Marketing and sales guy. Soup-to-nuts brand creator.
How many years have you been a judge?
5+
What are your responsibilities in your current role and what do you love most about your job?
Learn, share, and teach. Freedom. Time to read, write, and ponder.
What inspired you to pursue your career path?
Love of telecom products. Mentor inspiration and encouragement. The people.
What was your first job in the industry? What did it teach you?
Manager of Direct & Commercial Sales for Time Warner Cable in Columbus. O-H…!
What do you look for to determine excellence in video?
Originality. Purpose. Enthusiasm. Emotion. Connection. Maybe humor.
What initiatives or projects are you working on now that excite you?
Finding my place. Finally finishing my book. Reinvention.
Tell us about a moment of recognition that had an effect on you – whether personal or official? What does recognition mean to you and why is it important in our industry?
When our creative team earned their first Gold Telly Award. Numerous awards were received over the years. That one meant a lot to the team. It demonstrated that being recognized as the “best” is a possibility.
Do you have any specific practices you lean on to spark creativity?
Journaling and reading. Staying aware of my surroundings. Traveling off the beaten path. Admiring art and cultural diversity.
In your experience, what is a significant change you are seeing happen in the video, television, and/or film industry, and what insight can you share about how to navigate it?
Creative that resonates on traditional and digital platforms. Now vice versa.
What excites you about judging for the Telly Awards?
Inspired to be more creative. Idea generation. Thinking about ad creative as an art. Power of evaluation. Spirit of competition.
