10. Grey Group CEO Jim Heekin
Approval rating: 89%
Pros — "Great people and plenty of room to make your voice heard."
"Fairly low-stress work environment."
Cons — "A sweat shop – cannot believe some of the other comments posted here about work/life balance."
"Long hours including weekends whenever they need you."
9. Videology CEO Scott Ferber
Approval rating: 90%
Pros — "They strike a great work-life balance."
"Fast-paced work environment; great company growth and success; lots of responsibility; room to grow; effort is rewarded; passionate execs."
Cons — "Very fast-paced with little direction from senior management."
"There are about 10x as many butts in seats as there are really smart people."
Tied in 6th place. R/GA CEO Bob Greenberg
Approval rating: 91%
Pros — "Super smart people challenging conventions."
"Some talented people across the network."
Cons — "Work-life balance could be better."
"Be prepared for hard work and long hours."
Tied in 6th place. Leo Burnett's former CEO Tom Bernardin (now chairman)
Approval rating: 91%
Pros — "The work-life balance is not great but it is what you make of it."
"Great work environment with a lot to do."
Cons — "The work-life balance is tough — but that's part of the business."
"Low initial pay and extremely long hours."
Tied in 6th place: Lamar Advertising CEO Sean Reilly
Approval rating: 91%
Pros — "Work-life balance is awesome unless you are a sales rep."
"Lamar offers great benefits, along with great 'perks'."
Cons — "Low commission percentage, little to no appreciate shown, always wanting more, never good enough."
"Work-life balance is non-existing."
5. McCann Worldgroup CEO Harris Diamond
Approval rating: 93%
Pros — "Great work environment; nice people; steady day-to-day work; great perks and work-life balance."
"Great people and [a] good place to learn about how B2B works."
Cons — "You will frequently have to work long hours."
"Better work-life balance and benefits."
4. RPA CEO Bill Hagelstein
Approval rating: 95%
Pros — "Work-life balance is unbeatable."
"Happy hours every Thursday during the summer."
Cons — "So there are lots of rounds of approvals, and it's really hard to move up and grow."
"Lower pay, long hours, takes two years to get promoted."
3. The Richards Group principal Stan Richards
Approval rating: 96%
Pros — "Profit-sharing, bonuses, and fair pay are gravy."
"People in general are nice and willing to help you get through the ropes."
Cons — "Strict, long hours, rules, no maternity leave, hours."
"Work-life balance is not the greatest."
2. 72andSunny founder and creative chairman John Boiler
Approval rating: 97%
Pros — "Great culture, great people to work with."
"The client roster, with the possible exception of Droga and W+K, is unrivaled."
Cons — "Struggle to find a solid work-life balance."
"Long hours were an expectation and not a great work-life balance."