JIM COURTRIGHT
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Speaker, 2006

Creative Director, Producer, Ad Agency Escapee,
Partner, Big Thinking by the Hour

Jim Courtright's creative career covers 25 years, a dozen companies, America's two biggest cities, and dozens of blue chip brands like Nike, Motorola, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Corona Beer, Pork (The Other White Meat), RJ Reynolds, and Canadian Club.

As an award winning art director, writer, and creative director at several US ad agencies, Jim's expertise cuts across all the creative and strategic marketing disciplines.

Well versed in TV, print, outdoor, radio, POS, packaging, collateral, and PR, his campaigns have won new clients for multiple agencies, and frequent kudos from the ad industry. (Some of his work can be seen at JimCourtright.com.)

In 2004, Jim co-founded Big Thinking by the Hour, a company specializing in creating and producing strategic Internet video content for businesses looking to attract and engage customers. Jim serves as head writer, director, and creative supervisor for most of the company's projects.

From beer to cigarettes, from cell phones to liquor, from cars to pork, Courtright has masterminded a multitude of award-winning ad industry campaigns. Now free of big agency politics and bureaucracy, Courtright's newest work is cutting edge, turning heads, and transforming the world of advertising.