Creative Director, Designer, Brand Builder, Speaker, Podcaster, Crazy One.

I’m the son of a Creative Director who started his education in creativity and design growing up working in my father’s advertising agency. As a designer, I have 20+ years experience creating the strategy, concepts, and designs for award-winning integrated global advertising campaigns, building multiple global Fortune 500 brands and creating innovative digital experiences. As a leader, I have 15+ years transforming agency and client-side teams using a mix of creativity, business strategy, process and political skill to create innovative, world-class work and cultures that change industries and companies.

My clients have included American Airlines, W Hotels, Disney, Citi, ExxonMobil, Acura, Old Navy, Nationwide Insurance, Verizon, St. Regis Hotels, Subaru and many others. My work has received over 150 international awards, my app designs have been named as one of the World’s 100 Greatest Apps, Apple has featured my work in 9 keynotes, 4 TV commercials, in Apple Stores, on iTunes and in the Human Interface Guidelines. I regularly work as a partner and advisor to companies like Apple, Google, IBM, InVision, FiftyThree, Adobe and more on new products like Apple Watch, iOS, Adobe Creative Cloud, IBM Watson, Google Glass and more.

I also work to share what I have learned with the international creative community through my podcast, blog and speaking engagements. My The Crazy One podcast is one of the Top 10 Design podcasts on iTunes and my blog has been named one of the top 100 blogs to follower for designers. I’ve taught small sessions for companies like IDEO, Apple, GE, Adobe, L’Oreal and Saatchi to large international keynotes alongside speakers like Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Nest founder Tony Faddel, Martha Stewart, Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh, designers Stefan Sagmeister and Karim Rashid.

Partner and advisor to some of the world’s most innovative companies.

My work blends world-class design with consumer-centric, innovative experiences that get results. As a result of this work, I have been asked to work as a partner with brands like Apple, Google, IBM, 53, InVision, Adobe and others to create some of the first experiences for Apple Watch, iOS, Apple Passbook, Google Glass and more. I also regularly work as a beta tester and advisor on apps and products like IBM Watson, multiple releases of Adobe Creative Cloud, Astropad, Adobe Project Comet and many more.

My blog was named one of the Top 100 Design Blogs to Follow.

I’ve been writing my blog for 12+ years talking about the challenges of being a designer and creative director, trying to become a better leader, fostering the creative process and my insights on digital innovation. The site has been recognized with a Webby Award Honoree for Best Personal Website, named a Top 10 blogs for designers by HOW Magazine and one of the Top 100 Design Blogs to Follow. My articles have been featured on Lynda.com, CREATE magazine, Behance 99u.com and LinkedIn’s Design, Social Media, Recruiting & Hiring and Big Ideas & Innovation channels.

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