How did you get your start in advertising?

I’ll go first - I was originally going into film.. started shooting tv spots for regional high-end car dealers.. realized I didn’t love production I loved pitching.. been closing deals in the ad game ever since..

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I was at a sexy dot com oriented agency and was recruited traditional agency side then worked my way to proper producing. Started in film production and will probably go back to that or TV shortly.

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I also started in film and landed in adv!

Joe Pytka’s brother John was a hunting buddy of my dad’s. John helped me get my first internship in Pittsburgh, which led to my second internship in NYC, where I was hired without a portfolio as a junior writer when the agency landed the Domino’s Pizza account.

I was a fine art major in college. My dad was a carpenter. He said if I didn’t learn a trade I’d be a starving artist. So I thought, “my best friend’s dad is a sign painter. I’ll learn type and paint signs.” My type teacher in college was Rob Lawton, co-founder of Creative Circus and first educator inductee in The One Club Hall of Fame. He turned me into an ad maker and nurtured me along the way to agency owner and mentor. I’ve been trying to help others do the same throughout my career. It’s been a great experience and life.

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