My mom told me, "You can draw, why don't you go to art school?" So I put together a portfolio of my old high school art and got into OCA back before it was OCAD. It was there that I began my career in advertising that has spanned over 29 years at agencies such as Vickers & Benson, the last Canada independent agency, Maclaren McCann during the I AM CANADIAN era, and Leo Burnett Toronto for more than 21 years. Whether it's dog food, dryer sheets, cereal, beer, retail, or Pop-Tarts, I've seen it all. Thanks, Mom.