Testimonials
“James was my most trusted account leader, especially in new business, because of his natural ability to build client confidence, quickly understand business challenges, and strong creative taste. What really stuck out to me was the way James built and maintained these relationships for so many years after I left the agency.”
— Lee Newman - President, GSDM
“James’ team-building skills, business understanding, and collaborative approach to brand-building led his teams to develop increasingly innovative and ground-breaking campaigns for our brands that helped the Modelo brand realize immense success and growth. Having worked with many advertising agency leaders, I can honestly say James is one of the most capable and effective I have ever worked with.”
— Ann Legan - VP, Modelo
“James is a true business leader and creative champion. His ability to build trusted relationships with both clients and internal teams was integral in driving work that was both creatively impactful and effective. I valued our time together as partners, as it made the work better and the making of it quite fun. Plus, he’s a really great junior copywriter.”
— Lisa Bright - Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy California
“One of the best account people I ever worked with.”
— Karl Turnbull - Chief Strategy Officer, Cavalry (ex-FCB, Ogilvy)
“James is a smart, candid, committed leader who helped establish a true strategic partnership with me and my team. His combination of strategic thinking, relationship building and marketing instincts contributed significantly to advancing the brand/business while fostering an environment that encouraged forward thinking, the healthy challenging of ideas and creativity. Importantly, James is someone who genuinely cares about the individuals on his team and on the client team. In my 15+ years working in brand marketing, James stands out amongst agency partners as a leader and partner.”
— Duke Zandstra - VP, Hilton
“James possesses an impressive amount of business acumen and strategic prowess, is a natural leader and effective influencer, appreciates healthy debate, and would push us in ways that would make us better marketers. With all of this, he was able to lead his team to create business-driving and award-winning advertising for Tyson's brands, multiple times over. He sets a high bar for agency leadership, and I'm so pleased I was able to work with him.”
— Courtney Ballantini - VP, Tyson Foods