Meet The Team

• Co-founded Media Arts Group with artist, Thomas Kinkade, and grew the business to $5+ billion of retail sales

• Served as chairman and CEO who took the company public on NASDAQ and later moved to the NYSE

• Founder of Creative Brands Group, licensing agency managing leading celebrity and entertainment brands

• Founder of Immersive Artistry, an experiential entertainment business that recently launched its “A Game For Life” with the NFL Hall of Fame 

• 25 Years Agency leadership top creative ad agencies

• TBWA\Chiat\Day and Saatchi & Saatchi in charge of top clients

• Award winning creative brand strategist

• CEO of the Dove Foundation (Dove.org); lead the growth and brand development and merger with four other faith based media brands to create an integrated media company.

• Inspiring leader of thriving teams.

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• Technology / AI Innovation leader 

• Turnaround/Growth CEO of Purpose-Driven Nonprofits

• Head of Marketing
  Infiniti/Nissan

• Chief Marketing Officer
  Zondervan Publishing

• Global Chief Marketing Officer
  Calumet Photographic 

• Commercial Photographer

• Art Center College of Design - BFA​

• Inventor of 9 patents, including the GaffGun, focused on creating tools that drive industry innovation.

• Co-owner of Optic8 Integration, specializing in immersive experiences and LED volumes.

• Co-owner of Wired Bull Servers and Trilogy Studios, expanding his influence in tech and entertainment.

• Adjunct professor at global universities, passionate about using technology to empower future storytellers.​
  
   

• Entrepreneur and business leader with expertise in nonprofit, technology, and media ventures.

• International reputation through his work with prominent business and government figures across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East

• Executed strategies across a wide range of industries, from movie production and corporate social responsibility to global communications.

• His leadership and contributions have made a lasting positive impact on the global community.