Meet Tommy.

Over the past 20 years as a creative leader, Tommy has overseen the strategy and execution behind hundreds of brand designs, ad campaigns, websites, and marketing plans for both public and private companies, either on the agency or in-house side of the table.

As a former advisory board member of AIGA LA, Adobe Creative Jam Judge, and member of ADC, The ONE Club and The Summit, Tommy provides access to a vast network of creative and production vendors, business partners, and other resources crucial for establishing, building, or refreshing a brand.

On the agency side, Tommy has served in a design, content, strategy, and creative leadership role with various shops such as Publicis Sapient, Daniels + Roberts, WHM Creative, and Spark Creative Group, assisting clients as diverse as Porsche, 50 Cent, Dole, Nickelodeon, VMware, Google, Twitter, and Adidas.

On the in-house side, Tommy has collaborated with agencies such as Pentagram, Wolff Olins, Ogilvy, Collins, Storied, Blavity, and IDEO on large-scale design, brand, content and narrative projects at larger orgs like Meta (Facebook) and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, along with growth-stage startups like Super.com, Sourcegraph, GoGuardian, and Edmodo.

As a team-builder, he has recruited and led talent from companies such as Apple, Meta (Facebook), Google, DoorDash, Dropbox, Amazon, Microsoft, GitLab, Nike, Twitter, Okta, Disney, frog, Viacom, NBC, Sony, Vogue, 72andSunny, Accenture, Siegal+Gale, R/GA and TBWA\Chiat\Day, tailoring the skills and experience of each team he assembles to the unique needs of the client or company being served.

Tommy currently lives in Colorado with his wife and son, and enjoys riding motorcycles, hiking, and crafting the perfect cup of single-origin coffee.

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Top 12 Skills (not in any order)

  1. Design, creative and art direction

  2. Articulate client needs and convert to strategy

  3. Highly-persuasive presentation skills

  4. Building consensus and making a decision

  5. Creating and policing brand guidelines

  6. Copywriting and eagle-eye editing

  7. Photography and videography direction

  8. Managing vendor relations and multi-million-dollar budgets

  9. Collaborating with engineering and product teams

  10. Building and mentoring creative teams

  11. Establishing and evolving creative/production processes

  12. Making a delightful cup of single-origin pour over coffee

 

Some Memorable Moments

  1. Winner of over a dozen industry awards

  2. Helped drive revenue from $3.8B to $7.8B over a 5-year period

  3. Increased user growth from 25M to 55M in 18 months

  4. Helped grow ARR from 1M to over 30M in 2.5 years

  5. Earned over 75 million video views on TikTok, Reels and Shorts

  6. Hired 4 in-house creative teams of up to 20 members

  7. Led brand at an Inc. 5000 startup (#1 in category, #66 overall)

  8. Managed annual budgets from lean ($5-50K) to medium ($1.5M+)

  9. Produced an award-winning Super Bowl TV spot in 2023

  10. Drove a 7x increase in user subscriptions at Super.com in 1Q

  11. Oversaw office design and construction for three companies

  12. Made a custom skateboard for the legendary Josh Higgins

 

Mission & Method

I help companies bring their brands to life and connect with their audiences to inspire action at every stage of the customer journey.

Whether it’s a/an:

• early stage startup

• pre/post a new funding round

• transitioning from “startup” to “enterprise”

• pre-launch or in “stealth mode”

• pivot to a new customer segment or strategy

• product launch or line extension

I can help.

 

(Some) Tools of the Trade

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Lightroom

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Adobe Acrobat

  • Figma/Figjam

  • Webflow

  • Contentful

  • Frame.io

  • Trello

  • Notion

  • Jira

  • Google Docs/Slides/Sheets

  • Microsoft Office

  • Keynote

  • Slack

  • Zoom

  • Air App (DAM)

  • Webdam

  • Iconick

  • TikTok

  • Meta Ads Platform

  • Facebook

  • Instagram & Reels

  • YouTube & Shorts

  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

  • Amplitude

  • Google Ads

  • Not listed here? I can learn it – fast.