Hi, I’m Alex.

And this is me in my happy place aboard The SS Minnow, the 12” atomic yellow kayak you can find me on anytime I’m not working, parenting, recovering from a soccer injury or making and moving piles that drive my wife crazy. Ever since I was old enough to hold a rod, I’ve been obsessed with fish, fishing and most aquatic-adjacent matters. Many of the lessons I’ve learned in my time on the water have informed my approach to living, working and just generally being on terra firma. Here’s my top 5 for any High Fidelity heads out there:

1. Do your research

2. Show up early

3. Respect the grind

4. A little humility goes a long way

5. Don’t be a territorial dick

My philosophy on advertising is that it’s filled with more than enough highfalutin philosophizing already, so I’ll let my good friend and close confidant Mos Def sum it up quickly and with more panache.

Over the course of my 15+ year career, I’ve been fortunate to work on some very iconic brands with some very talented people. In that time, I’ve never forgotten that being able to make a living in the creative field — and not as some pencil-pushing desk jockey — is very much a privilege. I can coach, player coach or just be a concept + copy monkey in a wide range of tones on scales big and small. If you think I might be a good fit for your project or position, I think you should trust yourself and reach out.

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Tell ‘em Mos:

Key Words + Numbers

CANCELED

the end result of the LSAT I studied long and hard for after graduating college

BUMMED

I never got to wear skinny ties and single-breasted suits like those in the Mad Men days of advertising. On the plus side, there’s way less misogyny now, my liver feels great and I don’t smell like an ash tray

2

rascally children to play legos, tag, catch and patent-pending “Lizard Man” with

1

joke told to and laughed at by one of America’s greatest treasures, Ted Danson, while out dog walking in Rustic Canyon

#BLESSED

the feeling I wake up with every morning having chosen to forego a career in law

13

body parts I’ve broken, torn or messed up over the years, as shown in the graphic above. Jury’s still out whether I’ve lived hard or was just born soft

Tell em Mos

PRETTY COOL

I got to work for the guy (Lance Jensen) whose spot (Pink Moon) got me interested in this business in the first place

500+

megabytes of phone storage allocated to photos of sunrises (Oh you’d like to see some? Sure! Got us a few tasty AM shots right here)

And lastly:

6

times I’ve neglected to inform my Armenian dentist that I am, in fact, NOT Armenian despite a last name that ends in I-A-N because I think it makes her like me more and I don’t floss as regularly as I should