About
Jonathan Cude is a 32-year veteran of the advertising industry. He started his career as an assistant at an agency in Atlanta before going to portfolio school to study copywriting. From there, he went to Portland to work at Wieden+Kennedy, then spent 21 years at McKinney, most of them as Chief Creative Officer. He now works at TBC as Chief Creative Officer.

Jonathan brings deep experience in creative leadership, copywriting, agency life, portfolio development, mentoring, hiring, and building creative teams and cultures.

Website
jonathancudecreative.com

Personal Interests
Jonathan used to be a runner and now swims. He likes sneakers and movies. He says he’s “pretty boring,” but he does have a book coming out called The Five Tool Creative Leader.

Can Help With
Creative & Design, portfolio reviews, copywriting, breaking into the industry, leadership, salary conversations, interview preparation, resume and portfolio, consulting, managing teams, hiring, mentoring, building culture, and business development.

Best Person to Talk to About
Your psyche.

Open to Supporting
Early career professionals, mid-level and senior professionals, and executives.

Fun Fact
Apparently, Jonathan doesn’t appear as tall on Zoom as he is in real life.

Background
Jonathan grew up in Arlington, Virginia. He attended the University of Texas, where he majored in Radio-TV-Film. When he was younger, he wanted to be a professional athlete of any kind.