“My former company hired Andrea because they needed help with everything: profitability, handling accounts (her actual title), setting boundaries, project management, training the staff, time utilization, EVERYTHING. Once she was on board, the change was apparent in the best possible way: Suddenly, everyone was a clearer about their roles and their contributions to the team. We had more transparency around workflow and processes and specific projects. Junior team members who had been floating in the remote-work ether quickly became more effective and efficient employees who felt like they were contributing. Clients were kept at bay, yet also happier with the increased level of planning and transparency that were evident. We finally had someone driving the ship who clearly knew what they were doing.

As a human being, Andrea is both a listener and a doer, an empathetic peer and a caller of bullshit. Her brain is a veritable encyclopedia of frameworks for organizational structure, process and program management, business coaching, and about 800 software tools. (I’m making up that number.) She is a complete nerd about work-life balance and doesn’t believe in being busy, as evidenced by her aptly-named business. She is also just plain delightful to be around and a dependable source of positive energy and unique ideas.

Hire Andrea only if you are serious about implementing change because change will happen”.

— Jo Skillman, Creative Director at DECODE

“We all know the importance of building trust with clients, both on the agency side and certainly with the clients themselves, but more importantly, fostering that trust between the two teams. Nothing drives morale or growth more than the skill to foster trust between all of these parties. And there are few people I’ve ever trusted more to do that than Andrea.

Her background in account leadership and project management makes her so uniquely suited to do this for you. It’s a perfect blend of both art and process and science. She’s solutions-oriented, so she’s always looking for that compromise solution or that win that makes everybody feel as though they’ve been heard. But again, more importantly, that they feel fulfilled with the outcomes. So I know you’re gonna love working with her as much as I miss working with her today. She’s gonna do great things for you. And if you’re ready to transform your business to the potential to reach its potential, that you know it’s possible, that it’s capable of achieving, Andrea is your person.”

— Sean McNeeley, Executive Director for Account Management at Wunderman Thompson

“Andrea Villa hired me for her account team at Wunderman Thompson on the United States Marine Corps (USMC) account. Compared to when I first started to where I am now, I’ve now become the best version of myself for the client and for the agency, which Andrea played a vital role in my development.

She has taught me how to become a stronger account person in many ways. First, being able to prioritize tasks. In my role, I lead big and small projects at the same time and in previous agencies have felt overwhelmed with the amount of work I have each and every day. Andrea’s “open door” policy and weekly statuses helped me to come to her when I needed help to prioritize my tasks. She also immediately recognizes when you have too much on your plate before you do so she helps balance tasks across her full team, which creates success in meeting deadlines.

Secondly, I admired her deep knowledge and understanding of the USMC brand’s priorities and client needs especially when leading difficult conversations in internal meetings and with clients at any level (day-to-day clients all the way up to leadership). I deeply admired how she always had a solution to any problem – no matter if it was big or small, her solution would always come to her right on the spot as if it’s second nature. She would never go to the client with a problem until she had a viable solution in place. This gave clients so much ease because it proved how much she valued them and their business. Learning how to be knowledgeable about your client and being solution-oriented provided me the confidence I needed to lead projects.

Thirdly, she builds relationships with anyone she works with – internally and with clients. Not only does her confidence, solution-driven mindset, and organization make her a great account person but building AND sustaining strong relationships with your team members and clients drives success in completion of projects and results. Her positive outlook and motivation created continuous momentum for everyone involved. And a bonus, she’s really funny!

Without Andrea’s guidance and leadership, there’s no doubt in my mind that I would have continued to struggle in my career growth within account management. With her guidance and leadership, I am continuously applying all that Andrea has taught me to this day and am very thankful for her.”

— Aparna D. Joshi, Account Supervisor at Wunderman Thompson