CCO I CMO I COPYWRITER
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Bio

In talking about my career my mother would say, “He was smart enough to be a lawyer but…”

Her disappointment notwithstanding, I've been incredibly fortunate over the last two decades. I worked for two Agencies of the Decade (TAXI/CPB) on some of the most iconic brands in the world including MINI, Burger King and Nike. I was the Executive Creative Director for American Express at Ogilvy for four years, where I had the rare opportunity to traded joke with Tina Fey and John Mulaney, and sit at a piano with Aretha Franklin.

In 2017, I moved to one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies in the World” - Endeavor - taking the role of Chief Creative Officer of their 1000-person in-house agency with clients including Visa, Anheuser-Busch, Audi, Lowe’s and Ryan Reynold’s Aviation Gin brand.

I’ve won multiple Cannes Lions, One Show Pencils and at all other major international shows, named to Creativity’s “Ones to Watch” list, been insulted onstage by Conan O’Brien and survived 8 hours alone with Mike Tyson.

I work as an advisor and CMO at the Fintech company HonkMobile and a cannabis entertainment company launching in late 2021.

I have two kids for whom I dress up as Spider-man regularly. I am an avid mental-health advocate. As far as I know, these two items are unrelated.

I am smart enough to be a lawyer. But sadly for my mother, I have no intention of finding out. 

 

2017 - 2021 Endeavor

Chief Creative Officer, In-House

 

2014 - 2017, OGILVY, New York 

Executive Creative DirectorAmerican Express

 

2010 - 2014, Leo Burnett, Chicago

Executive Creative DirectorGlobal Innovation

 

2001 - 2008, TAXI, Toronto, 2008-2010 CPB

Associate Creative DirectorMINI Cooper (TAXI) BK (CPB)