I've been in a movie you've never seen, written a book you've never read, and played in a band you've never heard.
You really should get out more.
Right out of the gate I won an Emmy Award for my first commercial. (Okay, it was a local Emmy but the locale was New York City.) That award brought me to San Francisco where I'm currently an Associate Creative Director / Writer.
I'm experienced at building established brands—and introducing new ones to the marketplace—in a multitude of categories:
Consumer Products & Retail: Kohler, adidas, Nokia, Pernod Ricard brands: [Jameson, The Glenlivet, Chivas Regal and Malibu], Dairy Queen, The Exploratorium, Olive Garden, ShopAtHome
Tech (Consumer and B2B): VMware, Dolby, Seagate, Quantum, Cisco, EA Sports, Yahoo!, Zynga, Adobe, Go-To Meeting, ExtraHop, DocuSign, Couchbase, Figleaf, Persado, RingCentral, TrendMicro
Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality: Exploratorium, San Francisco Dungeons, Steve & Kate's Camps, Marriott, Courtyard, Fairfield Inn & Suites, River Rock Casino
Financial Services: Deloitte, Bank of the West, Battery Ventures
Education: Berkeley-Hass School of Business, Golden Gate University, San Jose State University, Hastings College of the Law, Dev Bootcamp
Medical & Healthcare: VSP (Vision Service Plans), Varian Medical, Bolton, Procept Biorobotics, Edwards Lifesciences, Phonak, Advanced Bionics,