OUR ADVISORS
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Just seasoned professionals who’ve seen the good, bad, and ugly sides of their industry, and know what it takes to succeed.
FEATURED ADVISORS
ILLUSTRATOR & ANIMATOR
Industries
Illustration
Dominic is an award-winning illustrator and animator who has been recognized by the Art Directors Club, the 3x3 illustration annual, and the World Illustration Awards.
Dominic also worked for over ten years in fashion as a costume designer and stylist for a range of artists including The Spice Girls, Britney Spears, and David Beckham.
He is a graduate of the Illustration program at ArtCenter College of Design where he currently teaches business practices to graduating students.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & ENTREPRENEUR
Industries
Marketing
I am an award winning creative director, strategist and creative consultant. As a creative director with a wealth of practical knowledge across a broad range of disciplines, clients bring me in to solve both conceptual and practical problems in experiential, branding, strategy and hospitality.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & ART DIRECTOR
Industries
Advertising • Entertainment
Karine Grigorian is an art director and creative director with years of experience working at award winning advertising agencies such as 180LA and TBWA/Chiat/Day and animation studio Illumination. She has worked with clients ranging from HP and University of Phoenix to Google and Meta. Prior to advertising, Karine worked in film in both production as a set decorator as well as post-production and continues to create design and title graphics for TV and film. She also teaches at her alma-mater, Art Center College of Design.
BRAND STRATEGIST
Industries
Marketing • Design • Business Consulting
Katrina is a brand strategist with 10+ years experience working on marketing, design, and strategic projects for brands including Honda, Youtube, BCG, Timberland, Microsoft, and Pepsi. She currently runs a brand strategy consultancy for early-stage startups and is the strategic cofounder of a personal growth startup.
In addition to her role as a strategist, she is also a professor at ArtCenter College of Design where she instructs students of all majors on the business side of the creative industry, covering topics such as freelancing, contracts, client management, business models, and creative processes.
Katrina has a broad educational background spanning creative, advertising, and business disciplines. Her qualifications include a BFA in Graphic Design from ArtCenter College of Design, an Account Planning certification from Miami Ad School, and she is currently pursuing an MBA at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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Industries
Marketing • Advertising
I am the founder of SUPR, Inc., a management consultancy for advertising agencies, marketers, and other creative industries. I have 25 years experience leading advertising efforts for brands including Mercedes-Benz, Ebay, Google, IKEA, Apple, Walmart, Panda Express, Snapple, Bumble Bee, FX, Revlon, Merrill Lynch, QDOBA and more, in New York, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area.
Previous to founding SUPR, I was a Managing Director, Head of Client Services, and Head of Social at The Many, formerly Mistress, an independent integrated agency in Los Angeles, where I co-led the winning of pitches, the doubling of revenue, and the tripling of team-size. I am an advertising builder and leader with real-world experience who can articulate brand and advertising visions, with a particular focus on digital and social innovation.
I also spent four years at Yahoo! in the Bay Area as a Marketing Director running marketing communication efforts for technology platforms and publisher initiatives.
I’ve been a judge for the Shorty’s, Effie’s, and Webby’s, and am a Shorty Award winner. I’ve been published in Ad Week, Advertising Age, Campaign, and Huffington Post, among others, run two Substacks, and am a novelist.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & BRAND STRATEGIST
Industries
Marketing • Advertising
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BRAND STRATEGIST & MARKET RESEARCHER
Industries
Marketing
I've spent the last 20 years dreaming up and then bringing to life multiple startups as well as a wide range of digital projects. With every twist and turn of that journey there has been a consistent thread of weaving together strategic problem solving, creative expression, and a curiosity to better understand people.
My writing on brand strategy has been featured in Foundr Magazine and AdWeek. At my agency, Map & Fire, we help you grow your brand with our unique blend of brand strategy, customer research, and market data.
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Industries
Film • Marketing
Mike Reyes is a Cinematographer with 10+ years of experience in commercials, music videos, and short films. He has shot ads for brands such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Nissan, and so many more. He has also worked with a large range of budgets ranging from shoestring no-budget films all the way up to multi-million dollar ad campaigns.
Mike graduated with a BFA from the prestigious Art Center College of Design in 2013.
WARDROBE STYLIST
Industries
Fashion
Morgan is a NYC-based wardrobe stylist and brand consultant with over 12 years of experience in the fashion and advertising industries. In the past three years, she's styled shoots for Dossier Perfumes and Lancome, dressed high-profile leaders (including Natalie Kuhn, Co-CEO/Co-Founder of The Class) and celebrities (like Jamie Ward of "His Dark Materials" on HBO and Luke Rollason of "Extraordinary" on Disney), and partnered with Nordstrom as a VIP stylist out of their flagship store on 57th Street.