Linda Kaplan Thaler was the Chairman of Publicis Kaplan Thaler, best-selling author and television personality, and a CCNY alumna. Her work includes the Clairol Herbal Essences’ “Yes, Yes, Yes” campaign and the Aflac duck. Her client roster includes P&G, CITI, Nestlé, L’Oreal, Merck, Pfizer and Wendy’s, among many others.

Linda’s creative talents have earned her the prestigious MATRIX Award for Women in Communications and she was recognized in 2012 by Advertising Age as one of the "100 Most Influential Women in Advertising." She has also earned the Advertising Woman of the Year Award from AWNY, the New York Women in Film and Television’s Muse Award and 13 Clio’s, among many others.

In 2005, Linda hosted the Oxygen television series “Making It Big,” and she has also appeared on Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice” as a judge. She has spoken at CCNY as a guest lecturer in the “Lunch with Leaders” series.