Creative Agency offering innovation with a solid business sense, providing unique design solutions.Services Offered:• Corporate Identity• Branding • Packaging• Advertising

Speaker & Interviewer at multiple Adobe Max conferences. Conducted live educational courses for Adobe products and software!

Co-producer and host of Adobe Live's Office Hours program. With over 100 episodes, Office Hours is a weekly creative show highlighting Adobe products, cultivating a global creative community with insight, education and news.

Graphic Design Instructor for California State University, Northridge Visual Art Department.

Equity Marketing, a division of EMAK Worldwide, Inc., is a leading global marketing services company based in Los Angeles, with offices in Chicago, Ontario (CA), Frankfurt, London, Paris, The Netherlands, Hong Kong and Shanghai. The Company focuses on the design and execution of strategy-based marketing programs, with particular expertise in the areas of: strategic planning and research, entertainment marketing, design and manufacturing of custom promotional products, promotion, event marketing, collaborative marketing, and environmental branding. The company's clients include Burger King Corporation, Frito-Lay, Kellogg's, Kohl's, Kraft, Macy's, Miller Brewing Company and Procter & Gamble, among others.Clients Include:Kellogg's North America:- Provided strategic promotional product concepts for national campaigns with major studio films.- Oversaw all licensed product ideation and development plus overseas manufacturing.- Advised on all aspects of entertainment properties and partnership opportunities.- Developed promotional products for Star Trek, Barbie/Hot Wheels, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Pixar Properties.Accomplishments:Managed creative execution of 200+ sku’s resulting in $100MM in annual sales.Secured Kraft North America as a new account in 2008. Became preferred vendor after winning four national promotions that revolutionized their premium offerings for Capri Sun and Kraft Lunchables.Grew Kohl’s account from $2MM to $19MM in 4 years via increased win rate with the “Kohl’s Cares for Kids” program. Partnered with leading book publishers and major studio properties to enhance the Kohl’s program by securing top brands like Madagascar, Dr. Suess and Eric Carle as exclusive product offerings for their cause-related program.Grew Macy’s account from $1MM to $4MM in 2 year by winning the Thanksgiving Day Plush program away from a multi-year incumbent. Brought refreshing approach and unique value offerings to client to enhance their annual program.

Applause Inc. was a leader in design innovation, marketing year-round gift products for consumers of all ages. The company specialized in plush toys, figurines, and collectibles and is known worldwide for its high-quality, emotionally appealing product lines, featuring the most popular classic, promotional, and collectible characters in the marketplace.Licenses have included characters from Mickey for Kids and Mickey Unlimited; Looney Tunes; Jim Henson's Muppets; Sesame Street; Raggedy Ann and Andy; Peanuts; Precious Moments; Disney's Winnie the Pooh, The Little Mermaid, and Mu-Lan; LucasFilm's Star Wars; Twentieth Century Fox's Anastasia; Nickelodeon's "Rugrats"; New Line Cinema's "Lost in Space"; as well as proprietary plush designs under the Dakin brand name, including new and classic plush, puppets, infant products, and seasonal merchandise.