Six words I live by:
Crash.
Get up.
Go faster.
Repeat.
Born in Joburg.
Learned to ride a bicycle at age two.
A motorcycle at age four.
And still riding today.
Consequently, I have an instinctive, intuitive, intimate understanding of the dangerously delicate balance between risk and reward.
And no lack of courage.
I’m a Los Angeles-based Executive Creative Director with hard-won experience working on many large, challenging, globally-recognized brands like Cadillac, Lexus, Infiniti, Nissan, Fiat, Virgin Atlantic, Flexjet, Indian Motorcycles, The Ritz-Carlton, Pennzoil, Seagram’s, Energizer, Nando’s, and Carl’s Jr. has shaped my philosophy on the business.
I believe that effective advertising can be anything, as long as it’s not neutral. When we challenge or provoke people, we stand out. But more importantly, we stand for something.
I am proud of the work I have done, much of which is award-winning, all of which is effective.
However, I am more proud of the talent I have shaped, and the teams I have built in the process of creating this remarkable work.
I believe deeply in sharing the challenges and collaboratively creating the solutions together—with creatives, strategists, producers, account leads, media partners, production companies, and of course, directly with clients.
AWARDS
• Cannes Gold Lion | Press Campaign
• Cannes Silver Lion | Mobile Campaign
• Cannes Silver Lion | Press Campaign
• Cannes Bronze Lion | Television
• Cannes Bronze Lion | Print
• D&AD | Direct Mail
• One Show Gold | Press Ad
• One Show Bronze | Press Ad
• Too many Effies to count
SKILLS
• Leading large, medium, and small teams
• Using powerful human insights to make strategic leaps
• Building individuals and teams around projects
• Developing integrated platform ideas that translate across all mediums
• Collaborating and creating partnerships that maximize contextual content
• Presenting and selling big ideas
• Directing the creative output
• Pitching and winning new business
• Writing manifestos that define the North Star for the entire team
• Inspiring, growing, and mentoring talent