My journey has been marked by a relentless
pursuit of creative evolution.
I’ve achieved my success by fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration and trust. The work is only as good as the people making it and I believe that trust leads to the most ground breaking ideas. In the process, we broaden our thinking, but also make others feel their contributions matter. I was born a challenger and I enjoy shaping the future of creative work . Leading through it all can be seen as harder than ever OR more exciting than ever.
I’ll go with the latter.
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Experience
I’ve led creative teams for over 25 years in digital, mobile, social, artificial intelligence, print, direct, broadcast, in-store, experiential for clients in CPG, automotive, armed forces, travel, hospitality, food and beverage, finance, gaming, wellness, pharma, non-profit and industrial.
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A Selection of Clients
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Frito Lay - Doritos, Tostitos, Ruffles, Pepsi
American Airlines
Advance Auto Parts
The UPS Store
The U.S. Airforce
Brinker International Restaurants
Pearle Vision
State Farm
Bank of America
Nutriwise/Youtheory
Hilton
UCB and Teva Pharmaceuticals
American Legacy Foundation
Harrah’s Entertainment
Juniper Networks
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
Leapfrog Toys -
Awards
Clios Entertainment
4 gold wins
Campaign Live
2 finalists and 1 automotive win
Effies
2 finalists and 1 bronze
Addys
3 local gold wins, 3 district gold wins and 1 national gold win
One Show
1 shortlist
Pro Awards
3 gold wins and 2 silver wins
American Advertising Awards
3 golds and 1 national winner
Career Highlights
Relaunched Diehard Batteries at Advance Auto Parts featuring Bruce Willis. The campaign won over 15 advertising and cinematographic awards in 2021.
Worked with legendary drivers Jimmy Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller to create a film documenting the first NASCAR race car to run the historic 24 Hours of LeMans in France.
Partnered with Grammy-nominated Hip-Hop artist Lil’ Baby to create a crowd-sourced track for Doritos. The track reached #15 on the Billboard hip hop charts and won two Reggie Awards.
Grew the American Airlines account revenue twice its size over a 5-year period by pitching and adding their credit card services to our already successful portfolio.
Created on-site activations for American Airlines and the Dallas Mavericks allowing fans to sit next to Dirk Nowitzki in a new 777 aircraft.
Crushed everyday objects with a 10 ton hydraulic press to illustrate the strength of the Goodyear Eagle Racing Tire with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Partnered with State Farm to create “Kick for a Cause.” We created soccer balls that produced electricity when kicked. The power could then be used to supply impoverished families with electricity for vital resources.
Worked with Dale Earnhardt Jr. posing as a Goodyear Blimp pilot to surprise a military veteran with $10,000 and a ride in the Goodyear Blimp.
Created a long-standing super hero universe complete with in-store display designs, comic books and animated videos for Pearle Vision.