About me

I have made a career out of defying the odds.

I graduated in the heart of a recession, going on 50 interviews up and down the East Coast before landing my first job.

I turned around two agencies no one thought was possible, Grey and FCB New York, making both financially, culturally and creatively amongst the best places to work in the industry.

As the CCO of FCB New York I was able to make it one of Ad Age's Best Places to Work. We had more growth in 2019 than in over a decade prior. We made Ad Age's Agency A List, our work for Burger King hit every Top Ten List for 2018, and I was named as one of Adweek's Creative 100 and Campaign's Digital 40 Over 40. But the cherry on top was at Cannes 2019 when we won the coveted Titanium Grand Prix for the first time in FCB's global 127-year history (Photograph above. I'm the one wearing the blue sport coat, Burger King T-shirt and an effusive grin).

Prior to joining FCB, I played an integral role in another huge turnaround, that of Grey New York, by turning the Canon, Volvo and DIRECTV accounts (to name a few) into some of the most famous, innovative advertisers on the planet. I also won a few pitches along the way as well, including Ally Bank and Gillette, two of the biggest in Grey New York's history. Ultimately leading to Grey, itself, earning agency of the year in 2013 and again in 2015.

For my clients, I have repeatedly broken sales records, crushing KPI's, and benchmarks while managing to win every award in the industry, including the Emmy and even a shortlist at the Oscars, proving that award-winning work can also win at the register.

And now, as of April 2020, and true to form, I am challenging the odds once again by starting my own creative company amidst a pandemic. Which might sound a touch crazy, but then again, Leo Burnett opened its doors in the heart of the Great Depression. And while many told him he'd be selling apples on the side of the road in a week, clearly he had other plans. As do I.

Skills

Advertising, Animation, Art Direction, Brand / Logo Design, Branding, Content, Digital Marketing, Event Design, Film, Game Design, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Point of Sale, PR, Print, Promotions, Radio, Script Writing, SEO, Social Media, Television, Writing

Sector Experience

Advertising, Communications, Marketing

Awards

Andys - Bronze, Andys - Gold, Andys - Silver, Cannes Lions - Bronze, Cannes Lions - Gold, Cannes Lions - Grand Prix, Cannes Lions - Silver, Clios - Bronze, Clios - Gold, Clios - Grand Award, Clios - Silver, D&AD Award - In-book, D&AD Award - Nomination, Effie\'s - Bronze, Effie\'s - Gold, Effie\'s - Silver, Emmy Award, LIA Award - Bronze, LIA Award - Gold, LIA Award - Silver, One Club Award - Best of Show, One Show - Bronze Pencil, One Show - Gold Pencil, One Show - Silver Pencil, Webby Award

Clients

ABinBev, Ad Counci, Ally Bank, American Egg Board, Aquafresh, Bermuda Tourism, Bosch, Bud Light, Budweiser, Burger King, Canon, Captain Morgan, Charmin, Crown Royal, Dairy Queen, Diageo, DirecTV, E*TRADE, Eucerin, FDA Teen Tobacco Prevention, Febreze, Flonase, Frontier Airlines, Gallo Wines, gsk, Hasbro, IBM Watson, Jamaica Tourism, Lincoln Financial, Lipton Iced Tea, Malibu Rum, McDonald, Microsoft, Nestlé, Nestle Spring Waters, Nicorette, Nivea, Olive Garden, Oreo, P&G, Sargento, Symantec, Unibet, Unilever, Volvo