Good Humans Make
Great Creative

Born and raised in Detroit, Steve’s story begins where grit meets creativity. He started out building Dodge Trucks at Chrysler before shifting gears into advertising, turning wrenches into big conceptual ideas.

Over the past 20 years, he’s become an award-winning creative at Doner, VML, Leo Burnett, Publicis, and now Monks, where he serves as Executive Creative Director for North America, leading the creative on the GM account.

Early in his career, Steve created two Super Bowl spots for Chevy and Buick, then helped build GMC’s social presence, and re-invented Cadillac’s brand from the ground up; crafting innovative content systems, iconic brand tag lines, defining brand voices, and developing dynamic creative that continues to keep the industry on its toes.

Today at Monks, Adweek’s AI Agency of the Year, Steve fuses that same big-idea storytelling with social, design, experiential, and AI innovation. As a true product of Detroit, he’s a gritty, ego-free leader who by example. At Monks, Steve has built a team that includes some of the best creative minds in the Automotive Ad world today. And in his free time he loves photography - and for the last two years, Steve consults with world-class Photographers and Directors as one of the Creative Mentors at PhotoPolitic. His relentless curiosity keeps him inventive and always looking for solutions.

Fast Facts:
• Steve is the Father of two little ladies ages 13 and 10
• His mustache came in at age 10
• Commonly mistaken for Jeremy Strong’s less-affluent doppelgänger
• Steve played college soccer then soon realized he wasn’t Ronaldinho
• Sat next to Vanilla Ice in business class while on a flight to Toronto
• Known to enjoy a Coca-Cola with a bowl of Cheerios
• Has a rolodex of great ghost stories