Bryan Ward

Current

• CEO/CCO at Giant Ideas

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Bryan Ward’s Summary

Bryan Ward is Founder, CEO/CCO of Giant Ideas, one of the nation’s premier creative advertising agencies. He founded Giant Ideas shortly after the events of September 11th, 2001. Giant Ideas quickly grew under his leadership and established a reputation for innovation, results and superior creative. Giant represents a diverse range of clients regionally, nationally and internationally.

Mr. Ward was inducted into the Pittsburgh Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement and in 2004 was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Giant Ideas has been recognized with many creative and business awards including dozens of Telly Awards, Addy Awards, Webby Awards, CTAM Mark Awards and many others.

But it is Giant’s success with clients and involvement with the community that Mr. Ward is most proud of. Giant has engineered multi-million dollar events at Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota, produced television show pilots for the Outdoor Channel, re-named and re-branded the Black Family Channel, produced some of the world’s first podcasts, branded the Pittsburgh Penguins and the USHL, created a co-branding event between HJ Heinz and the NFL called ‘The Heinz Red Zone’, and many other innovative and successful programs.

Bryan has served for five years on the MDA Muscle Team board and was recently named an MDA National Vice President, as well as partnering with the Extra Mile Education Foundation, and STAND: Students Against Genocide.

With over twenty-five years of experience, Mr. Ward has worked with some of the nation’s most recognized brands, including RJ Reynolds, Marvel Entertainment, Campbell’s Soup Company, The Hoover Company, Comcast, The American Institute of Architects, HJ Heinz and many others. His expertise at creating powerful brands is unquestioned, as is his leadership, innovative thinking and commitment to his clients and his employees.

Bryan Ward’s Specialties:

Branding and Identity, Viral Marketing, Creative Innovation, Director, Writer, Entrepreneur

Bryan Ward’s Experience

• CEO/CCO

  Giant Ideas

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  November 2001 — Present (8 years 1 month)

Additional Information

Bryan Ward’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

Bryan Ward’s Interests:

Science, Movies, Technology, Books, Art, Music

Bryan Ward’s Groups:

Pittsburgh Advertising Federation

•    Advertising Professional
•    American Advertising Federation - District Two
•    Art Institute of Pittsburgh Alumni
•    Pittsburgh Advertising Federation

Bryan Ward’s Honors:

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Pittsburgh AdFed Hall of Achievement
2008 MDA National Vice President

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