Calvin Lai Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

Brands: Autodesk, Google, Philips Hue, Shure.After spending nearly three years on Team Google, I joined Monks' Portfolio Group – an agency within an agency built to serve clients big and small.

New York, NY

Brands: Allstate, Arrow, Becker, BinaxNow, BMO, BMW, Pella.GALE is smashing together the consultancy and agency models to offer something clients haven’t gotten before from their agency partners. My creative teams and I were laser-focused on the customer experience and made the work smarter by working closely with different domains, including business.

New York, NY

Brands: Alcatel, Arctix, Charter Spectrum, Destination Canada, Hunter Fans, Life Fitness, Mixxtail, Morgan Stanley, NBCUniversal, Optimum, Propel Water, Ram.This small DDB offshoot punched well above its weight. The agency mantra “Go deep” was a north star for me creatively. It enabled me to stay focused as I delved into new disciplines for me.

Fundraising and marketing initiatives for The Doe Fund and its social enterprises.For nearly six years, I left the agency world and worked at one of New York City’s most iconic nonprofits. The mission of breaking cycles of homelessness and incarceration inspired me every day I went into work. Still does today.

Brands: AT&T, Central Park Conservancy, Cingular, Citi, HP, NYPD, Rolls-Royce.This was a turning point in my career. It wasn’t just where I learned about direct marketing, it’s where I learned that agencies can be growth partners for their clients. And we grew our clients’ businesses with everything from new campaign platforms to ATM screens to email.

Brands: AT&T Wireless, New York Public Library.This is where I really learned how to write. I was surrounded by brilliant writers, including my mentors Pete Van Bloem and Jeremy Feldman and our CDs Don Kurn and Don Mulkey. Our team also included two other great writers: Ira Sitomer who wrote one of the most memorable taglines of all time: “We deliver” for.

Brands: Ban Deodorant, Excedrin, Family Violence Prevention Fund, Lorillard’s Teen Anti-Smoking Campaign, Lycos, Verizon Wireless.At the turn of the century, this was one of the great agencies to be at in New York. Bozell was the first place where I was assigned a steady partner. Someone who never left my side. This funny, vivacious guy was with me on.

Brands: BusinessWeek, CBS Cable (CMT, TNN), CIT Group, EAB, Primestar Satellite TV.I met some of the most talented and kindest human beings at this place. It was the kind of agency that I would've stayed at for my whole career if I could. But alas, an acquisition by Draft Worldwide (later DraftFCB) changed all that. I had many firsts here. My first TV.

Brands: Camel, Goldman Sachs, Wit Capital.I’m grateful for the opportunity this creative boutique gave me. Honestly, my student portfolio was pretty piss poor. But it miraculously got my foot in the door, and I had a couple of great moments there, producing my first print campaign and shooting with David LaChapelle.