# Stagwell's Margaret Key on why she left Publicis & what comes next for PR networks

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Podcast: [Earned First](https://stenobird.com/podcast/earned-first-7353885)
Published: 2026-03-13T04:23:52+00:00
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## Resource

Margaret Key, Asia Pacific CEO at Allison Worldwide and executive director at Stagwell, on why she left one of the most successful holding groups in the business, what consolidation is really doing to PR's standing inside holding companies, and why she thinks the next decade will look nothing like the last. She also talks about Korea's underrated role in the regional comms landscape, the unbundling of senior talent into independent and fractional practices, and what still needs to change for women at the top of the industry.

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