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.
Top 12 Skills (not in any order)
Design, creative and art direction
Articulate client needs and convert to strategy
Highly-persuasive presentation skills
Building consensus and making a decision
Creating and policing brand guidelines
Copywriting and eagle-eye editing
Photography and videography direction
Managing vendor relations and multi-million-dollar budgets
Collaborating with engineering and product teams
Building and mentoring creative teams
Establishing and evolving creative/production processes
Making a delightful cup of single-origin pour over coffee
Some Memorable Moments
Winner of over a dozen industry awards
Helped drive revenue from $3.8B to $7.8B over a 5-year period
Increased user growth from 25M to 55M in 18 months
Helped grow ARR from 1M to over 30M in 2.5 years
Earned over 75 million video views on TikTok, Reels and Shorts
Hired 4 in-house creative teams of up to 20 members
Led brand at an Inc. 5000 startup (#1 in category, #66 overall)
Managed annual budgets from lean ($5-50K) to medium ($1.5M+)
Produced an award-winning Super Bowl TV spot in 2023
Drove a 7x increase in user subscriptions at Super.com in 1Q
Oversaw office design and construction for three companies
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.