Andrea Ogunbadejo, Cossette & Magic Circle Workshop

British-born, Toronto-based production executive Andrea Ogunbadejo is on a mission to revolutionize production by ensuring it plays a key role in the creative and strategic process, emphasizing the importance of “the how.”

She has worked at agencies in London, New York and Toronto, most recently as the Head of Production at Eleven in the US, where she oversaw production strategy for brands like Samsung and Kraken Rum, as well as VaynerMedia London, where she established and led the agency production and in-house content studio department for such major accounts as TikTok, Kraft Heinz, Durex, 7UP, UNICEF and Shell.

Andrea currently serves as both VP Production for Cossette, and Managing Director for Magic Circle Workshop, a full-service production company in Toronto within the Plus Company network.

With a film school background followed by a career in independent feature films, shorts, and scripted TV, Andrea specializes in telling compelling stories, where she aims to bring together content, marketing and entertainment.

Andrea is also a fierce advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as sustainability in the creative space. She has been featured in Adweek, Campaign, Shoots, AgencySpy, and Shots, and served as the US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair for Eleven and the EMEA DEI lead at VaynerMedia London.