Candy bar? Milky Way.
Ice cream? Pumpkin.
Breakfast? Pancakes and sausage.
Sandwich? Reuben.
Pizza topping? Sausage.
Drink? Arnold Palmer.
Pie? Peach.
Food I could eat every day? Pizza.
Movie? Field of Dreams.
Movie quote? “If you build it, he will come.”
Movie soundtrack? Purple Rain
TV show? The Andy Griffith Show.
TV commercial? Dr. Rick for Progressive.
Sitcom? Two and a Half Men / The King of Queens.
Director? Joe Pytka.
Movie I can watch over and over? Step Brothers.
Singer? Darius Rucker.
Concert? Michael Jackson.
Song to crank in the car? “Let’s Get Married” Jagged Edge Remix ft. Reverend Run.
Baseball player? Albert Pujols.
Baseball team? St. Louis Cardinals.
College team? Iowa Hawkeyes.
Hawkeye athletes? Caitlin Clark and Cooper DeJean.
Baseball movie? Are you serious?
Sports memory? David Freese’s epic World Series Game 6.
Athlete I’ve met? Larry Bird.
Childhood toy? Rawlings glove and my Louisville Slugger bat.
Advertising campaign? “got milk?”
Ad of all time? BMW “U.O.U.”
Advertising slogan? “Just Do It.”
Logo? Nike Swoosh.
Typeface? Elza.
Color? Cardinal Red.
Design project? The Chicago Iowa Club logo.
Commercial I’ve created? “Late Night” for McDonald’s.
Print ad I’ve created? “Before & After” for The Animal Care Society.
Thing I’ve ever written? “I’m as straight as Snake Alley.”

Project I’ve ever worked on? Any McDonald’s brand project.
Thing I love about working in advertising? Solving marketing problems.
Thing I’d tell a young creative? Keep exploring.
Favorite thing about being a creative? Taking a blank sheet of paper and making something smart and beautiful.
Favorite thing about being a creative that has nothing to do with work? It keeps me curious.
Childhood TV shows? Happy Days and The Love Boat.
Charlie’s Angel? Cheryl Ladd.
Celebrity encounter? Adam Sandler.
Most famous person I’ve ever met? Gene Simmons.
Celebrity I’d want to have dinner with? Ron Howard.
Comedian? Brian Regan.
Superhero? Batman.
Fictional world I’d move into? Mayberry, North Carolina.
Actor I’d love to work with? Kevin Hart.
Person I’ve never met? Warren Buffett and Mark Cuban.
Season? Fall — college football AND the World Series.
Day? Saturday.
Weather? Crisp fall weather.
Smell? Thanksgiving meal prep.
Sound? Laughter.
Smell that takes me back to childhood? Play-Doh.
Piece of clothing? Comfy sweats.
Thing in my house? My family.
Thing to do on a Saturday morning? Sleep.
Thing to do on a rainy afternoon? Watch a great movie.
Snack while watching a game? Sterzings with French Onion Dip.
Thing I know way too much about? Baseball.
Thing that instantly makes me feel like a kid again? Playing catch.
Favorite memory? Backyard baseball with my brothers.
Favorite family tradition? Holiday gatherings.
Favorite vacation? Disney.
Favorite place I’ve ever visited? Santa Monica Pier.
Place I’d like to visit? Paris.
Favorite thing about getting older? Being able to grow older.
Favorite thing I believed as a kid? That quicksand was a real threat to my well-being.
Favorite useless talent? I can write my name backward and in reverse.
Favorite thing that makes me laugh every single time? Doug Heffernan’s hand-and-mouth bodily-function orchestra. I’m trying to keep this classy.