British born and educated at The University Of The Arts London, Rob is a meticulous, dedicated and highly motivated creative professional working across all aspects of brand, print, web, video and production. He is in his element leading a team of like-minded creative thinkers and finds fulfillment in solving problems and creating solutions. Rob has copious agency experience in business and brand communication and has worked on many bespoke design projects, advertising campaigns, photo shoots, packaging briefs, web solutions, conferences, press launches, exhibitions, road-shows and events. Rob owns Playground Creative, a design and advertising agency. He believes quality of concept and application are key - great design starts with a great idea and simple, beautiful execution.Rob co-founded Vervet, an LA-based RTD cocktail company. Vervet offered five hand-made, sparkling canned cocktails made in Southern California. The bartender-developed recipes used only real ingredients and house-made craft spirits, bitters, vermouth and amari. These were modern riffs on classic drinks that go beyond what you find in the spiked seltzers or simple highballs.Bragging Rights: Serial Entrepreneur. Techstars Graduate. Numerous ADDY Awards. Speaker at Spark Design Conference. As founder and Media Director, Rob helped guide non-profit organization LiveFeed to a Washington University Entrepreneurship & Innovation Award for empowering musicians and their fans to turn concerts into events that promote social good and stock food banks. Launched CoachAccountable, a web-based system for coaches to manage their practice, and help their clients to get the most out of it. Rob was part-owner of Blood & Sand bar/restaurant, which has received notoriety on the St. Louis social scene for it's dedication to creativity and modern hospitality.Skills & Specialties: Creative Direction, Team Building & Management, Entrepreneurship, Brand Strategy, Brief Writing, Concept Development, Advertising, Graphic Design, Photography Direction, Branding, Print Design, Packaging, Retail/In-Store, Web Design, Magazine/editorial, Video Direction, Digital Animation, Aftereffects, Event Production.