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AIRBNB GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTION (2025-2026)

1. The World Is Meant To Meet (Brand Campaign, 2026)

2. Local Favorites (Global Platform, 2025-26)

3. Welcome Matt (Video Series with Matty Matheson & New York Nico, 2026)

4. Social Creative Brand Voice Evolution (Holistic Brand Development, 2025-2026)

5. World Cup Legacy Projects (Social Impact, 2026)

6. Now You Can Airbnb More Than An Airbnb (Campaign, 2025)


WHERE IS FOOTBALL CREATIVE PROJECTS (2009-2026)

1. Where Is Football (Co-Founder, 2009-Present)

2. United Nations Football For The Goals Initiative (Creative & Strategic Partner, 2024-2026)

3. Carlo Ancelotti Documentary, Directed by Paolo Sorrentino (Executive Producer, 2025-2027)

4. World Cup in The World’s Subway with New York City Hall (Creative & Strategic Partner, 2026)


EA SPORTS GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTION (2021-2025)

1.  EA SPORTS FC (The Rebrand and Global Launch, 2023)

2. Ted Lasso (Apple x FIFA 23, 2022)

3. The Club Is Yours (FC 26, 2025)

4. SuperFans (FC 25, 2025)

5.  2022 FIFA World Cup (FIFA 23, 2022)

6. The Ultimate FIFA Soundtrack (Spotify x FIFA 23, 2022)

7.  The Viking (Beats By Dre x FC 24, 2023)

8.  The World’s Game (FIFA 23 Global Creative Campaign, 2022)

9.  Powered By Football (FIFA 22 Global Creative Campaign, 2021)

10.  EURO 2024 (UEFA x FC 24, 2023-24) 

11.  Future Stars (FC 24, FIFA 23, FIFA 22. 2021-24) 

12. Team of the Year (Paramount & CBS x FC 24)

13.  Championing The Women’s Game (2021-24)


ADDITIONAL SELECTED PROJECTS

1. The Dream Is Real (Kylian Mbappé Nike Football Campaign, 2025)

2. Fisk Projects (2014-2026, Creative & Strategic Partner)

3. Awaken Your Madness (Nike Global Football, 2024)

4. OFF CAMPUS with Virgil Abloh (Off-White x Nike, 2018)

5. Quarterback (Netflix Season 2 Launch, 2025)

6. Get Stuck In with Marcello Hernández (Peacock x Premier League Campaign, 2025)

7. The Glitch Pitch and Nike Football X (Nike, 2015)

8. Awaken the Phantom (Nike Global Football, 2018)

9. The New York Blackout (NY Cosmos x Umbro, 2012)

10. Risk Everything (Nike Football, 2014 World Cup campaign)

11. Lost Shipment (Netflix & Stranger Things x Nike, 2019)
12. Born Mercurial (Nike Global Football, 2018)
13. Dare to Rise for Equality (Nike N7 x Global Equality Initiative, 2017)
14. Believe (Nike Global Football x World Cup, 2018)
15. React by Crew. React by You. (Nike Running. 2018)
16. ‘More than an Athlete’ world tour (Uninterrupted x Nike, 2018)
17. Neymar Nike LA Tour (Nike Global Football, 2017)

18. Rams Donuts (Randy’s Donuts x Nike Super Bowl 53, 2019)

19. Mad Maximus (Travis Scott x Coachella, 2025)


The Dream Is Real

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Kylian since the 2018 World Cup, and it was special to watch him hit his stride at his first season at the club of his childhood dreams. From learning Spanish at a young age watching his idol be the star in Madrid to becoming Europe’s golden boot winner wearing his signature Mercurials, some dreams just can’t be slept on.

We chose to gravitate around a simple, relatable truth that so much of what drives Kylian as one of the best in the world is his ongoing relationship with his inner child pushing him to realize the potential he saw within himself, always trusting his inner child to let him keep dreaming.



PROJECT OVERVIEW

Client: Nike and Kylian Mbappe

Date: August 2024-May 2025

Services: Creative Direction, Copywriting, Art Direction