The Whole Theme

In his spare time my grandfather was a painter. Still lifes, landscapes, cityscapes. Since he died when I was an infant I never actually knew him, but apparently the creative gene made the trip.

I spent my childhood filling sketchbooks. Decades later and my favorite part of the creative process is still putting pencil to paper.

I started my career in New York City designing trading cards. Baseball, basketball, football, Marvel, Star Wars, Pokémon. If it came in a foil pack and caused arguments on a school bus, I probably had a hand in it. It was a really fun way to learn the business side of the creative process.

From there I found my way into brand, campaign, and communications work, which is where I've been ever since and where I've found what I actually love about this field: the problem solving. A blank page can be scary at first, but there's no better feeling than working through a real creative challenge and landing on a solution that feels like it was meant to be. That part never gets old.

My career eventually took me deep into B2B, where I've spent a lot of time figuring out how to make complicated things easier to understand. It takes some effort, especially when you're communicating with people who know the subject inside and out. But I enjoy finding what really matters and the best way to communicate it. The challenges can be harder than they look and the budgets are almost always smaller than you'd like. I've learned to love both.

When I'm not working I'm usually in the garden, in the woodshop, or attempting a home repair I may or may not be qualified for. There's creativity in it all. Turns out that's kind of the whole theme.

I'm based in Cleveland, Ohio, and genuinely excited about what comes next.

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