, the rose is flowing, but we came for more than sundowns and swag bags."  Beneath this message are two postage stamps, one blue and one pink, and the words "Working from Cannes" in a similar handwritten-style font.  The lower left corner of the postcard displays "DAY 01."

Dear friends back home,

Sound the bugle: Camp Cannes is officially in session. The croissants are flaky, the schedules are packed—and yes, the rosé is flowing—but we came for more than sunburns and swag bags.

This year, it’s all about fearless leadership, creative courage, and the bold voices shaping what’s next in marketing. Here’s how BarkleyOKRP + MissionOne Media are bringing a little Midwest to the Riviera:

  1. The Camp Cannes Roll Call Podcast: a daily dispatch from the festival
    • Straight from our Camp Cannes cabin to your ears, Camp Cannes Roll Call is our daily take on the boldest, weirdest, and most wonderful moments from the festival. Hosted by the three of us, with plenty of caffeine and zero filters.
  2. Campaign + BarkleyOKRP present: fearless leadership for a new era of brand building
    • Campaign Editor Luz Corona and Charles Day of Fearless Creative Leadership will lead an unfiltered conversation with our team and numerous advertising industry leaders on the art of bold decision-making, cross-functional creativity, and why smart risk-taking beats playing it safe.
  3. A salon dinner celebrating modern female leadership in Cannes
    • We’re teaming up with Nicole Purcell, CEO of the Clios, to host an intimate dinner honoring the women redefining leadership in creativity and business. Chef Noelle Faure is cooking up a storm. Wine pairings? Curated by certified sommelier and author Viktorija Todorovska, spotlighting women-led vineyards.
  4. Reshma Karnik @ Cannes: power moves + people connections
    • MissionOne Media’s Chief Media Officer, Reshma Karnik, is taking the stage twice at Cannes this year. First, with The Female Quotient for a no-BS panel on prepping for the C-Suite. Then, she joins Nexxen’s discussion: Connecting People, Not Just Pipes. Expect candor. Expect action. Expect leaders from Molson Coors, Vizio, and Power Digital ready to shake things up.
  5. Google Lighthouse AI lunch: welcome to the impossible
    • We’re unveiling the “impossible ad” with Slice, where AI met imagination to create the Fizz FM campaign. Join Katy Hornaday, CEO of BarkleyOKRP, Julie Barr, BarkleyOKRP’s SVP, Client Experience, and Nicole Portwood, CMO of Suja Life for a behind-the-scenes look at a campaign that breaks the mold and bends a few algorithms along the way.
  6. Sean Corcoran @ Yelp: growing bold
    • MissionOne’s President Sean Corcoran will join the stage for a truth-telling session on how indie agencies thrive without the bureaucracy—and why that independence drives smarter, faster, better results.

So yes, the white linen pants will be wrinkly, and Yacht Row will be… Yacht Row. But we’re pumped to be showing up the way a Midwest-y Big Indie should: with curiosity, candor, and just the right amount of camp. 

Keep checking back. This site will be updated all week with fresh content, bold ideas, and the occasional overshare. 

Talk soon,

—Katy, Nate & Sean