This is my grandfather's fault.

“I bet you'd be good at advertising,” he said. Granted, I was just 11, but I was weirdly ambitious and already desperate to find my life's work. So I headed to the library, checked out every book on ad careers, and chose my path: I would be an account executive.

Close enough.

As a creative director and writer, I've been full-time and freelance for shops in Seattle, NYC, LA, Paris, and of course, my hometown of Chicago. I'm currently the CCO at Solve, an independent agency in Minneapolis.

I live in a “so much potential!” mid-century modern house with my fella Steve, an Italian greyhound Ham, and kittens Egg & Sharon. Let's talk documentaries, true crime and trashy reality TV.
 

RECOGNITION
D&AD, Cannes Lions, London International Awards, Clio Sports, Communication Arts, Lürzer's Archive, Addys, Effies, Jay Chiat Awards, The Gunn Report, Adweek, AdAge, Creativity, Best Ads on TV, Buzzfeed, Reddit front page.

CLIENTS
Bell’s Brewing, New Belgium Brewing, Sunoco, Goodwill-Easter Seals, Intel, Michelob Ultra, Skittles, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Starburst, BlueCross BlueShield, American Cancer Society, FIAT, Juicy Fruit, Milk-Bone, Blue Bunny Ice Cream, Temptations Cat Treats, State Farm, The Field Museum, McDonald's, Kohler, La Quinta, AT&T, Sierra Mist, Budweiser, Bud Light, Quaker, Gatorade, Coors Light, Glade, Ziploc, Windex, Pledge, Fantastik, Raid, Shedd Aquarium, Schwinn Bicycles, Harris Bank, Bang & Olufsen, and I think that’s enough for now.

AGENCIES
Solve Minneapolis / CCO / June 22 – present
VMLY&R West / ECD / Oct 20 – June 22
FCB Chicago / VP, Creative Director / Nov 15 – Oct 20
DDB Chicago/ Creative Director / Feb 07 – Nov 15
Freelance / Jul 02 – Feb 07

EDUCATION
Indiana University, B.A. in Journalism, Minor in Sociology