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Craft: The secret weapon of every client facing an unsolvable problem.

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Crafted creative works.

As a proudly independent creative agency, we’re not in the business of repeating what’s been done before. We’re in the business of push, push, pushing the work until it doesn’t just look good; it drives results for forward-thinking brands. (But also looks very, very good.)

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Crafted strategy works.

“Don’t make ads. Tell the truth.” We’ve been saying that since we opened our doors in 2002. The most effective, growth-goosing ideas create connections between people and brands, so we relentlessly pursue insights and craft strategies that inspire, resonate and make your marketing team look like geniuses.

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Crafted relationships work.

Ideas > egos, all day, every day. Collaboration is at our core, and we believe that doing right by our team, our clients and our clients’ customers leads to work that works harder. It’s a beautiful symbiosis between warm, fuzzy feelings and cold, hard ROI.

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Our Team

Meet the Makers.

Alex Olivero
220
Joel Thomas
210
Stacey Chapman
200
Matt Fast
190
Jim Dunbar
170
Alexis Scott
160
Greg Reifel
150
Bob Volkman
140
David Yang
130
Chris Hill
120
Carrie Seanor
110
Lisa Groot
100
Becky Schultz
90
Jason Donahue
80
Jared El-Mofty
70
Abbey Williams
60
Melissa Valentino
50
Eric Showalter
40
Colin MacGregor
30
Adriana Zavala Griffin
20
Thomas Richie
10
Thomas Richie
Thomas Richie
VP, Creative Director
10
Adriana Zavala Griffin
Adriana Zavala Griffin
VP, Account Director
20
Colin MacGregor
Colin MacGregor
Account Supervisor
30
Eric Showalter
Eric Showalter
Director of Content and Filmmaking
40
Melissa Valentino
Melissa Valentino
VP, Account Director
50
Abbey Williams
Abbey Williams
Account Executive
60
Jared El-Mofty
Jared El-Mofty
Creative Director
70
Jason Donahue
Jason Donahue
Chief Strategy Officer
80
Becky Schultz
Becky Schultz
Director of Content Strategy
90
Lisa Groot
Lisa Groot
VP, Account Director
100
Carrie Seanor
Carrie Seanor
VP, Chief of Production
110
Chris Hill
Chris Hill
Managing Director
120
David Yang
David Yang
Creative Partner, Co-Founder
130
Bob Volkman
Bob Volkman
Creative Partner, Co-Founder
140
Greg Reifel
Greg Reifel
Co-Owner
150
Alexis Scott
Alexis Scott
Senior Account Executive
160
Jim Dunbar
Jim Dunbar
Account Executive
170
Matt Fast
Matt Fast
Designer/Animator
190
Stacey Chapman
Stacey Chapman
Creative Director
200
Joel Thomas
Joel Thomas
Creative Director
210
Alex Olivero
Alex Olivero
Director, Digital Strategy
220
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Take your work seriously but not yourself?

We’re always looking for hungry talent. Whatever your specialty, creativity and collaborative mindset are musts. Strong opinions about Chicago sports are not. (Can’t hurt though.)
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