Toronto-based Creative Currency has been on a hot streak since opening its doors during the pandemic. In 2021, the full-service agency was spun out of communications firm Enterprise Canada to form a unique offering at the intersection of advertising and public affairs. With just 37 employees, it offers creative support to some of Canada’s largest and most influential companies, causes, campaigns, and institutions, adding logos like McCain Foods and the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association to its roster this past year. Most of the agency’s growth has been organic, with a majority coming from video production and brand work. —Alison Weissbrot 

Chicago-based Salient reported a year-on-year increase in topline revenue of 73% and client growth of 300% last year. Following its acquisition of agency Candor, the business has expanded to offer integrated media, digital, film, and production capabilities, leading it to win key accounts like Cosán Group and Mars Wrigley. With 45% of staffers supporting clients directly, Salient’s solutions are tailored to the specific needs and goals of each account. The agency faced devastation last fall following the sudden and unexpected death of its founder, Bryan Specht. Honoring his memory, the team leaned into their life experiences, pain, and skills to build a future with strength, purpose, and clarity. The challenges the agency has faced make its impressive growth even more exceptional. —Aleda Stam

Established in 2021 by a team of former client-side executives, Saylor exists to serve “entertainment brands, and brands who seek to entertain.” In the last two years, Saylor has grown from two to nearly 60 employees with clients like Paramount+, Netflix, and the cannabis reform nonprofit Last Prisoner Project. Standout work included a TikTok push to generate buzz around the premiere of R.L. Stine’s new Goosebumps series for Disney+ and Bodies of Water, an Instagram film promoting Nike Swim’s social platform for swimmers. An agile structure where team members span multiple roles has created a culture of not only strategic thinkers, but also hands-on executors. This setup has helped the agency grow every year since it opened in 2021. —Rebecca Stewart 

Founded in 2021, LeadOrigin attributes its rapid growth to an omnichannel approach combined with data-driven insights that have helped both well-established companies and startups scale their businesses effectively. So far this year, it has won accounts from SpinXpress, Aether Health, and Total Point ER and Urgent Care, following 2023 wins Full Throttle, Construct Sun, and Norstar. LeadOrigin also fueled growth with the integration last year of Leapify, an AI-powered CRM solution. To embed itself further in the tech and startup scene, the digital marketing agency opened an office in Palo Alto, Calif. —Brittaney Kiefer 

Six Degrees has proven that its humble mission to “bring multiple individuals and communities together” can also grow business. In 2023, it grew its client list to over 60 brands, with wins including Timberland’s social account and Amazon Music’s festival activations. It also doubled its staff and more than doubled its revenue from 2022. Creative highlights included seven-figure projects as the experiential partner for both Essence Fest and House of BET. Its work on NFL Origins in Las Vegas showcasing streetwear helped generate $300,000 in revenue. Six Degrees also built an in-house creative production studio and grew its leadership team, hiring Kameron McCullough as general manager and promoting Kalia Watts to senior director of client services. —Brittaney Kiefer 

Since its founding in 2021, Acadia has grown rapidly. Based in Atlanta with a new outpost in Serbia, the agency added nine brands to its roster, including Monster Energy, Aaron’s Furniture, Sky Zone, California Pizza Kitchen, Academy Sports + Outdoors, and Solo Stove. The firm expanded its retail media offerings and acquired CRO agency Split Testing, bringing in-house the company’s conversion optimization services, web developers, designers, and data analytics. Among its hires: Brandon Friedman as its first creative director; Rebecca Yu as influencer marketing lead; and Alan Carrol as head of paid media. Its homegrown Acadia Academy training program produced 18 new staffers last year, 15 of them BIPOC. —T.L. Stanley 

Female-founded, Black-owned Idlewild Experiential grew fast in 2023. The 6-year-old company helps clients tap into diverse consumer groups with events that make an impact. A program for Shopify put an immersive bodega pop-up celebrating Black merchants at AfroTech 2023, while a Netflix partnership for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story targeted students at Xavier University with a Bounce Waltz that made waves far beyond the HBCU’s campus. An activation for Prudential, highlighting school pride and financial education, reached some 7,000 attendees of the Brick City HBCU Kickoff Classic football game. The agency also added the Legal Defense Fund to its roster, overseeing the 36th Annual National Equal Justice Awards dinner in New York, and added an in-house creative director. –T.L. Stanley 

With fewer than 50 employees, Majority’s team is small but mighty. Since its inception in 2021, the Atlanta-based agency has been committed to diversity and infusing culture in its work, as it “combines a multicultural talent model with award-winning general market capabilities.” Last year, it sold a 30% minority stake to WPP, giving it access to the holding company’s scale while retaining its independence. Majority attributes its growth to its AOR relationships with the NBA G League, Sprite, Fanta, and General Motors, supplemented by budding relationships with clients like Dove Men+Care, SheaMoisture, and Mondelēz forged this year. –Cydney Lee 

Pixl Group specializes in delivering creative, tech, strategy, and communication solutions to off-plan real estate stakeholders. The Dubai-based full-service agency says its primary sources of growth are its use of emerging tech solutions, geographic expansion beyond the United Arab Emirates, and its development of creative solutions for clients like London Gate, WOW Resorts by JW Marriott, and Fairmont Residences Dubai. With just 75 employees, the agency manages over 200 clients, with 40% of them being new additions to the roster this year. –Cydney Lee 

After starting from scratch during the pandemic with a move from Amsterdam to New York, SuperHeroes weathered the storm, secured Lenovo’s account and posted nearly 400% organic growth since 2021. Over the past year, they added an in-house tech and design studio and clients such as Fenty Beauty, Puma, L’Oréal, and the NBA.