MediaPost named me an OMMA All-Star a few years back, an award given to the three most influential digital creatives in the U.S. each year. I was called one of the Top 25 Most Innovative Marketers in Digital by iMedia Connection. Traction, the marketing accelerator I run, just won an Agency of the Year award from Campaign for our approach to talent management. In the past, we've won an Ad Age Small Agency of the Year award on the West Coast, was named IMedia Independent Agency of the Year and a finalist for iMedia's Small Agency of the Year four years in a row, won Interactive Agency of the Year from BtoB Magazine twice and B2B Agency of the Year by the ANA. But we're not an agency.Here's why.In 6th grade, I was programming video games on a PET computer. In 1997, I started my first blog. In 1998, I was the resident Flash guy at a hot integrated agency. Then, I hopped around several agencies—both digital and traditional—for a few years. In 2001, some friends and I started Traction.Traction is a new breed of consultancy—a Marketing Accelerator designed to help your in-house team get traction—fast. We apply subject matter experts with an informed point of view to partner with your in-house team to improve your ability to execute experiences that deliver business growth. We quickly delve into your business, assess your strategic needs, and then assemble, manage and/or recruit the right resources and workflows to help you get traction producing the effective work you need at the cost, pace and quality you need it.It's the reason we work with the best brands in the world. And it's our goal to be a leader in designing innovative brand experiences and content that align business challenges with the needs, desires and behaviors of the people they serve.