Even his protégé, Peggy Olson, leaves the company to escape from his shadow. Draper frequently dominates meetings and leaves little opportunity for others to show their potential. Little wonder that he’s headhunted by other companies who want to benefit from the genius he has brought to his firm, Sterling Cooper.Īs the plot progresses, however, it becomes clear that Draper (pictured above) is often a burden to his colleagues – and it’s not just his alcoholism and messy love life that annoys them. In the early series of US corporate drama Mad Men, the maverick creative frequently saves the day with his astonishing flashes of inspiration for original campaigns. If you were to run an advertising agency, would you hire Don Draper?
