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tonise
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  • WHAT DO YOU DO AT ENERGY BBDO?

    I am a people and brand enthusiast, blessed to be able to fan the flames of both for a living. I have been part of building a high-energy (in name, spirit, and performance) creative organization that is expert at building our clients' brands by defining what is most meaningful about them and by powerfully expressing that meaning in compelling content.

  • WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?

    I am most proud of our culture of what's possible thinking, high collaboration, and humanity. All that said, we are a thriving work-in-progress with the best yet to come.

  • BACKGROUND ON TONISE.

    I have worked for only two agencies: Leo Burnett and BBDO. The prior taught me how to be an exceptional client business leader. The latter, taught me that what our clients and their brands need above all is creativity. I am a member of the BBDO Worldwide Board. So, I have the best of both worlds. I get to be an entrepreneur at Energy BBDO but with access to the best communications talent, resources, knowledge and brand experience in the world.

dan
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  • WHAT DO YOU DO AT ENERGY BBDO?

    Lead, follow and get out of the way when it makes sense. Sometimes all in one meeting.

  • WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?

    That I am surrounded by all these passionate, tenacious, crazy-smart and super creative people who work here at Energy. It inspires and challenges me to bring my A game everyday.

  • BACKGROUND ON DAN.

    I went to graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern where I fell in love with Chicago. Deeply. Like down in my bones. Outside of living in Seattle for a couple years (and a Coca-Cola project in Tokyo), I've spent most of my professional life here. I'm grateful for opportunities to have worked at outstanding agencies like O&M, DDB, Leo Burnett, Y&R, Publicis and now Energy BBDO. I've also been incredibly lucky to Creative Direct some of the best brands in the world: Dewars. Coca-Cola. Sears. Dell. Anheuser-Busch. Bud Light. And T-Mobile. Getting to shape, influence and create work for brands that have impact in the marketplace, culture and award shows, is incredibly rewarding. Believe me, I don't take it
    for granted.