As an experienced, digitally-driven operation, we're still operating at light-speed and are fully accessible during business hours (8am-5pm CST)...even when working from home. Need something quick? Need something awesome? Don't delay. We won't.
HELP US HELP YOU
Confirm you're not a robot by providing us with a few human details, and we'll shoot back a directory of agency folks to the rescue!
We've always been serious about efficiency, inclusion, and B'ing good citizens – and now we're eager to make it official with B Corp Certification. Come inside to learn more!
We take our trade seriously…but ourselves? A little less so. Inside many of our highly disciplined, by-the-book account leaders beats a wildly creative heart, just as in many of our care-free creative primadonnas is a gut-smart strategist in disguise. Poke around a little to browse some of our B-sides.
A Self-Introduction
Internal Systems & Culture Coordinator
Iowa State University
IMDB credit as Student #5
Do you know where this is?
I’ll just do it
Sega and Original Power Rangers
Ahhh, Ok I Guess I Can Do That
An ab wheel
Putting together assembly-required furniture without instructions
A spooky castle in England
Remodel projects
Have a Great Dane rescue in a spooky castle in England
Vintage shopping and repurposing alley furniture
A Self-Introduction
Account Supervisor
Columbia College
20+ years in marketing, having worked on every form of media available
Helping clients exceed their goals
Dream bigger
Atari 2600
The Closer
Amazon Echo… Alexa is always listening
Calmness in the middle of the storm
The Great Barrier Reef
A home cooked meal and nice glass of bourbon. Cooking is therapeutic
Make a living from my baseball podcasts, “Sox Type Thing” and “In The Hole”, and owning a smokehouse/record store – Smoky Vinyl House
Avid recycler, use public transportation for majority of my travel, and only purchase High Efficiency products
A Self-Introduction
Senior Account Executive
Mercy College Business honors, Dobbs ferry NY
Being a DJ
Emails, Emails, and more EMAILS
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
Flip phones and sidekicks
PRINCE: the iconic story of ameer (Ameer translates to prince in multiple languages)
$1500 couch that looks nice but hurts to sit on after 30 min
Telekinesis
the greek islands
An espresso martini and a half dozen of oysters
Being a full-time parent to a pack of weiner dogs
Re-using glass jars from store bought products
A Self-Introduction
Graphic Designer
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
A whole 22 followers on Letterboxd
Quick export as PNG
(Taylor’s Version)
Silly Bandz
Overplanning and Overthinking: How to Never Relax Again
Black box dye
Waking up right before my alarm
At a matinee of a poorly rated movie that has been out for a month or so
A scary movie
Design movie posters
Fearing cars
A Self-Introduction
Account Executive
Niagara University
3 years in the agency world
Gives clients and creatives the support they need to create something great
“Let’s go places”
Gauchos, DCOM’s, and Nintendogs
House of Zara
A entire new outfit for every specific event I go to
Planning itineraries and online shopping
Santorini
Cooking dinner and listening to records, taking a walk
Being a pop star
Walking or taking the CTA everywhere
A Self-Introduction
Senior Art Director
Elvin Jones, Don Caballero, Dante Ross, and, most recently, my kids
A decade of managing editorial design (aka real deadlines)
Emotional/visual roller coaster designer
Never finished, just published
Pre-internet, post punk, golden era of hip hop
Higgy Smalls: Stop Taking Yourself So Seriously
Clothing that kind of fits
Staying calm under pressure
Wouldn’t be very hidden if I said where
Two drumsticks
To live in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater house
Teaching my kids to reduce, reuse, then recycle by asking upfront questions when we purchase anything. Do we really need this thing? If so, can it be fixed or repaired if it breaks? And can we give it away or recycle it once we’re done with it?
A Self-Introduction
Junior Copywriter
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Black & White cinema
Writing punny headlines for a national news agency & delivering mail to Will Ferrell’s house
Make a statement
Strong opinions; lightly held.
Kony 2012 and personalized ringtones
The Many Hats of Mr. San Roman
A meal from Hell’s Kitchen
Extreme Lactose Tolerance
In the Bermuda Triangle
A new movie and chocolate milk
Film Critic
Reusing plastic containers as makeshift tupperware
A Self-Introduction
Account Coordinator
Columbia College Chicago
Great Mentors and My Mom
I find all the edge pieces, then we put the puzzle together as a team.
“The Quicker Picker Upper”
T-Pain’s Billboard 100 Streak and Blendy Pens
BANGS: In Chicago
My first pair of loafers (now I can’t stop!)
Unabashed Optimism and Typing 90 WPM
Buckingham Palace – They’ll never find me.
Board Games and Mario Party
Ed Sheeran’s Personal Assistant
Using a reusable water bottle, recycling, and reusing glass bottles or jars!
A Self-Introduction
Art Director
University of New Mexico
Working with National Geographic as a photography instructor in Japan
Shapes and colors department
Send it or be sent
Catdog and football head
Overwhelmed and Underdressed
Beanie babies
Drawing breakfast food
In a tent or van alongside the chama river
A good jazz record or a palmer square park hang
Selling my art full time with an occasional gallery show
Composting!
A Self-Introduction
Account Director
Drake University and Drake the Rapper
10+ years of storytelling — from briefs to blogs to budget recaps
I help teams make cool things
Make your mother proud
Bedazzled T-Mobile Sidekicks and Ugg Boots
A. Summers to Remember
A Bumpit
Remembering the details — even if that means what we ordered for lunch a month ago
At the Park Hyatt Tokyo a lá Lost in Translation
The Real Housewives Of Every City
Own a rescue animal farm
Being an avid CTA rider.
A Self-Introduction
CRM & Marketing Automation Specialist
Undergrad in Europe; Grad School at Loyola University Chicago
Global agency-side MarTech & AdTech experience and Mad Men
I click the “Send Email” button a lot.
Can eat quantities of multiple people.
When passengers clapped after an airplane landed.
The Godfather Part IV
An overpriced online self-development course. My life didn’t change. They said it would.
Barry White voice and running with bulls.
Croatia
Push-ups. And squats.
To be an Olympic gold medalist.
A Self-Introduction
Project Manager
Marquette University
15 years at ad agencies working on healthcare, biosciences, automotive, technology, manufacturing, and non-profit accounts
Problem-solving with lots of different teams
“America runs on Dunkin’”… you will never see me in the morning without coffee.
Roller blades (I still actually think they’re cool)
A Quiet Place: Pandemic Daydreams of a Mom
A laptop light for video conferences…used it once and it’s been sitting in the closet ever since.
I notice small details to the point it drives me a little insane (like typos on restaurant menus).
In Australia! It’s on my bucket list.
A glass of wine and a good song…Bob Dylan is a go-to.
Taking a year off to travel. I’ve got 17 years until both kids are off to college…counting down the days.
Growing herbs and veggies at home.
A Self-Introduction
Executive Creative Director
The job.
Being as good as the last idea.
Making art without starving.
“The agency alternative.”
Skipping.
Big Easy Rider, Born to Be Mild
Sugar-free hot chocolate.
Two-word headlines…Wait, is that three?
I’m already hiding.
Beer and playing guitar.
Goats!
I only drive as a last resort if I can’t: Walk, bike or take mass transit.
A Self-Introduction
Director of Client Services
Ball State University
Walter Thompson & 20 plus years running Plan B.
Being the guy they call in to get shit done.
“When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.”
Parachute pants.
One Flew Over the Chicken “Coop”
Yeti cooler (what was I thinking?!)
Multi-tasking while must-tasking. And a solid three-point jump shot.
At King’s Canyon in California.
Hanging out and playing with my son.
Playing in an NBA game. Just one game.
Taking public (electric = CTA/rail/train not the gas driven buses) transportation every day for 30 years!
A Self-Introduction
Chief Operating Officer
Johnny Cash (‘It all goes down in your mind.’)
A heavy blow with a hard object?
Pioneering new ways to do great work, faster.
“Leave the driving to us.”
Manual Transmissions.
Raider of the Lost Art
A too-small notebook.
They call me ‘VanGyver’ (fixinit/fabinit!)
Somewhere boring. Who’d look for me there?
Meditation.
Ceci n’est pas une pipe — dream.
Getting a Masters Degree in Environmental Science.
A Self-Introduction
Director of Content
University of Illinois
14 years in marketing; reporting at the Chicago Tribune, sports column work for CBS Chicago, and being a published author. I also have my own IMDB page as a guest reporter on “E! Investigates.”
I get paid for getting people to “like” stuff online.
“Wander Wisely.”
Swatch watches.
iWrite
Dinner at a “polarizing” Michelin-star restaurant in Spain.
I boast a bottomless well of sports trivia.
At the bar at the Henry Jones Art Hotel in Hobart, Tasmania.
A trip to the gym.
Someday publishing a second book.
Installing a Google Nest smart thermostat to control home energy usage.
A Self-Introduction
Account Director/Associate Manager
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3 years at Pinnacle Advertising & Marketing, 6+ years in marketing, some serious Salesfusion chops.
I coordinate the ads you see for brands in magazines, online, etc.
“Impossible is nothing.”
K-Swiss sneakers.
Fast, Never Furious: The Can-do Tale of an Automotive AE
A counterfeit Blackhawks jersey.
Bread whisperer.
In the Maldives.
Doing anything outside – biking on the Prairie Path, hanging out at a local brewery, hiking, grilling a delicious meal, etc.
Travel the world for free.
Only using glass food storage containers & replacing plastic bags with reusable silicone bags!
A Self-Introduction
Social Media Marketing Manager
West Virginia University
6+ years in social media, with previous gigs that included brand-side social media marketing for an organic remedies company and a wine company.
I get paid to post on Instagram.
“The Happiest Place on Earth.”
Uggs and Juicy tracksuits! (Worn together of course)
Confessions of an Insta-holic
What I thought were salt and pepper shakers…but that were actually children’s percussion rattles.
Forgetting my grocery list and successfully remembering/purchasing everything without it.
At a winery in France.
A long walk (I love my neighborhood!)
Running @bravotv’s Instagram account.
Walking to the office.
A Self-Introduction
Account Group Director
Indiana University
20+ years of hard labor in the small agency world.
Being a circus acrobat and plate spinner.
“Never enough time to do it right, but always enough time to do it over.”
Ditto machines and film cameras.
Keeping it Real…Really Real
Tuition for my kid at an out-of-state university.
Changing deadlines so I never miss a deadline.
In a van down by the river.
A 12 oz Red Bull…sugar free.
Disappearing.
Donating old clothes and using public transportation.
A Self-Introduction
Web Developer
I taught myself, with the help of Google and online forums. At age 17, I landed my first gig at an agency in River North.
On and off work at a few small agencies, but spent most of my early 20s as a freelancer with my own LLC.
When you’re doing your homework and trying to find an answer on a website, it’s possible that I may have helped you cheat on your homework.
“Just do it.”
DIY-bleach blonde summer hair.
If You’re Not First, You’re Last
A $20 motorcycle that lived up to its price tag & a Shamwow that was more sham than wow.
Learning quickly, skateboarding, and mechanical bull-riding.
At the golf course, a few drinks in.
Indoor online-dart playing or outdoor fresh-air breathing.
To have no responsibilities for more than 3 hours a day.
Rides an electric and non-electric skateboard for trips on short to medium distances.
A Self-Introduction
Creative Director
Griffith University Australia
Ogilvy, McCann, and YouTube.
I make pretty pictures that help sell things.
“Let’s get ready to rumble.”
Spectreman.
The Art of Political Incorrectness
Marathon Oil Stocks.
Awkward silence.
The middle of the Namibia Desert.
As little work as possible and beer.
For Cardano to become the world currency.
I use energy saving lightbulbs.
A Self-Introduction
VP, Senior Business Analyst/Strategist
University of Wisconsin and Hawaii
Time at Bristol Myers, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Humana.
I take things apart, see how they work, and put them back together. Better.
“Come sail with me.”
Meat and potatoes as the foundation of every “healthy” meal.
The Gems of the Deep River
A dump truck. Off of Ebay.
Scuba diving and airplane piloting.
Pozharsky.
Night landing practice.
Taking a global tour by small aircraft.
