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Client Start Year End Year
Southwest Airlines 1981 Current
Pizza Hut 2018 Current
Capital One 2020 Current
Dodge 2016 Current
Diageo 2017 Current
Ram 2017 Current
U.S. Air Force 2000 Current
Universal Parks & Resorts 2018 Current
Hilton Hotels & Resorts 2015 Current
Food Lion 2017 Current

About

Founded in 1971, GSD&M is an ideas-driven, fully integrated agency that has been building some of the world’s most iconic brands for the past 50 years. Headquartered in the music-loving, tech-driven, creative hub that is Austin, we exist to create ideas that make a difference by cultivating First & Only brands—fueled by ideas that are the first of their kind for the only brands that can pull them off. Our philosophy centers around finding and connecting with like-minded brands and teams that share a passion for the products, services and experiences that make a real difference in consumers’ lives.

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  • Duff Stewart

    Duff Stewart

    CEO

    For Duff, “Being successful comes from listening to people and understanding the challenges facing them.” Ask anyone to describe Duff and you’ll get the same answer: smart, fair and focused on the future. Duff is a true partner when it comes to taking care of our clients. He makes sure the agency has the right people, resources and perspective to fulfill our purpose of creating ideas that make a difference for our clients. He’s transparent in his leadership, and his door is always open. That’s how we like it around here—ask him anything and you’ll get a straight answer. At GSD&M, Duff has held numerous leadership positions, from chief operations officer to head of account management and the three-time Effie Award–winning group account director for clients including Fannie Mae, The Steel Alliance and UnitedHealthcare. After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin, Duff worked in commercial real estate as vice president of marketing at Cornerstone Development.
  • Jay Russell

    Jay Russell

    Chief Creative Officer

    If you want to keep up with Jay Russell, you’d better be ready to hustle. Seriously, this guy has covered a lot of territory in his 20+ years in the advertising industry. Side note: He’s also 17,000 miles into his effort to run the circumference of the earth—only 7,901 to go. Jay kicked off his career working at DDB on brands like Bud Light, PBS and American Airlines. He then worked as creative director for Miller Brewing at Square One and Nationwide Insurance at TM Advertising. In his first stint at GSD&M, he ran the global BMW business. Before his boomerang move back to GSD&M, Jay helped launch the Windows phone as creative director at Crispin Porter + Bogusky. Named to Adweek’s 2016 “Most Influential People in Food” list, Jay’s work has been awarded by the One Show, Clio Awards, Effie Awards, National ADDYs and Cannes, including a Gold Lion in Cyber for the U.S. Air Force. Back in Austin, Jay is an integral part of the GSD&M team, leading our creative department as chief creative officer. Jay received his degree in advertising from Southern Methodist University.
  • Andrew Teagle

    Andrew Teagle

    Chief Strategist

    Andrew is a brand advocate of the highest order. He’s a trusted leader and a passionate believer in the power of purpose. With his uncanny ability to see the silver lining—and to convince his teammates not only that it is there, but that it’s worth fighting for—he is the ultimate team player. After a four-year sabbatical at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, he is excited to be back home on Team GSD&M. In his 22-year career, Andrew has directed strategy for a wide range of clients like Porsche, Anheuser- Busch, Hewlett-Packard, American Express, MetLife and Microsoft. His work has won numerous awards for effectiveness (Effie), innovation (Facebook, ARF Ogilvy) and creative excellence (Clios, Lions).
  • Keith Jose

    Keith Jose

    SVP, Director of Business Development

    Keith has spent nearly his entire (advertising) career working on new business. In 1999, Keith made a wager with one of the cofounders of GSD&M that landed him his first job in advertising. He was recruited to work on the new business team soon after and never looked back. After his first eight years with GSD&M, Keith moved to Atlanta to join J. Walter Thompson, but we kept his email address active in case he ever wanted to come home. Five years later he took us up on the offer. He views new business not limited to new client opportunities, but also a chance to create new and innovative ways of doing business that keep the teams connected and inspired. Keith has been a contributing team member through many notable account wins in his career including: BMW, Hilton, Norwegian Cruise Line, AARP, Kinko’s, Charles Schwab, Dodge and Chipotle, among others. Keith holds a BA in Directing from Texas Tech University. When he isn’t fighting for the future at GSD&M, he is enjoying family time with his wife and two daughters.
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