Early in my career, I worked as a copywriter in Chicago for ad giants Foote, Cone & Belding (Impact) and Barry Blau & Partners (Direct Edge). In the late 90’s, the Internet boom lured me to New York, where I served as director of marketing for eShare Technologies and chief branding officer for startup Query Object. Later, I returned to the midwest and worked as the chief creative officer at Pure before joining the faculty at the Missouri School of Journalism. Lately, i’ve been doing some cool experiential work for 160over90.
Some of my more memorable moments include talking with singer James Brown, hosting online chats with astronaut John Glenn and Koko the gorilla, writing ads for sports legends Gordie Howe and Patrick Ewing, and crowdfunding several eurostyle board games that have been translated into 11 languages. I have won a number of Gold ADDY awards and a Silver Microphone National Winner for excellence in radio advertising. Once, I was even voted “Most Likely to Win at Scrabble.”
Shoot me an email at mark@oddbirdgames.com if you’d like to get in touch!