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AWARDS:
American Advertising Federation ADDYs, Art Direction, Silver 2025 // WWF x NFL “Don’t Be a Spectator”
American Advertising Federation ADDYs, Print Advertising, Silver - 2025 // WWF x NFL “Don’t Be a Spectator”
Graphis New Talent, Honorable Mention // WWF x NFL “Don’t Be a Spectator.”
Clios Ads of the World, Selected And Published // WWF x NFL “Don’t Be a Spectator.”
Clios Ads of the World, Selected And Published // Ring “Take Home With You.”
Clios Ads of the World, Selected And Published // Secret “Doesn’t Look Quite Finished”
Clios Ads of the World, Selected And Published // Uber “Blind Spot”
“Did it hurt when the shark bit your arm?”
“Yeah, it did, but it didn’t bite it all off so I can still use it.”
Have you ever tried explaining what a scar is to a first grader? It's a near-impossible task. We could barely talk, let alone pronounce Meningococcal Meningitis.
Naturally, I began making up stories. By the time I was 10 years old, I had survived shark attacks, snake bites, and done some hardcore parkour stunts off the Empire State Building.
Yeah, I was a pretty Badass 10 year old.
I’ve spent most of my life answering questions about the things people notice before I even speak: The jarring chunk taken out of my arm, my half-missing eyebrow, or the way my elbow bends out of place.
When you grow up with visible scars, you adapt to make people comfortable. I learned to spin a story, crack a joke, and have a great day.
That was the earliest version of the creative I am now. Transforming something uncomfortable into something comforting. That realization became the foundation of the work I do now.
