J. Kevin Tugman

Chief Creative + Janitor

Chattanooga, TN, USA
Each day we miss so many opportunities to think beyond what is expected - to become something better than we are - or make someone's day more moving. That's what I do well — I push beyond the normal. I have a passion for meaningful creativity and branding.

I am a founder or founding member of the Design Center, High Touch Design, True North Custom, Sunshine Media Group, Transcendent Media Lab, Health 2.0 East Tennessee, the Custom Publishing Council, AIGA Chattanooga, Lift1428, ProjectLift, and Why Not Dream.

Specialties: Design innovation, creative direction, branding, cultural alignment, editorial architecture and design, strategic marketing, health care marketing and communications, team management, team building, analytics, and business intelligence.

Work Experience

Why Not Dream

Chief Creative & Principal

1995 - Tennessee, United States

Bluedoor Group

Chief Creative

Walden Security

Vice President of Marketing and Sales

February 2017 - December 2018 Tennessee, United States

Lift1428

Chief Creative Officer & Co-founder

October 2012 - October 2016 Tennessee, United States

True North Custom Media

Chief Creative Officer

January 2011 - August 2012 Tennessee, United States

Project Lift

Creative Evangalist & Co-founder

November 2012 - September 2016 Florida, United States

Education

University Of Tennessee

MBA

My focus was on marketing and entrepreneurship.
June 2007 - December 2009 Tennessee, United States

University Of Tennessee

BFA, Graphic Design

August 1991 - May 1996 Tennessee, United States

McCallie School

1991 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Languages

English (Native),

Awards

TechWeek100

Named one of the TechWeek100 Miami2014

2014

Skills

Adobe InDesign, Branding And Identity, Brochures, Creative Direction, Layout Design , Magazine Design, Marketing Design, Team Building, Team Management, Typography, Video Production, CS 5.5, Photo Shoot Direction, Strategic Marketing,