Rick Midler 

Founder + Chief Creative Officer

Rick is the former SVP and Creative Director at BBDO NY and Charter Communications where he played a key role in building and running their creative agency, Kernel.

Career highlights include: leading the $300M new business acquisition for Cingular Wireless, winning an Emmy for HBO, creating Orange, the low-self-esteem m&m, and developing content for the National Audubon Society’s Grammy-winning Birdsong Project.

A multi-award-winning advertising director, Rick is also a GALLERY-REPRESENTED COLLAGE ARTIST, musician, and captain of the champion dart team, The Lucky Bastards.

Rick works in Brooklyn, NY.