Deborah is an award-winning creative leader that has worked for global and national organizations in publishing, retail, media, broadcast, digital, fitness, consulting and content marketing. She has led diverse teams of designers, producers, writers, video editors, illustrators, PR, marketers, strategists, and developers—including launching and leading Deloitte Canada’s in-house creative agency.
With a degree in Fine Art - Studio, Deborah began her career working in sales and marketing at the iconic Penguin Books before she crossed the floor to join the creative department, following her love for creating and making. Combining the power of creative thinking to solve business problems with marketing know-how, she has worked her way up from Designer to Art Director to Creative Director and now Agency lead—ready to roll up her sleeves at any time. Along the way she has built an impressive list of creative contacts, having worked with some of the most talented designers, photographers, illustrators, designers, videographers, and editors in the business. Lately she’s been pursuing pottery as equal parts therapy and creative expression.
The work on this site spans her own personal work as well as the incredibly talented teams she has led.
For her full experience check out her Linkedin profile.
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. ”