The Distillery Project is simple, pure and potent.It’s about the constant push for a better way of doing things. And by better, we mean smarter, faster, leaner, more personal, more insightful, more human, more effective and more creative. You know, better.The Distillery Project is about clear, sharply refined thinking. Filtering out the nonsense and noise, the prima donnas and jerks.But mostly, it’s about the proven power of experienced people who actually listen--people who understand how to consistently deliver ideas pure and potent enough to change the way people think, how they feel and even what they do.The Distillery Project was named an Ad Age Small Agency of the Year in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2023.

During John's tenure as CCO, he led Burnett to higher standings in the creative rankings than ever before, while simultaneously winning more awards for advertising effectiveness than any other agency in America.