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Almost an Atlanta native, Bill left to become Associate Creative Director at some of the best of the big agencies – BBDO/NY, Saatchi and Saatchi, Doner, Hill Holliday – before returning home to found our agency with Scott in 1999. Bill’s creative credentials include work that has been recognized in most every advertising award show including Cannes, One Show, Addy’s, Communication Arts, Hatch, Obies and Tellies.

An art director by training, Scott spent the first ten years of his advertising career in the Midwest at agencies Lawler Ballard, Northlich, DDB and Wolf, and Blumberg & Krody, where he was Creative Director. He also served as Creative Director at agencies Fahlgren/Atlanta and Henderson Advertising in Greenville, SC. Scott has been responsible for internationally award-winning campaigns for Michelin, Spray ‘n Wash, Pringles and Fantastic.

• Manages creative workflow through the agency
• Print and broadcast production expert
• Unflappable in staring down deadlines and account executives

• Possesses both client side and agency account management experience
• Strategic thinker with equal ability to keep track of every job detail
• Also uses account management skills to juggle her three kids

• Heads the agency’s Studio Group
• Owned his own graphic design studio before joining us
• Drives a ’78 Suburban only a salvage yard could love

• Ran her own graphic design studio for eight years
• Experienced in food, financial, healthcare, technology – and about everything else
• Possessing of the agency’s most quietly deadly sense of humor

• Graduated from the University of Kentucky
• Started in media before finding her home in account management
• Reality TV junkie who’ll watch anything "unscripted"

• Detail specialist who never lets anything slip
• Began interning at Frederick Swanston while in high school
• Has same last name as another employee - coincidence?

· Organizational specialist who cheerfully tackles the tasks everyone hates
· Energetic, efficient and effective girl who advocates for the art of alliteration
· Almost 6’ 1” when the Atlanta humidity hits her ‘fro!

Dean began his career in account management at J. Walter Thompson, where he helped win a National Effie and Georgia Campaign of the Year awards from the American Marketing Association. He later served as Account Director and Director of Marketing/Brand Planning at Austin Kelley Advertising, an Interpublic agency. Dean also headed the B2B/Consumer business unit for Grizzard, one of the nation’s largest direct/database marketing agencies.

Rick has held creative leadership roles at major national agencies (BBDO, Hill Holiday, McCann Worldwide and Arnold) and in the 1990’s founded Ender Partners Atlanta. An accomplished strategist and creative director, Rick has been recognized as Atlanta Creative Director of the Year by Atlanta Business Chronicle, and as Southeast Television Copywriter of the Year by AdWeek in addition to winning in virtually every advertising award competition.

How many agencies can boast of having on-staff the former Chief Marketing Officer of one of the most respected academic medical centers in the country – Emory Healthcare in Atlanta? Prior to her 13 years at Emory Una held marketing roles at Charter Medical Corporation and Southern Regional Medical Center. Possessing big talent combined with an almost unnatural energy, Una brings a real-world healthcare client perspective that is almost never found in an advertising agency.

• Highly conceptual creative talent experienced in print, web design, television
• Teaches art direction at Atlanta’s renowned Portfolio Center
• Baby face often has him mistaken for Portfolio Center student

• Highly-structured, disciplined accountant and CPA
• Responsible for client billing and financial accountability
• Believes accounting for every penny isn’t life and death – it’s much more important

• Lead graphic designer in the agency
• Cranks out seemingly limitless amount of work with style and a smile
• Possesses uncanny ability to read art directors’ minds

• Specialist in front and backend web, mobile, software and social development
• Unlike many web strategists, truly “gets” the big picture
• Has traveled extensively doing outreach and relief work around the world

• Managed huge budgets at some of the biggest agencies
• Adept at integrating traditional and digital to maximize effectiveness
• Daredevil who enjoys paragliding, whitewater rafting, tandem skydiving