James Heaton

CEO, Lead Strategist at Tronvig
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(386) 825-5501
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Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Japanese Professional working proficiency

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Lauren Hunt

Working with James and Tronvig Group is a consistently refreshing and rewarding experience. James and his team are thoughtful, insightful, whip-smart, and wholeheartedly dedicated to getting it right. A scene from the movie Karate Kid comes to mind. The way Mr. Miyagi catches a fly with his chopsticks is akin to the way James catches a winning idea: he watches, listens, and then plucks it out of thin air. This combination of mindfulness and liveliness is undoubtedly what sets him apart and keeps clients coming back for more.

John Einarsen

It was a true joy to be able to work with James Heaton for a few years on the quarterly Kyoto Journal, including a special issue on Eros. He is very talented in all aspects of magazine creation — writing, editing, editorial design, and photography (as a photo editor as well as a wonderful photographer). James has sharp judgement and can articulate why something does or does not work. He also brings a sort of left-field perspective to things and has many creative ideas. His ability in Japanese was invaluable when it came to translations. James is convivial and has a great sense of humor. To be honest, I really miss working with him. The issues of Kyoto Journal we worked on together was a great time for me!

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Experience

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • CEO, Lead Strategist
      • Feb 1997 - Present

      Tronvig is a brand strategy and advertising agency. For the past 25 years, Tronvig has worked with organizations large and small across financial services, cultural, nonprofit, healthcare, and small business sectors, helping clients find and clarify a strategic position that allows them to deliver on their brand promise and clearly differentiate themselves from the competition, thus achieving the impact they wish to have in the world. Whether we are helping clients rebrand, advertise, or set core values to guide day-to-day operational behavior strategy is the foundation of all our work. Show less

    • United States
    • Leasing Real Estate
    • Director of Marketing
      • Jan 2018 - Present

      Driven by a vision to reshape the global ultra-prime real estate market, Harold X Clarke Advisors has become the respected and trusted private real estate consultancy for the world’s top .001% of individuals and global developers. HCA is an invaluable asset to those few global developers who are creating the most exclusive real estate properties imaginable. More information: https://haroldclarkeadvisors.com/ Driven by a vision to reshape the global ultra-prime real estate market, Harold X Clarke Advisors has become the respected and trusted private real estate consultancy for the world’s top .001% of individuals and global developers. HCA is an invaluable asset to those few global developers who are creating the most exclusive real estate properties imaginable. More information: https://haroldclarkeadvisors.com/

  • Healthcare Advertising Lab
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States
    • Lead Strategist
      • Mar 2021 - Present

      We are a group of deeply curious problem solvers, extraordinary creatives, and determined research analysts serving the healthcare industry. We are a group of deeply curious problem solvers, extraordinary creatives, and determined research analysts serving the healthcare industry.

    • Publisher
      • Dec 1996 - Jan 1998

      Created and published this nationally distributed arts and culture magazine founded with Christian Dierig and Christian Viveros-Faune. Created and published this nationally distributed arts and culture magazine founded with Christian Dierig and Christian Viveros-Faune.

  • Arakawa + Gins
    • New York, NY
    • Artist's Assistant, Editor, Photographer
      • Sep 1991 - Dec 1996

      Soon after arriving in New York from Japan I entered the studio of the late artists, architects and philosophers, Arakawa and Madeline Gins. While there, I worked on Helen Keller or Arakawa (Burning Books, 1994), Ubiquitous Site – Nagi’s Ryoanji at the Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art, Site of Reversible Destiny – Yoro Park, Gifu, Japan, and the Guggenheim Museum retrospective exhibition. Soon after arriving in New York from Japan I entered the studio of the late artists, architects and philosophers, Arakawa and Madeline Gins. While there, I worked on Helen Keller or Arakawa (Burning Books, 1994), Ubiquitous Site – Nagi’s Ryoanji at the Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art, Site of Reversible Destiny – Yoro Park, Gifu, Japan, and the Guggenheim Museum retrospective exhibition.

    • Japan
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • Contributing Editor
      • Jun 1990 - Dec 1996

      Reporter, photographer & translator Reporter, photographer & translator

  • Rasensha
    • Kyoto, Japan
    • Writer & Translator
      • Jan 1990 - May 1991

      Working out of 400 year old machiya with an interior garden, filling the role of house photographer & writer. This was a great first job. The agency was run by the avant-garde thinker Takeda Yoshifumi. While there I contributed photographs and essays in Japanese to projects published in Esquire Japan, Seven Seas Magazine, 03 Tokyo Calling, and the Kyoto Journal. Working out of 400 year old machiya with an interior garden, filling the role of house photographer & writer. This was a great first job. The agency was run by the avant-garde thinker Takeda Yoshifumi. While there I contributed photographs and essays in Japanese to projects published in Esquire Japan, Seven Seas Magazine, 03 Tokyo Calling, and the Kyoto Journal.

Education

  • Kyoto University
    Art History
    1988 - 1991
  • Eckerd College
    Highest Honors, History, Fine Art
    1983 - 1988
  • Kansai Gaidai University
    Japanese
    1984 - 1985

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