Our Team

Individually, we are very good. 
  
Collectively, we are very awesome.

  Toby Barlow

Chief Creative Officer

  Emily Siegel

President

  Meg Jannott

Head of Design

  Ben Bator

Chief Innovation Officer

  Doug Patterson

Executive Creative Director

  Christina Gay

Chief Financial Officer

  Amy Abbott

Executive Producer

  Kara Augustyn

Account Supervisor

  Philip Bator

Associate Creative Director

  Sarah Bills

Creative Director

  Jenna Blackson

Senior Project Manager

  Bruna Camargo

Director of Social Strategy

  India Cleveland

Director of People + Talent

  Asha Cook

Designer

  Laura Fjeld

Poet Laureate

  Timothy Gault

Senior Project Manager

  Craig Hedges

Art Director

  Candice Hukka

Head of Human Resources

  Doug James

Creative Strategist

  Caite Marchione

Senior Social Strategist

  Aidan McKiernan

Associate Creative Director

  Milan McLaurin

Production Coordinator

  Stephanie McMillan

Head of Client Services

  Ra'Ven Miller

Office Manager

  Justin Morley

Senior Account Supervisor

  Brent Mosser

Senior Production Designer

  Vu Nguyen

Associate Director — Project Management

  Jim O'Briant

Associate Creative Director

  Donald Peasley

Senior Account Director

  Lisa Pham Van

Finance Manager

  Danielle Piggott

Accounting Manager  

  Allison Piper

Account Director

  Rocky Ray

Editor

  Beth Rea

Chief Strategy Officer

  Austin Schuld

Associate Media Director

  Maria Smith

Content Creator

  Yasmine Shitta

Senior Account Executive

  Michele Swanson

Senior Producer

  Jon Wolfer

Senior Designer

About our founding partners:

Toby Barlow

Our chief creative officer has worked as a writer and creative director in San Francisco, NY, and Detroit. From 2006 to 2017 he was Global Chief Creative Officer on the Ford Motor Company account. Before that he worked on Kimberly Clark, DeBeers, Sun Microsystems, Barnes & Noble, See’s Candy, and Mirage Resorts. His writing has been featured in The New York Times, Salon, and The Paris Review.

Ben Bator

Our chief innovation officer previously co-founded TextsFromLastNight.com (@TFLN), a viral sensation turned media company. In 2012, Ben co-created Mille Mitten, an annual road rally event that partnered with brands like General Motors to showcase Michigan to a national group of creators of interest. His projects and photographs have been included in Esquire, Wired, and New York Magazine.

Meg Jannott

Our head of design graduated from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, where she studied Graphic Design and Photography. Her most recent role as a Senior Graphic Designer at Shinola has given her the opportunity to work on a multitude of projects ranging from branding, print, advertising and packaging design to product and environmental design. Her work has been recognized by design competitions and blogs, such as The Graphis Design Annual, Fast Company, and The One Show.

Doug Patterson

Our creative director began his career (at least the parts he wants you to know about) at Chiat\Day LA, followed by Hal Riney SF and Ammirati & Puris NY. Then it was back to San Francisco for CD positions at FCB, JWT, and (once again) Hal Riney. He moved to Detroit in 2014 to run the Ford car business for WPP. He’s worked on cars, computers, jeans, wireless carriers, motorcycles, pizza, mutual funds. Oh, and beer. Some of it has been recognized by D&AD, Communication Arts, The One Show, and Archive magazine.

Emily Siegel

Our president started her marketing career as a media analyst at Nielsen in NYC. She jumped into content and influencer marketing at Federated Media in 2010, where she ran content strategy for American Express OPEN Forum, L’Oreal, and Citibank, then for General Motors and Ford Motor Company after her 2013 move to Detroit. Before joining the founding team at Lafayette American, Emily led the Content Studio at WPP, helping Ford find innovative ways to tell its most important brand stories. In 2015, Emily was named a “Woman to Watch” by AdAge.