Max Godsil Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Specialties: Automotive, green initiatives & alt fuel, sports marketing, health & wellness, outdoor and recreation, tech & digital. Basically I work, do trail runs, coffee, yoga, repeat.

Huntington Beach, Ca

Writer/Creative Director for Hyundai and new business. While there, I had the privilege to: write, creative direct and lead award-winning Super Bowl ad campaign; launch a number of fine Hyundai vehicles; drink a free triple latte every day; write a song with the Flaming Lips; argue with Wes Anderson; be told to relax and get a better perspective by Jeff Bridges; be left out of the picture when the agency crew gathered around Ryan Reynolds; stoop to constant name dropping; ride in the Prince of Dubai's helicopter; come from Alabama without a banjo on my knee, have breakfast with a Canadian, Brazilian and a Brit in Seoul, Korea; watch Rhys Millen drive a luxury car while blindfolded; take a 3,000-mile test drive in the all-new Sonata, covering 6 states and 14,011 feet in elevation; and most challenging of all, attempt to find new and different replies to inquiries about the world's coolest location for an advertising agency. (Yes, it's on the beach, at the pier, in Huntington Beach and yes our in-house cafe overlooks the Pacific where you can get a made-to-order cappuccino while discussing the merits of today's surf.)

Accounts: Volkswagen, HTC, Anthem/BlueCross, 9/11 Foundation

Accounts: Nationwide Insurance & New Business.

Freelance Writer/Creative Director/

Website, TV, Radio, T-shirts & playing cards for very integrated PEMCO Insurance Campaign; pitched and won Mitsubishi car account; Wrote 50 year Anniversary Heritage campaign for Land Rover. Freelanced on a automotive, including Nissan, Volkwagen, Kia, Lincoln. Some of the fine agencies I've freelanced for: David & Goliath; Deutsch; M&C Saatchi; Saatchi & Saatchi; Big Bang Idea Engineering; TBWA/Chiat; Y&R. Client direct: hospitality, tech, outdoor, alcoholic beverages, health and wellness.

CD on Toyota Motorsports, Prius, Trucks, Camry. Did all the work for Champ Car, Indy Car and oversaw Toyota's initial entry into NASCAR. Wrote initial spot that kicked off the famous Tacoma campaign. Wrote & produced the international campaign that launched the Prius "The Power to Move Forward" - Toyota adopted it as the tag line & philosophical cornerstone for the whole brand. Prius Moving Forward anthem was highest rated Super Bowl Auto Commercial that year. CD on launch of the 2007 Camry - most successful car launch in America in over 30 years.

Accounts: Yamaha Watercraft, Odyssey Golf, Asics Running Shoes, Shimano Fishing Gear, Taylor Guitars.

Accounts: Apple, Northrop Grumman, Pacific Bell, Glendale Federal Bank, Ortho Lawn Products, various and sundry high tech companies including team for two years including US Web, the first company to create those things called "web sites" for businesses. The client was later visited by aliens in person. Probably because we didn't have Twitter yet.

Accounts: Washington Lottery, US Bank, King County Medical/Blue Shield, Kenworth Trucks.

Creative Writing, Degree In English

Education record

I think I still hold the indoor world record for most consecutive classes taken.

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