09/17/2024
Grateful to the incredible panel of judges who took the time to evaluate and celebrate Denver’s best in creativity! We couldn’t do it without you.
Lets meet one of our judges, Frank Garcia is a former banker turned Executive Creative Director with a strong passion for pop-culture driven, headline-grabbing work, currently leading earned creative for the Miami and NY Golin offices.
Throughout his career in advertising, Frank has worked at top U.S. creative shops such as GUT, Droga5, and Mojo Supermarket.
He’s worked with iconic international brands such as, McDonald’s (launching their Crocs partnership), Popeyes (launching the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich), Mountain Dew, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Tim Hortons, Under Armour, Coach, Death Wish Coffee, Truth Initiative, WhatsApp, and Facebook (breaking the internet by listing the iconic red couch from Jeremy Allen White’s Calvin Klein commercial on Facebook Marketplace).
Frank’s work has been awarded by prestigious international festivals such as Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clio Awards, One Show, the Webby Awards, Young Guns, Wave Festival, among others.
His work has been featured by major news outlets such as The New York Times, CNN, Fox News, The Washington Post, Mashable, Buzzfeed, NBC, ABC, USA Today, the Jimmy Fallon Show, the Drew Barrymore Show, Good Morning America, TMZ and SNL, as well as major trade publications such as Adweek, AdAge, FastCo, The Drum and Campaign Live to mention a few.
Other highlights in Frank's career include being recognized by Business Insider's 30 Under 30 most creative people in Advertising, teaching Portfolio Classes at Miami Ad School NY, Miami Ad School Punta Cana, and The European Institute of Design in Milan (IED), as well as judging creative industry award shows such as The One Show, ADC, New York Festivals, AME Festivals, Creativity International, Ad Stars and The ADDYs