Titans of Marketing: Emilie Sanders Lee and Alison Watson Honored for Industry Leadership

November 7th, 2025

We’re proud to share that Emilie Sanders Lee and Alison Watson—two of our most influential executives—have been honored with multiple Titan Women in Business Awards for their leadership in marketing, data, and media.

Between them, they’ve earned five top honors, including three Platinum and two Gold wins across categories that reflect the full depth of their expertise—from analytics and global marketing to B2B media.

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Emilie Sanders Lee

EVP, Global Analytics and Media Operations

PlatinumOutstanding Female in Data / Analytics
PlatinumOutstanding Female in Marketing Analytics
GoldOutstanding Female in B2B Marketing

Emilie Sanders Lee is redefining what modern marketing leadership looks like. As EVP of Global Analytics and Media Operations, she bridges analytics, operations, and AI to build future-ready, high-performing functions that drive both clarity and impact. Her work transforms how global teams measure, optimize, and activate—and her people-first approach makes data not just powerful, but deeply human.

Outside of work, Emilie is a passionate Alzheimer’s advocate. Since 2017, she’s helped raise over $90,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association and founded Norton Tees, a mission-driven brand honoring her late mother’s legacy. Her influence spans business and community—an embodiment of what modern leadership looks like.

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Alison Watson

EVP, Global Media

Platinum –  Outstanding Female in B2B Marketing
GoldOutstanding Female in Global Marketing

Recently named to Ad Age’s Media Buying Power list, Alison Watson is a globally recognized expert in media strategy, activation, and performance. She leads one of the most agile and effective media organizations in the industry, having launched Just Global’s Unified Media Organization to better align teams to client outcomes at scale. Alison also champions platform and partner excellence through her leadership of the Dick Reed Awards, the only independent B2B media program celebrating achievement across the global media ecosystem. Her ability to drive results while building empowered, high-performing teams is a hallmark of her leadership—and a benchmark for the industry.

These awards recognize what we at Just Global have long known: Emilie and Alison are forces of impact. Strategic, inclusive, and unafraid to challenge what’s expected—they’re shaping the future of B2B marketing, one bold move at a time.

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