“Inspired by the creativity obscured by the accepted. Driven by the powerful notion that authenticity moves mountains.”

11 Years of Brand Experience

 

Creative Director.

Heinz (2022)
Valisure (2019-2021)
Athlete Era (2021)
One Chronicle (2019)

Brand Identity Developer.

Save The Monopolies (2022)
No Big Tech Money (2022)
Athlete Era (2021)
Miles Square Labs (2021)
Heine Development Corporation (2021)
WMIX Saturday Sports Show (2020)
Unveiled Media (2018)
KCOU News (2015)
Sugar Mama’s Oven

Product Designer.

Thumb Thumb No Thumb (2019-2021)
KlineTech (2012-2014)

Graphic Designer.

KCOU (2014-2016)
Rotary International (2015)
The Meadows (2013-2015)
Northwest Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center (2013)
Central High School (2011)
Community University (2011)

Videographer.

Heinz (2022)
Blue Buffalo (2022)
Wyoming Whiskey (2021)
Valisure (2019)

Art Director.

Beyond Meat (2021-2022)
Yelp (2020-2022)
Beautiful Day Organics (2019-2022)
AT&T (2022)
IHOP (2022)
Firehouse Subs (2022)
Blue Buffalo (2022)
Clif Kids (2021)
Miles Square Labs (2021)
Postmates (2021)
Hendricks (2021)
Morningstar Farms (2021)
Impossible Burger (2021)
Ethel M Chocolates (2021)
Jagermeister (2021)
Thumb Thumb No Thumb (2019-2021)
Bulleit Bourbon (2021)
Pepsi (2021)
Burberry (2021)
Miles Square Labs (2021)
Wyoming Whiskey (2021)
Kellogs (2021)
Fox/Crime Scene Kitchen (2021)
Remy Martin (2021)
Blue Moon (2021)
Stella Artois (2021)
Corona Premier (2021)
Visa (2021)
Jose Cuervo (2021)
Cazadores Tequila (2021)
Anheuser Busch (2018)
Overwatch League (2018)
T-Mobile (2018)
Bud Light/Budweiser (2018)
Michelob Ultra (2018)
Love Beer Fest (2018)
Jayson Tatum Foundation (2018)
Dairy Queen (2018)
Man-Made Change (2017)

Lead UI/UX Developer/Designer.

Save the Monopolies (2022)
Day of Inaction (2022)
No Big Tech Money (2021-2022)
Demand Progress (2021-2022)
Athlete Era (2021)
Schumer Score Card (2021)
Valisure (2019-2021)
One Chronicle (2019)
Man-Made Change (2017)
Meadow’s Reality (2014)
Findley Law Firm (2012)

UI/UX Designer.

Medly (2021)
VisualMax (2019)
KlineTech (2012-2014)

Creative + Ad Strategist.

Athlete Era (2021)
One Chronicle (2019)
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (2019)

Digital Strategist.

Postmates (2021-2022)
PetSmart (2022)
Cholula (2022)
The Farmer’s Dog (2022)
McCormick (2022)
Frank’s Red Hot (2021-2022)
Hendrick’s Gin (2021)
Beyond Meat (2021)
Ethel M Chocolates (2021)
Kaldi’s Coffee (2018)
Breakout COMO (2019)

The Tool Belt

Full Adobe Creative Suite. Sketch. Google Ad Network. Sizmek. StreamLabs/OBS. Procreate. G-Suite. Microsoft Office Suite.

Education

  • Master of Arts

    2019. University of Missouri - Columbia. Strategic Communication + Advertising. Researcher of authenticity and creativity in advertising.

  • Bachelor of Journalism

    2018. University of Missouri - Columbia. Strategic Communication + Art Direction. Business Minor & Philosophy Minor.

  • Certifications and Honors

    Multicultural Certificate. Google Ad Certification. Google Analytics Individual Qualification. Mimic Pro Certificate.

    2018 Art & Design Showcase. The Mizzou Leadership Academy. Missouri School of Journalism Dean’s List.

INSPIRED BY CREATIVITY. 

DRIVEN BY AUTHENTICITY.

 

I have been inspired by creativity since I was a child; learning to express myself through music, art and storytelling. I've decided to dedicate my life to the pursuit of the creative. I want to use the skills and talents I've developed to help others tell the stories that are important to them.

It's irrefutable: people are inspired by creativity. Creativity causes change. Creativity is this powerful tonic that influences the way we perceive the world around us. It turns the mundane into the extraordinary. It takes the hardest problems and offers the craziest solutions. Creativity is a drug. It's addictive. Once you’re hooked it can be impossible to quit it.

​Creativity is not an execution. Creativity is a lifestyle. There's no soy-creativity—it can't be substituted. It's original. It's diverging from the norm. Creativity is never settling and learning as much as you can, as each new experience gives us one more frame to see the world through.

 However it is not good enough to just be creative when you become the narrator for someone else's story. Sure the vehicle needs to look nice. It needs to draw eyes and interest. Maybe this car has three wheels, or three hundred, but the engine needs to be built of authenticity. Without authenticity at it's core, the stories we tell are meaningless. Creativity can drive people to listen to stories, but authenticity makes people believe in them.

Being authentic is hard when you're speaking for others. You are naturally in a position of inauthenticity; the voice you are speaking with is someone else's. The only way you can combat this is by committing yourself to knowing a the story beyond a creative brief. Know who it is you're speaking for, and I mean really know. Learn who they are, what they stand for, what drives them and the very purpose of their existence. Communicating authentically then grows from the desire to do good work and do good by the people who trust you to speak for them.

I believe that powerful work is created in the place where creativity and authenticity meet: formed by those who are inspired by creativity and driven by authenticity.