Scott Dettrick and Kit Lansdell

Scott Dettrick is a Creative Director currently at Sydney creative agency The Monkeys part of Accenture Song.

Joining The Monkeys when they numbered just 14 people, Scott has worked across numerous brands including Qantas, Audi, Amazon, Australian Lamb, IKEA, Canadian Club, -196 and UBank. In recent years he has collected numerous awards internationally whilst The Monkeys has collected several agency of the year wins and in 2019 was awarded B&T's agency of the decade.

Scott’s time at The Monkeys has also seen a continuation of his passion for film and TV conceiving, producing and production designing documentaries such as ‘All I Need’ - a look at re-framing the Australian dream, and a history of the iconic Australian surf brand Mambo entitled 'Art Irritates Life’. Prior to his time at The Monkeys Scott also worked on several film and TV projects including Brian Brown’s ‘Two Twisted’, Geoffrey Wright’s ‘Macbeth' and the controversial documentary ‘Bra Boys’.

Scott’s 23-year career spans a range of creative industries, from design and art direction to music composition, writing and film direction. Scott was a designer and art director at the iconic Australian fashion label Mambo throughout its halcyon days and helped ex Mambo founder Dare Jennings set up his latest venture, Deus Ex Machina. Scott is also an exhibited artist and still hangs work in group shows from time to time.

Scott’s extracurricular passion, stand-up comedy, sees him regularly performing in comedy rooms and at festivals around Australia. Scott has recently performed at Adelaide and Sydney Fringe Festivals, Melbourne International Comedy Festival & Sydney Comedy Festival as a solo performer and with comedy troupe Three Blokes Telling Jokes.

Kit Lansdell is a Business Strategy Director at The Monkeys Sydney


With 25 year’s experience at leading advertising agencies in Australia and the UK including The Monkeys, Clemenger BBDO, Leagas Delaney and Grey London, Kit has worked with clients spanning the worlds of football to financial services, fast cars to food. Including some of the most iconic global brands such as adidas, Audi, HSBC, Coca-Cola, Mars, P&G, the BBC and United Nations.

In Australia he’s launched the Hyundai A-League, helping kick off football’s revival. Moved over 120 million people worldwide to tears for Masterfoods with the simple question ‘If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would you choose?’ And helped Australian Lamb achieve record fame, and sales.

Using insights to inspire brilliantly provocative ideas to move people and work commercially, Kit’s especially proud of being part of the team recognized as Australia’s Most Effective Agency for the last three years in a row.

Prior to advertising he was less effective as a management consultant, ski guide and bar tender.