I’m from Uruguay, a tiny country in South America.

When I was 14, my family fled to Australia, where we were granted refugee status.

Clemenger/BBDO was my first job — as good an ad-school as any.
Then came Leonardi Brandhouse, where I got to experience a start-up mimdset.
Stints at Publicis/MOJO and Samuelson Talbot followed.

One life-changing day, I received an offer I couldn’t refuse — a job in NYC.

First at Saatchi & Saatchi. where I lead Transitions Lenses, Durex, Frontline Plus, CRESTOR, Nexium and AmbienCR (which won the first ever Grand ClioRX).
I then joined Arnold NYC, where I led Unilever brands Nexxus and Simple Skincare as well as Simmons Beautyrest.
Next came TBWA\Chiat\Day NY, where I led Pernod Ricard Wines, Hearts on Fire, BNY Mellon, Volaris and Sport Chek. I also worked on McDonald’s, Merck and Accenture. While at Chiat, I picked up a Clio and a D&AD award, and was shortlisted at Cannes.

I am currently the CCO at THIRD EAR, in Austin, TX, where I lead an incredibly diverse team across all brands — Cerveza Victoria, Nissan, goodr, Lay’s, M&Ms, Snickers, Twix, Red Stripe, Humana, Google, and Visit Austin.

I cannot complain.