Made started in 2012, when I left a well-paying and creatively-rewarding job as Executive Design Director at Crispin Porter Bogusky, to join forces with two of my talented colleagues, Dave Schiff and Scott Prindle, to form a purpose-driven agency designed to support clients who still made and manufactured things in the U.S. Backed by a small group of investors, including our mentor Alex Bogusky, we grew rapidly from 3 founders to over 75 full-time employees with revenues topping $25 mil. annually, creating an infectious maker culture powered by our abilities in advertising, design, and creative technology. Our clients included challenger brands like Seventh Generation, Harley-Davidson, Lyft, Copper Mountain, TaxAct, TGI Fridays, Church’s Chicken, Clayton Homes, UnderArmour, Vegas.com, and New Balance.