Bringing 20+ years of in-house and agency experience (D’Arcy and Saatchi & Saatchi to name a couple), I'm known for breathing life into tired, cold marketing campaigns via a finely-tuned understanding of the human condition. I love to tell stories. Whether I am being challenged to help fill a long-tail customer engagement funnel or to create a single, intriguing headline for an ad campaign, it always comes down to telling stories that grab and hold people’s attention. Another key component of my success is being someone people like to work with. As a visible leader, mentor, and all-around people lover, I have a superb team retention rate and gained a reputation for fostering an inclusive culture of collaborative iteration, curiosity, humility, and just plain fun. Staying curious, inventive and entrepreneurial is also critical and helps me navigate this often unpredictable and fluid world with a smile on my face.Core CompetenciesLeadership / Creative direction / Client relations / Conceptual advertising / Solving creative briefs / Pitching new business / Deep conceptual development / Campaign development and execution / Omni-channel marketing / Copywriting / Brand strategy / Mentoring + coaching / Recruiting and hiring / Team building and development / Performance evaluation / Capacity building / Creative project managementDesign SpecialtiesPackaging design / Digital and print ad design / Website design / Design and brand systems / Social media content design / OOH design / Photography / Videography / Typography