I'm Dan, a strategic creative leader with over 15 years of experience in a range of creative roles spanning agencies, in-house teams, and personal clients. I approach every new opportunity with the same POV: enter with humility, cultivate diversity, lead by example, make the work meaningful, and have fun :)

I grew up in Alaska and went to school in Portland where I studied Spanish, poetry, and nonviolence (among other practical subjects). After a few years of touring the country with my art-pop band The Lives of Famous Men, I took a left turn and got a job with the State Department in China. But the bureaucratic life was not for me, so I returned to the creative path via 72andSunny's residency program, 72U. Since then, I've hatched ideas for some of the world's most beloved brands like Google and Oatly, and led internal teams at TOMS, Snap, and Expedia.