Experience

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  Brandy Creative

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Freelance Creative Catalyst

    • Nov 2010 - Present
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    I excel at creating corporate and brand experiences that engage, educate and entertain live or virtual attendees. From intimate gatherings of 50 key business partners to an audience of 3,000 financial advisors, I've created hundreds of experiences across North America and the Caribbean for a diverse list of clients in sectors such as Technology, Automotive, Financial Services, Insurance, Packaged Goods, and Pharmaceutical.

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  David Brandy Photography

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Owner / Creative Eye

    • Jan 2013 - Present
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    My passion as an artist is to capture man-altered landscapes with the uncanny – the psychological experience of something strangely familiar. Familiar objects or places can reflect a kind of splendour we seldom notice. I create images of human-altered landscapes with a focus on persuading beautiful things to reveal their “strange”, and strange objects to bare their “beauty”. My work juxtaposes natural landscapes with solitary manmade structures to evoke a strong sense of isolation. I’ve been creative my entire life. Today I spend a lot of my time making creative images. And doing so thrills me to my marrow. I seem to have an eye for this thing called fine art photography. And there’s a few awards on my shelf and accolades in my resume to back me up on that, including:– Shortlisted Finalist for Aesthetica Magazine's 2021 Aesthetica Art Prize in York, UK. – Winner of an Emerging Artist By Emerging Curator Award - 2019 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. – Finalist in both the 2018 Quest Art and the 2017 Salt Spring National Art Prizes. Website: davidbrandy.comInstagram: @davidbrandyphotography

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  Let's Hear It Inc.

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Founder / President

    • Sep 2001 - Oct 2010
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    I founded this corporate communication and live events agency that grew to become a provider of leading-edge live experiential marketing and communication solutions for both internal and external audiences of clients such as AMD/Radeon, BlackBerry, Mondelez (Cadbury Canada), CIBC, First Data International, Hewlett-Packard America, and Hockey Helps The Homeless. •Managed solutions that evolved from inspired and evocative concepts generated by the agency's team of creative writers, designers and production wizards.•Grew the business from the ground up to peak revenues of over $2mm.•Through a joint venture in 2008, Let’s Hear It became part of Montage Unlimited Inc. – an integrated communication company that included The Wynford Group and Wild Horse Communications.

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  The Taylor Group

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Creative Director

    • Feb 2001 - Sep 2001
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    The Taylor Group is a global brand experience agency that unites brands with their target audiences through events, environments and digital engagement. As Creative Director with the Meetings and Events division I was responsible for strategic insight, inspired creative, and flawless execution of programs that brought brand messages to life through meaningful and memorable trade show experiences.

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  The Mariposa Group

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Vice-President, Creative Director

    • Dec 1985 - Feb 2001
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    The Mariposa Group offered a wide range of corporate communication and event services to clients such as CIBC, General Motors, GlaxoSmithKline, Investor's Group, Kraft and Royal Bank of Canada. Mariposa became part of The Mosaic Group of companies in 1998. Mosaic was a publicly traded (TSE) marketing services company with operations in Canada, the USA and the UK. It was a world-leading provider of integrated, results-driven, measurable marketing and sales solutions for global brands. The Meetings and Events division provided unique live event experiences for both internal and external audiences of clients such as American Express, CIBC, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft, and Royal Bank.I was responsible for ideation, writing, pitching and ultimately winning integrated corporate and marketing communication programs as well as powerful experiential events worth millions of dollars in sales. I also mentored and managed a team of brilliant content creators.

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  Sound Ideas Sound Effects Library

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Sound Engineer

    • 1982 - Dec 1985
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Sound Engineer in the commercial production studio. Also a field and foley recording engineer and studio producer of the first few series of the renowned Sound Ideas Sound Effects Library.

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  CKEY/CJBK/CKAP/CHOK/CHOM-FM

  • Various

  • Copywriter/Producer/Announcer

    • 1975 - 1982
    • Various

    Award-winning (from the Radio Bureau of Canada) copywriter and producer of commercials and on-air programming content – including the preferred producer of radio commercials for Montreal’s renowned concert promoter Donald K. Donald.