Creative Direction Selected Work · 2016–2025

From the stage to the shelf to the screen.

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Creative direction is more than making something look good — it's building a vision people remember.

I partner with brands, artists, and organizations to create visual identities, campaigns, and experiences that connect. Every project starts with strategy and becomes a cohesive story — told through photography, video, fashion, events, and experiential activations. From concept to execution, I lead it all: mood boards, visual language, casting, photoshoot direction, wardrobe, set design, and every detail in between.

Over the past decade, I've directed creative for Puma, Bose, Under Armour, Reebok, and Skullcandy, and shaped the visual identities of artists like Smino and The Pharcyde — across campaigns, product launches, editorial, red carpet, merch, and live events.

My philosophy is rooted in transformation. The strongest work doesn't just capture attention — it creates emotion, builds community, and leaves a cultural mark.

Creative Direction Services

01

Puma

Video and still assets for Puma's Mirage Tech shoe release — five colorways, cast and styled across solo and group shots, directed end to end. The images ran across Puma's online store, social channels, and paid ad campaigns.

ClientPuma
ScopeProduct Campaign · Photo & Video
RoleArt Direction · Styling · Casting
LocationLos Angeles, CA
Puma campaign
Puma campaign frame
Puma's official Instagram reposting the Mirage Tech campaign
Mirage Tech CampaignReposted by @puma
Puma's official Instagram reposting the Mirage Tech campaign
Mirage Tech CampaignReposted by @puma
The Campaign — In Motion

Puma — Sneaker Campaign

A new shoe, a full brand world.

The in-feed cut from Puma's Mirage Tech campaign — concept, casting, styling, and art direction, carried from first look to final frame.

ClientPuma
ScopeSneaker Campaign · Social
RoleArt Direction · Styling
LocationLos Angeles, CA
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02

The Pharcyde

Ongoing creative director for The Pharcyde — guiding the legendary hip-hop group's return to the public eye after roughly thirty years apart. I build the full visual world of their comeback: stage outfits, photoshoot looks, stage visuals, and merchandise design and development, carried consistently from the studio to the stage to the shelf.

ClientThe Pharcyde
ScopeStage Looks · Photoshoots · Stage Visuals · Merch Design
RoleCreative Director
LocationEurope · Asia · United States · Canada
The Pharcyde performing — stage looks by Fresh Sam
The Pharcyde merchandise line — designed by Fresh Sam
Custom Pharcyde jacket styling
The Pharcyde tour visuals
03

RiNo Art Lofts

The boutique Airbnb hotel needed imagery to sell the experience of staying there. We captured it through drone footage, stills, and tour-style videos — modern and fun — and cast people from the local community to model.

ClientRiNo Art Lofts
ScopeHospitality Campaign · Photo & Video
RoleCreative Direction · Casting
LocationDenver, CO
RiNo Art Lofts — reading in the loft
RiNo Art Lofts — details
RiNo Art Lofts — lifestyle
RiNo Art Lofts — yoga
04

Heart Blasters

The kids' clothing brand — owned by Cookies and Berner — wanted to showcase authentic, fun moments using the local community. We built a bright, playful world around the collection.

ClientHeart Blasters (Cookies × Berner)
ScopeApparel Campaign · Photo
RoleCreative Direction · Casting
LocationSan Francisco, CA
Heart Blasters — on the shoot
Heart Blasters — Crocs look
Heart Blasters — campaign still
Heart Blasters — community
05

PopSockets

PopSockets hired my team to capture their product on and off people in the real scenarios they'd actually be seen in. We took over a local coffee shop and created flat-lay images and inclusive group and solo shots with our models. The campaign ran across digital and print ads.

ClientPopSockets
ScopeProduct Campaign · Photo
RoleCreative Direction · Styling · Casting
LocationDenver, CO
PopSockets — campaign
PopSockets — lifestyle
PopSockets — group shot
PopSockets — flat lay
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Ziggi's Coffee

A warm, community-forward lifestyle campaign for the Colorado coffee brand — cast, styled, and art-directed to feel real, bright, and inviting across the brand's marketing.

ClientZiggi's Coffee
ScopeBrand Campaign · Photo & Video
RoleCreative Direction · Styling
LocationColorado
Ziggi's Coffee — lifestyle
Ziggi's Coffee — portrait
Ziggi's Coffee — on set
Ziggi's Coffee — still
Directed ForBrands & artists
Directed for — Under Armour, BET Awards, Schön, The Source, Puma, Nylon, K-Swiss, Skullcandy, PopSockets, The Pharcyde, Denver, MLB, Netflix, Crocs, The Grammys, Arcade, Heineken, Meow Wolf, Stranger Things, Coachella, GoPro, Good Chemistry, 88rising
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