Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Brian is a serial creative entrepreneur, having founded 3 international agencies since 1999 - strawberryfrog (sold interest in 2008), Amsterdam Worldwide, & Amsterdam Berlin. Brian has extensive experience building brands internationally, and was amongst the first disruptors of the traditional network agency model. He has led highly regarded global work brands as diverse as Intel, Chevrolet, Opel, Mitsubishi, Heineken, Pernod Ricard, Feadship, Asics/ Onitsuka Tiger, & Panasonic. The work has been recognised with top international awards including Gold Lion, EFFIE, and Grand Prix. He is a regular speaker at international conferences from Shanghai to Istanbul, Toronto to Sao Paolo, and was a featured speaker at Cannes Lions. He is also a frequent commentator for business and trade press worldwide. Canadian-born, he has lived in Costa Rica, Iran, and The Netherlands. Fluent in several languages, he strives not to embarrass his kids while speaking Dutch. He has an irrational attachment to Ajax, Arsenal, and the Montreal Canadiens. It’s rumoured he once bartered 40 containers of frozen chicken to pay for an ad campaign in the former CIS.
Chief Cook and bottle washer.