kglobalCreative Director
Aug. 2021 - Apr. 2024Washington DC-Baltimore AreaTom traded in dreams of being second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, to dive headlong into the world of communications. As kglobal’s first Chief Creative Officer in 2010, he is back for his second tour of duty. He calls upon 20+ years of strategy and design work in political campaigns, issue advocacy and corporate branding to lead the creative and marketing studio. Working closely with the team, Tom ensures that clients articulate a compelling brand story and craft an effective marketing strategy integrated across all communications channels, including social media, public relations, digital marketing and traditional advertising. Tom has worked in corporate America, for a non-profit, multiple agencies and even spent 12+ years as a Partner/Creative Director of a small, spunky D.C. based creative agency called Project BIG fish. Prior to returning to kglobal, where he was instrumental in building the creative practice, Tom spent eight years as an executive director of brand and marketing for Streetsense, an experience-focused strategy and design collective that creates brands people love and places people love to be. His strongest traits are in thinking quick on his feet, getting the best out of his team and uncovering creative angles for just about any campaign in both traditional and new media. His work has been recognized with numerous awards including Communicator Awards for Brand Development with Gede Foundation and U.S. Product Launch for Gardein, a PR News Social Media Award for HK Anderson Pretzels and Logitech’s CES Activation, a Social Media Week Headliner for the Georgian Dream – Country of Georgia Parliamentary Elections and an ICSC Maxi Award and MarCom Award for National Harbor’s Capital Wheel.