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At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CEO’ operating in the Graphic Design space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Robert Ladd
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of MGT Capital Investments
Robert Ladd joined MGT Capital Investments as President and CEO in 2011.Mr. Ladd joined the Company in December 2010 as a Director. He was named Interim President and CEO in February 2011, and appointed President and CEO in January 2012. Mr. Ladd is the Managing Member of Laddcap Value Advisors, LLC, which serves as the investment manager for various private partnerships, including Laddcap Value Partners LP. Prior to forming his investment partnership in 2003, Mr. Ladd was a Managing Director at Neuberger Berman, a large international money management firm catering to individuals and institutions. From 1992 through November 2002, Mr. Ladd was a portfolio manager for various high net worth clients of Neuberger Berman. Prior to this experience, Mr. Ladd was a securities analyst at Neuberger from 1988 through 1992. Mr. Ladd is a former Director of InFocus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq – INFS, 2007 to 2009), and served on the board of Delcath Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq – DCTH, 2006-2012). Mr. Ladd has earned his designation as a Chartered Financial Analyst (1986). Based on Mr. Ladd’s familiarity with the Company in serving as our Chief Executive Officer since 2011 and his overall background and experience as an executive in the financial industry, the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors concluded that Mr. Ladd has the requisite experience, qualifications, attributes and skill necessary to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.
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About MGT Capital Investments: MGT Capital and its subsidiaries own and operate social and real money gaming sites online and in the mobile space.
Zack Onisko
CEO of Dribbble
Zack Onisko is CEO at Dribbble, the global community for designers and creative professionals to showcase, promote, discover, and explore design. Dribbble was founded in 2009 and has grown to become the designer community it is today for tens of millions of people around the world. Dribbble is on a mission to build the world’s best platform for designers to gain inspiration, feedback, education, community, and job opportunities. Before Dribbble, Zack began his career nearly 20 years ago as a web designer before shifting into business and executive roles at Autodesk, Creative Market, Hired.com, BranchOut, Monster.com, and Tickle.com. He is responsible for scaling multiple companies to successful exits over the past decade including the Creative Market acquisition by Autodesk in 2014. Zack is a startup investor and advisor working with Indicator Ventures, Dwell magazine, Reforge, and others.
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About Dribbble: Dribbble is a global community where the world’s top designers share, grow, and get hired.
Simon Berg
CEO of Ceros
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About Ceros: Ceros is a cloud-based interactive content creation platform for marketers and designers.
Jordan Rothstein
Founder, CEO of King Tide Creative
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About Furious M, King Tide Creative, Raziel, TravelZeeky: King Tide is a full-service creative agency specifically and intricately designed to surpass the reach of the modern branding machine.
Andrew Cousin
CEO of Circle Graphics
Andrew Cousin is the CEO of Circle Graphics located in Longmont, Colorado and joined the Company in 2012 after leading an investor group that acquired the business from its founder. Circle Graphics is a grand and large format digital printer that is the leading printer of billboards in the United States. In addition, Circle Graphics manufactures and sells personalized wall décor and photo gift products through multiple retail channels. Prior to Circle Graphics, he was the Chairman and CEO of Amersham Corporation, a privately held group of operating companies supplying products to the Aerospace, Automotive, Medical Device and Electronics industries. Mr. Cousin has over 25 years of experience in the acquisition and operation of businesses. Mr. Cousin earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bristol and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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About Circle Graphics: Circle Graphics is a U.S.-based digital printing company that provides services ranging from billboards, canvas wraps, and business signage.
Fredrik Thomassen
CEO & Founder of Superside
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About Superside: Superside is an always-on design company that delivers great design at scale to Enterprise teams.
Melissa Kim
Co-Founder, Co-CEO of Minted
As a co-founder, Melissa has played roles ranging from marketing to finance to chief box packer during the holiday rush. Right now, she is focused on driving traffic and revenue growth. Melissa previously worked in eBay’s Corporate Strategy group and at The Boston Consulting Group.
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About Minted: Minted is a design marketplace that connects users with artists to help them create something one-of-a-kind.
Mariam Naficy
Founder & CEO of Minted
Mariam Naficy, Founder and CEO of Minted, is a pioneer in e-commerce and crowdsourcing. Growing up traveling the world with her family, she learned to appreciate artisanal design and exceptional craftsmanship by experiencing unique design first-hand. In 2007, Mariam saw an opportunity to leverage the internet to help crowdsource great design, starting with stationery. She founded Minted, a marketplace of independent designers, with the mission of bringing the best in independent design to consumers everywhere. Today, Minted sells wall art, stationery, and home goods designed by independent designers and artists to consumers, and also serves as a platform for sourcing design for other retailers and brands. Prior to Minted, Mariam co-founded Eve.com, the first online cosmetics retailer, in 1998 and sold it successfully in 2000. She sits on the Boards of Every Mother Counts and Williams College and on the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council. Mariam was named one of the 100 Powerful Women in 2009 and again in 2019 by Entrepreneur, one of the 100 top Female Founders in 2019 by Inc. and one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company in 2014. Mariam is a graduate of Williams College and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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About Minted: Minted is a design marketplace that connects users with artists to help them create something one-of-a-kind.
Maureen Fan
Co-Founder & CEO of Baobab Studios
CEO & Co-Founder of Baobab Studios.
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About Baobab Studios, Gold House, Producers Guild of America, The World Economic Forum: Baobab Studios is a VR animation company that creates story and character driven cinematic experiences.
Matt Kandela
Co-Founder and CEO of Dear Future
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About Dear Future: Venture Design and Innovation Studio
Shiz Aoki
Co-Founder & CEO of BioRender
Shiz Aoki is the Co-Founder & CEO at BioRender.
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About Anatomize Studios, BioRender: BioRender is a novel science visualization platform for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.
Jesse Genet
Co-Founder and CEO of Lumi
Jesse Genet is the CEO and co-founder of Lumi.com — a modern packaging partner for e-commerce brands.
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About Lumi: Lumi is a packaging supply chain platform for online brands.
Ryo Kikuchi
Chief Executive Officer of ZeBrand Inc.
Ryo Kikuchi, Founder of ZeBrand A visionary by nature, Ryo Kikuchi embarked on his entrepreneurial journey at Morisawa, the leading typeface foundry in Japan, where he acted as Chief Innovation Director and developed expertise in new business development, customer acquisitions, and intrapreneurship. His drive and passion led him to form MORISAWA BRAND NEW LAB in 2017, an internal team dedicated to exploring new and emerging ideas that inform and challenge the current state of the font industry. His most current brainchild is ZeBrand, a web-based branding tool and the first of its kind. As its director and founder, Ryo has led his team from product conception to development, eventually launching and revealing the new product at SXSW in 2019. Ryo holds an MBA from NUCB Business School in addition to spending time at the Rhode Island School of Design as a research fellow with John Maeda in the US and the EDHEC Business School in France. He has recently been featured in various media outlets including Forbes, A/D/O by MINI, Entrepreneur, Killerstartup, WORK MILL with Forbes Japan and NHK (the sole public broadcaster in Japan). He has got chosen as the Enterprise and smart data alternates for SXSW PITCH 2020.
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About ZeBrand Inc.: ZeBrand is a brand-building platform built to help emerging businesses brand their way to growth.
Steve Eilers
Chief Marketing Officer/CEO of Boost Marketing
Steve has been an internet entrepreneur since he was 13 years old, and has spent over half of his life on building and growing successful online businesses.
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About Boost Marketing: Boost Marketing offers innovative technology for Amazon sellers and leverage the platform for its own house brands.
Chad Robley
Chairman & CEO of Mindgruve
Chad is the Cofounder and CEO of Mindgruve (INC. 5000 Company). Since launching the agency in 2001, he has played a key strategic role in helping brands transform their business through marketing and technology. Over the past two decades, he has worked with some of the top global consumer and B2B brands such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, Qualcomm, Oracle, Merck, Live Nation and House of Blues. Prior to Mindgruve, Chad spent more than a decade as a startup entrepreneur building and scaling early stage businesses into mature, sustainable companies. He is now an angel investor and advisor to fast growth companies. Chad also serves on several company and industry boards in the consumer, technology, healthcare and B2B space. Chad is a regular writer and public speaker on the Convergence of Technology and Marketing, Digital Business Transformation and Customer Acquisition Strategies for Rapid Growth Companies.
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About Ad Age Collective, Bay City Brewing Co, Celebration Wishes, Honeymoon Wishes, Mindgruve, Mindgruve Ventures: A Modern Marketing Agency. Ideas connecting brands to people.
Joshua Mayo
Co-Founder & CEO of AllChurch, LLC
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About AllChurch, LLC: Online company providing beautiful graphics for churches.
Curtis Simmons
Founder & CEO of Spectrum
Curtis Simmons Founded NWO Art Gallery in 2012. The NWO Art Gallery was built on one principle, making art the fundamental building block of everyday life. We believe wholeheartedly in the advancement of creativity. Together with our artists, we aim to expand upon the traditional gallery format. About two years ago I had an idea for a mobile art application called Spectrum. I secured 1.5 million funding needed for development and I’ve built a skeleton marketing campaign prior to the apps release on the Apple store. I’ve acquired 5,000 email addresses of leading artists as collateral against zero downloads at launch. I’ve done the research, surveyed the market, ran real life experiments, and all results are reading that Spectrum is scalable.
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About Spectrum: Spectrum is a community-based platform for visual artists.
Brett Lovelady
Founder and CEO of Astro Studios
Brett Lovelady founded Astro Gaming, LLC in 2006 and serves as its Chief Design Officer and President. Brett Lovelady founded Astro Studios, Inc., in 1994 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. At ASTRO, he acts as Chief Design Officer, juggling a variety of directorships and venturous fireballs. His portfolio of work at ASTRO Studios includes the design direction of the Xbox 360, Alienware PCs & laptops, Nike Triax Watches, the original iPaq for Compaq, 2 BusinessWeek Design of the Decade awards and many other industry blockbusters. Brett Lovelady served as Vice President of Design at both Lunar and Frog Design.
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About Astro Studios: They create multi-dimensional brand experiences that define popular culture.
Calvin Tran
CEO of Hype Well
Founder at Hype Well
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About Hype Well: Hype Well executes, manages, and optimizes customer’s all social media and online marketing efforts.
Daniel Lizio-Katzen
CEO of Placeit
Daniel Lizio-Katzen is the CEO of Placeit.
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About Placeit: Placeit is an online design template tool that allows users to create visuals such as logos, videos, mockups, and designs instantly.
Peter Le Bek
Co-founder & CEO of Sketchbox
Peter Le Bek is CEO and co-founder of Sketchbox, the leading design tool for AR & VR. Before starting Sketchbox, Peter spent 6 years working at tech startups in developer and CTO roles.
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About Pioneer Fund, Sketchbox: Sketchbox offers design interactive prototypes for VR/AR.
Aaron Keller
Chief Executive Officer of Capsule Design
Aaron Keller is a founding partner and managing principal of Capsule, where he leads brand development, strategy, research and naming for clients. He has over 20 years of consulting experience in marketing, branding and retail strategy for a range of brands, including Herman Miller, Jack Daniels, Target, SmartWool and 3M. Recently, he co-authored the book The Physics of Brand, which explores the science of branding and design through physics principles. He has spoken on brand, design and entrepreneurship for the University of St. Thomas, University of MN, the American Marketing Association, and more. Aaron has a BA in marketing management from the University of St. Thomas and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
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About Capsule Design: Design firm helping launch new ventures
Alana Range
CEO & Creative Director of Radish Lab
Alana is the founder, CEO, and Creative Director at Radish Lab, an interactive agency focused exclusively on social impact projects. An award-winning journalist turned digital media producer, storyteller, and project manager of all things pixelated, Alana’s been in the industry for over 12 years. She’s worked across three continents but is a Brooklyn girl at heart, not to mention a born-and-raised Canadian, which makes her really nice. Her work has been recognized internationally in publications like Fast Company, the Guardian, CBC, NPR, Discover Magazine, and Mashable. Radish Lab was founded in 2012 from a shared desire to work with excellent people on meaningful projects. They’ve built world-class interactive experiences for the American Museum of Natural History and designed international ad campaigns for the UN Foundation.
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About Radish Lab: Radish Lab is a full-service interactive creative agency focused on people and projects changing the world.
Noah Schultz
President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of The Noah Schultz Company
Noah Schultz is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Noah Schultz Company. As President and CEO, Mr. Schultz is responsible for stewarding every facet of the New York-based digital conglomerate and provides visionary leadership across the companies integrated service offerings and businesses. With direct management responsibilities for the global operations of the company, Mr. Schultz’s attention to detail and focus on developing innovative, industry-leading brand experiences for the companies diversified accounts has shaped the agency’s reputation as an architect of the brands of tomorrow.
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About Eitan Productions, The Noah Schultz Company: The Noah Schultz Company is a full-service international marketing agency headquartered in New York City with offices around the globe.
Kyle Maggard
CEO & Co-Founder of Demly
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About Demly: A premium online marketplace for creative freelance.
Bruce Dugan
President & CEO of Inicia Incorporated
Mr. Dugan began his career in the commercial freight industry; founding and operating several transportation logistics companies that managed many high-profile time-sensitive projects for industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies. He forayed into the entertainment industry founding two nationally-distributed record companies; set up a film production company where he exec exec-produced an indie film distributed by Pathfinder Home Entertainment, and a documentary that aired on Bravo! TV from 2003-2006, as well as other international channels. A former member of the IDA, he served in 2005 on the documentary judging panel of New York Festivals Since 2005 has been pursued technology and media projects Founding Inicia Incorporated,
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About Incognito Worldwide, Inicia Incorporated, Intech Creative LLC: A content develop and management company.
Joel Quadracci
CEO of Quad/Graphics
Joel Quadracci serves as the chief executive officer and president of Quad/Graphics. At Quad/Graphics, he fulfilled a variety of sales and strategy roles before becoming president and chief executive officer in 2006. Prior to joining Quad/Graphics, he served at QuadWinkowski, holding similar positions. Quadracci holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Skidmore College.
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About Quad/Graphics: Quad/Graphics delivers high-performance solutions that help you capitalize on the power of print to drive success across all media channels.
Shira Abel
CEO of Hunter & Bard
Shira Abel, as the CEO at Hunter & Bard with MBA from Kellogg and experienced in B2B and SaaS marketing on international level, is a sought-after speaker on marketing. Shira’s success in running her own digital marketing agency, serving as CMO for multiple SaaS startups, and teaching marketing internationally, allows her to share her hands-on experience. She serves as a mentor at 500 Startups, and helps underdeveloped nations build their entrepreneurship as her philanthropy work.
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About Hunter & Bard, Pavilion: Account-based marketing and design agency
Jennifer Chen
Co-founder/CEO of dipp
Jennifer is the co-founder and CEO of dipp, an A.I. powered SaaS platform that creates result-driven art direction for display ads. Born in Taiwan, educated abroad and sharpened in New York, Jennifer is an award-winning product designer whose work sits at the intersection of advertising media and business development. Her advertising and design know-how comes from producing work for giants like Citibank, Hilton, Penguin Random House Publishing, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and more. Jennifer’s business expertise comes from managing a multi-million dollar lighting distribution company, where she learned the ins and outs of manufacturing costs, packaging, and distribution of thousands of products. In March 2018, Jennifer returned to Taiwan after 16 years of being abroad, with the ambition to invest in Taiwan by combining her skillsets and building an innovative advertising technology.
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About dipp: dipp is a design automation SaaS enabling brands to launch products by automating cross-channel visual creation.
Stephen Corby
CEO & Founder of Specless
Stephen initially saw the need for a product like Specless while at CBS Interactive where he managed mobile monetization for properties such as CNET.com and CBSNews.com. His time at CBS and his previous experience at a global creative agency working with Fortune 500 brands has given him a unique perspective on the process of creating and running successful campaigns. Stephen’s work experience, combined with his award-winning design background and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of Michigan, has proven to be a combination perfectly suited for building a new way to create ads for the responsive web.
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About Specless: Specless empowers publishers to evolve beyond tired display ad formats and bring to market a more valuable advertising experience.
Christopher Arnoldi
CEO of Uhsome
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About Health Digital, Uhsome: Online Marketing & Web Development
Prashant Sengar
Chief Executive Officer of Webby Central
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About AppsChopper, HTMLPanda, Sparx IT Solutions, Webby Central: Webby Central is a growth driven marketing agency, that hold expertise in website design, digital marketing & branding,
Josh Farkas
Founder and CEO of Cubicle Ninjas
Josh Farkas is the CEO of Cubicle Ninjas, a full-service design agency. Their award-winning creative work spans fresh start-ups to innovative Fortune 1000 clients, resulting in the launch of dozens of hand-crafted virtual reality applications across nearly all industries.
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About Cubicle Ninjas: Cubicle Ninjas’ world-class creative experts have innovated for dozens of the Fortune 1000.
Russ Perry
Founder & CEO of Design Pickle
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About Design Pickle, YEC: Design Pickle offers unlimited graphic design support for your day-to-day business needs.
John Meyer
Co-Founder and CEO of Lemonly
John T. Meyer is the CEO/Co-Founder of Lemon.ly. John’s mission is to make the world an easier place to understand. Lemon.ly is visual marketing firm that specializes in infographics, data viz and interactive graphics. A serial entrepreneur who started his first company in his college dorm room and brofounded 9 Clouds with his brother, Scott. John is a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council and in 2010 was featured as Businessweek’s Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25. He also is a frequent speaker talking about visual marketing, design and entrepreneurship in conferences all over the country.
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About Lemonly: Lemonly is a visual marketing firm that specializes in infographics, interactive graphics, and UI/UX design.
David Costello
Founder & CEO of ServiceScape
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About ServiceScape: A freelance marketplace for editors, translators, graphic designers, and writers.
Michael Huh
Founder/CEO of Mobyle
Michael brings his passion for golf to the team. He loves to play every chance he gets, is always on the go, and absolutely hates making bogeys. Creating an awesome company culture is his goal, and when he’s not golfing or working with the team, he’s thinking about food and what he’s going to eat next.
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About Golfalong, Mobyle: Mobyle is a digital agency that specializes in web design and development, branding, SEO, content creator, graphic design and web apps.
Adam Perlis
CEO/Founder of Academy Product Design Agency
Adam Perlis is the CEO, Academy Product Design Agency.
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About Academy Product Design Agency, Dream Projects: We are a Product Design Agency with a Human-Centered Approach. Specializing in UX/UI, Product Strategy, Product Management and Research.
Rafael Arroyo
CEO, Founder of Bexi
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About Bexi, Hackers/Founders: All-in-one basic marketing tool. Helping non-marketers creating and launch campaigns in minutes.
Matthew Winters
President & CEO of Austin Visuals 3D Animation Studio
Matthew Winters attended Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia and was awarded a BFA in Visual Effects. He also attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas contributing to award-winning team projects in Computer Science. Since 2007, Matthew has led teams to create high quality animation and compelling graphics for companies such as The Discovery Channel, NASA, Landmark Films, and Page Southerland Page. Matthew continues to create groundbreaking graphics, graphic design, 3D animation & visualization, film visual effects and architectural rendering projects, and today, the Founding Managing Director of the Austin Visuals 3D Animation Studio.
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About Austin Visuals 3D Animation Studio: Austin Visuals is an award winning, full-service 3D Animation Studio and creative agency.
Rob Brady
CEO & Design Director of Robrady Design
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About Robrady Design: Robrady design is a multi-disciplinary product design and development studio.
Aaron Lee
Founder and CEO of iluma Agency
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About iluma Agency: Iluma Agency provides digital marketing services, including paid search, branding, and Web and application development.
Nick Kalm
Founder, President and CEO of Reputation Partners
Nick Kalm is president of Reputation Partners, LLC, the communications firm he founded in 2002. He brings more than 30 years of experience in leading public relations firms and major multinational corporations. Nick has worked with companies, not-for-profits and educational institutions in enhancing, protecting and rebuilding their reputations. His clients have ranged from Fortune 500 and “Most Admired” to middle-market organizations across a wide range of industries and geographies. A graduate of Kenyon College, and a resident of Northfield, Ill., Nick enjoys playing with his son Jack, exercising, reading or going out to dinner and a show with his wife Tracy.
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About Reputation Partners: Reputation Partners LLC is a full service, integrated communications firm based in Chicago.
Erik Reagan
Co-Founder, CEO of Focus Lab
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About Focus Lab, Watson Works: A brand agency on a mission to build brands that lead and inspire. Visual + verbal identities for companies around the world.
Shahrouz Varshabi
Founder & CEO of Designity
Shahrouz Varshabi is a worldwide renown visual design and web technology professional, creative and innovative who has bases in New York City. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of Designity, an educational startup company which managed to fundamentally change the notion of design education solving at the same time the huge problem of unemployment and student debt in the design industry across the U.S. Being above all a creative entrepreneur, Shahrouz loves to discuss and debate creative ideas motivating people to pursue their dreams, everything resulting in a funny and intellectual conversation that is both inspiring and compelling people to succeed and follow their dreams. Another unique virtue is Shahrouz’s strong storytelling talent, which combined with a biting sense of humor influence and transforms each project he’s getting his hands on.
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About Designity: Your On-Demand Virtual Creative Team
Trevor Hubbard
Founder , CEO & Executive Creative Director of Butchershop Creative
Trevor Hubbard is the founder and executive creative director of the fastest growing San Francisco creative agency Butchershop. A multidisciplinary designer, he has led hundreds of award-winning brand transformations, product launches, and marketing strategies. His work has shaped the trajectories of startups and global brands alike, including The San Francisco Giants, C3 Energy, Google, Microsoft, Lennar, Okta, Vodafone, and Zuora. Hubbard holds degrees in film studies and multidisciplinary design. He lives in Mill Valley, California with his girlfriend and their children. They love to ski and travel.
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About Butchershop Creative: Butchershop is a global brand experience agency specialized in brand strategy, culture, design, content and digital experiences
Steph Russell
CEO of Vizually
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About Vizually: On-Demand Digital Marketing, Design, & Websites for Startups and Small Businesses
John Doffing
CEO of Walls 360
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About Walls 360: Walls360 is a provider of an online platform used to offer wall graphic products.
Eric Cozart
CEO / Founder of Marketing Market
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About Marketing Market: The only marketplace dedicated to designers and marketers.
Jon Jordan
CEO of Atlantic BT
Jon Jordan joined Atlantic Investment Partners as CEO in 1998.
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About Atlantic BT: Atlantic BT builds award-winning web solutions across a multitude of industries.
Amy Balliett
Founder & CEO of Killer Infographics
Amy Balliett is the Chief Swiss Army Knife, CEO, and co-founder of Killer Infographics, a Seattle-based industry leader in visual communication. She owned her first company, a candy store and ice cream parlor, at the age of 17. Following her move to Seattle, she built a successful career in SEO and marketing before co-founding Killer Infographics in 2010. In the five years since, the visual communication industry has evolved at an exponential pace with Killer Infographics at the helm. Balliett has made a name for herself as a leader in the industry and has shared what she’s learned as both an instructor for the School of Visual Concepts and Lynda.com, as well as a presenter at AdobeMAX, the Seattle Interactive Conference, SXSW V2V, and more. Killer Infographics has designed more than 4,000 infographics, motion graphics, and interactive graphics for over 300 clients around the globe, including Microsoft, Boeing, Adobe, Nikon, Starbucks, the National Endowment for the Arts, the United Nations, and more.
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About Killer Infographics, Killer Visual Strategies: Killer Infographics is a leading visual communication agency born and raised in the heart of Seattle.
Frank Taylor
CEO of The Cents factory
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About The Cents factory: The Cents factory is a Provider of an online platform
Jaclyn Kramer
President & CEO of Onramp Creative
Passionate and strategic marketing professional with 17 years of experience in marketing program management, demand generation, social media, content development, product marketing, branding, and strategic planning. Proven track record in raising companies to the next level through innovative marketing strategies, messaging, and brand recognition. Having spent many years delivering marketing results for companies, I fully understand the need to thoroughly understand the buyer and target audience in order to adapt messaging and deliver effective campaigns. Currently the President and CEO of Onramp, a boutique inbound marketing and creative agency where we service companies of all sizes and in all industries. I’m passionate about marketing and branding and thrive in an innovative environment where big ideas are brought to life. Throughout her career, Jaclyn has been successful at: > Creating and delivering marketing plans for current products and new product launches, globally > Devising a content marketing and social media strategy, including the creation of content > Consistently delivering results by utilizing traditional and digital marketing strategies across various channels, producing leads and building pipeline > Evaluating marketing programs and activities to ensure an optimal return on investment > Collaborating with local and global teams, including product management, product marketing, sales, public relations, and executive leadership SPECIALITIES: lead generation campaigns, marketing strategy, inbound marketing, program management, content marketing, social media, marketing operations, lead scoring, lead nurturing, sales enablement, event management, competitive analysis, branding, data analysis, budget management, Salesforce.com, Hubspot, Marketo, Eloqua, WordPress.
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About Onramp Creative: Onramp is a boutique marketing and design agency with a passion for ramping up brands and business results.
Renata Amaral Morris
Founder and CEO of EAT Studio
As the Founder and CEO of EAT, a Los Angeles and Paris based creative studio working internationally across design and branding. Joined by over 17 years of her own experience in the field, Renata’s role in the studio is one as EAT’s director and go-getter, comprehensively leading all facets of the business. From closing deals to elevating the success of clients, Renata’s exceptional ability to interpret client needs and translate them into effective creative direction has allowed her to build deep relationships with some of the world’s premiere brands. Collaborating with the likes of Amazon, Adidas, Netflix, Twitch, Red Bull, EA Games, Blizzard/Activision, Polygon, and many many more. Sensitively tackling each project, person, or problem with an appreciation – and indeed fascination – of emotion and understanding.
Featured in industry heavy-hitters such as Forbes, Business Today, and Design Week, Renata continues to further her calling as a design educator and speaker. Regularly lecturing within the creative scene, as well as extending this artistic discussion into the world of business and lifestyle. It is without a doubt Renata’s mindful approach to both her life external to design, as well as inevitably her artistry, that helped lead EAT to its firmly rooted position it finds itself in. A position of international service and esteem. Hailing from Brazil, Renata’s journey to where she finds herself now wasn’t always an easy route to walk. But this path has graciously influenced her professional philosophy, prioritizing empathy, warmth, and openness to innovation. Positioning her as a true and thoughtful leader in her field.
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About EAT Studio: EAT Studio is a creative studio that delivers branding and design.
Thomas Truett
CEO of Make Me Modern
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About Make Me Modern, SearchTrackr, TapPayroll: Engineering powerful digital identities and solutions that drive traffic, leads and revenue to your business.
Jan Beránek
Founder & CEO of Usertechnologies
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About Usertechnologies: Usertechnologies helps companies build interfaces and apps with an incredible level of detail in prototyping and execution.
Brendan Reynolds
CEO of Moment
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About Moment: Moment operates as a design and strategy firm.
Robert Fowler
Co-Founder & CEO of CatalystCreativ
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About CatalystCreativ: CatalystCreativ is an experience studio.
Aaron Alwell
Partent and CEO of Limitless Group
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About Limitless Group: Limitless Group is a creative agency firm that provides traditional marketing, web marketing and media management services.
Phil Hoffman
Founder and CEO of Page Per Page
Phil Hoffman is the founder and CEO of Page Per Page.
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About Page Per Page: Page Per Page provides marketing communications, printing services, publishing, and in-house print management solutions.
Brent Nicholson
CEO of radioactive
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About radioactive: Immersive Virtual Reality Film and Digital Experiences
Hash Moody
CEO/Founder of Azoora, Inc.
As the CEO of Azoora, I define my mission and that of my company as empowering every person and every organization to achieve more going digital, whether be it their websites or mobile apps. We all know that you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and your customers’ first view of you is often your online presence. Making yourself and your business look *even more* attractive to your (potential as well as current) clients is vital, and Azoora takes care of that for you. We all know that we live in a very brand-conscious world, and brands drive commerce. This applies to everything from social media to advertising to websites, apps & more. We create websites & mobile apps that reinforce your brand, sell YOU, and your business.
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About Azoora, Inc.: We assemble Responsive Websites & Intelligent Apps. All-together with an experience beyond the ordinary.
Hash Moody
CEO/Founder of Azoora, Inc.
As the CEO of Azoora, I define my mission and that of my company as empowering every person and every organization to achieve more going digital, whether be it their websites or mobile apps. We all know that you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and your customers’ first view of you is often your online presence. Making yourself and your business look *even more* attractive to your (potential as well as current) clients is vital, and Azoora takes care of that for you. We all know that we live in a very brand-conscious world, and brands drive commerce. This applies to everything from social media to advertising to websites, apps & more. We create websites & mobile apps that reinforce your brand, sell YOU, and your business.
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About Azoora, Inc.: We assemble Responsive Websites & Intelligent Apps. All-together with an experience beyond the ordinary.
Mark Weber
CEO of Strum
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About Cana’s Feast Winery, Strum: Strum offers branding, identity design, segmentation, marketing strategy, analytics, digital display, video and motion graphics services.
Mark Weber
CEO of Strum
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About Cana’s Feast Winery, Strum: Strum offers branding, identity design, segmentation, marketing strategy, analytics, digital display, video and motion graphics services.
Rahul Sharma
Founder and CEO of Overseas DTP
Rahul Sharma is the founder and CEO of Overseas DTP.
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About Overseas DTP: Overseas DTP provides high-quality translation services in more than 200+ languages.
Alexandra Renee Poelstra
Chief Executive Officer of ALL MAVEN
Gray Matter behind ALL MAVEN. Christian, Mother & Analytical Creative. Exceptionally good at solving problems in life & business. Exceptionally Good. #GodIsLove
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About ALL MAVEN, DIOS Health, KNOWLIGATION: ALL MAVEN is a small and mighty enterprise in the business of developing brands across multiple industries from marketing to tech.
Jonathan Days
Chief Executive Officer of ALQMY
Jonathan Days co-founded ALQMY in August 2017, since which he has been serving as its chief executive officer.
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About ALQMY: ALQMY is a group of creative makers that craft solutions for brands, startups, and organizations of all kinds.
Jonathan Days
Chief Executive Officer of ALQMY
Jonathan Days co-founded ALQMY in August 2017, since which he has been serving as its chief executive officer.
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About ALQMY: ALQMY is a group of creative makers that craft solutions for brands, startups, and organizations of all kinds.
Lee Francis
Co-Founder and CEO of Native Realities
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About Native Realities: Indigenous Comics, Games, Toys and Digital Media
Lee Francis
Co-Founder and CEO of Native Realities
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About Native Realities: Indigenous Comics, Games, Toys and Digital Media
Dan Strougo
CEO of LogoChef
Co-founder of LogoChef.com.br
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About LogoChef: LogoChef is an online design agency that develops visual identity for private tutors, and micro- and small-businesses.
