Simply put Ken believes “if you're not changing, you're not trying.​”As CEO of Shiny Objects [ShinyObjectsInc.com], Ken led the agency's transition to focus on driving shareholder value. As evidence of this transformation, in the last 48 months three Shiny Objects clients [Global Cash Card, Stratford Schools & The Beast 980] have had liquidity events totaling over 1 billion dollars! Shiny Objects has evolved to become a more complete branding and strategic resource. For clients like Fuerza.Ai, Ken's role goes beyond ad agency principle - he also functions as their Chief Marketing Officer. Several clients have found both added value and cost savings by engaging Shiny Objects as their ad agency and Ken as their CMO.While decades of experience inform Ken’s recommendations, he believes one universal truth of problem-solving: all solutions should be zero based and emanate from "a beginner's mind".Ken is the former CEO of Italia/Gal, a creative advertising agency named “Hottest Agency in the West” by AdWeek Magazine. Prior to heading up Italia/Gal, Ken was COO of Omnicom’s TracyLocke.Former clients include Disney, Taco Bell, 7Up, Pepsi, Doritos, KFC, Universal Studios Hollywood, Wells Fargo, Whole Foods Market, Johnny Rockets and Baja Fresh.For Taco Bell, Ken launched the wildly successful “Make a Run for the Border” and value menu campaign which changed the price of lunch in America. He was on the team that converted “Juice Club” to “Jamba Juice,” positioning it for the rapid growth it still enjoys. He helped to reposition Smart & Final from exclusively a B2B brand to a brand that also marketed to consumers.He also helped to successfully launch the Whole Foods Market brand in LA by transitioning from the firmly established “Mrs. Gooch’s” to the young upstart, “Whole Foods Market.”As an architect of change throughout his career, Ken believes that purposeful strategy and bold creativity never go out of style.Ken and his wife Beth are the parents of three daughters--who inspire change just to keep up with them!