Sue Gillan

A Chicago native, Sue got her start as a writer, improviser and actress at Chicago’s famed Second City Theater where she eventually performed and directed for their resident stage.

In 2005, Sue began working with FCB Chicago, where she co-led a team of improviser-creatives developing comedic content and insights for brands like Taco Bell, Kmart, Qwest Communications, and Dockers. Along the way, Sue realized that the same techniques used for creating improv comedy – being nimble, adaptable to change and able to innovate in real time – also apply to any situation where immediate innovation and creative solutions are required. Leading teams to combine the most strategic elements of improv with the most creative elements of business has been Sue’s passion for the last ten years.

Sue has written and directed commercials, webisodes and live-streamed events for brands like Samsung, Kraft, KFC, Facebook, and LinkedIn. As a performer and emcee, Sue has played to hundreds of audiences in cities of all over the world.

In 2015, Sue became a co-founder and Creative Director of Boom Chicago Creative, the brand agency off-shoot of Amsterdam-based comedy theater, Boom Chicago. She is thrilled to be part of such an exciting new endeavor. She also digs living in a fairy tale on a canal in Holland. With her background in theater and comedy, and years of experience in advertising and marketing, Sue has found great success marrying branded content – across every platform – to blow-it-out-showmanship.



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