Shelly started at Ogilvy when the agency's legendary founder, David Ogilvy, still walked the halls, and preached
that the purpose of advertising is to build great brands. After rising through the ranks of account management
and playing a pivotal role on many of the agency's signature accounts, Shelly left the general agency to become
the General Manager for Ogilvy's direct marketing unit in the US. Her success there led to positions of increasing
responsibility in the worldwide company, eventually being named CEO in 1996.