Welcome to Main & Rose
We develop award-winning global campaigns for brands such as The United Nations, YouTube, The Four Seasons, TED and world governments. We harness creativity & design to solve problems, start movements and impact lives.
Awards
Social Influencer Campaign
Platinum Award
Branded Graphics
Gold Award
American In-House Design
Branding + Identity Programs
Award Winner
Internet + Online
Award Winner
Audience Specific Marketing
Generation Z
Silver Award
Placing top 6%
Our Leadership
Kelly Gibbons
Co-Founder & CEO
Over the past 20 years, Kelly has specialized in creating multinational campaigns and impactful digital and live experiences for brands such as WeTransfer, UN Women, TED and more. She creatively blends culture and innovation to solve critical problems faced by companies today and sits on the Advisory board for the United Nations Human Rights Project, and is a Nexus Global Delegate. Kelly is the driving force behind Main & Rose’s vision, leading the team to generate innovative communication solutions that consistently exceed business objectives.
Beth Doane
Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Officer
Hootz Taylor
Head of Creative & Strategy
“Hootz” is an award-winning creative director, producer, and screenwriter. He’s pitched and produced creative work for brands like Walmart, Spotify, MLB, Hershey, MTV, Oreo, and more. He expertly matches grounded strategy with wildly playful creativity for work that not only turns heads and stops thumbs but moves the client’s business forward. As a creative leader at companies like Broadway.com and ViacomCBS, he has built teams that wield creativity to generate great work and drive culture.
Leslie Billingsley
Head of Accounts
Ming Ciao
Creative Director
Ming Ciao is a renowned designer and creative strategist and a recipient of the Certificate of Recognition for creative achievement by the United States Congress and U.S. Department of Commerce. He leads all design for our Main & Rose clientele including some of the world’s leading brands, entertainment icons and professional athletes and oversees creative strategy and creative direction. Throughout his career he has worked with HBO, Intel, Sony, Time Warner and had his own apparel label sold globally. Ming is also a passionate advocate for personal empowerment and a dedicated philanthropist.
Courtney Bensinger
Head of Operations
Courtney is a strategist with extensive experience in branding high-profile individuals and companies. Courtney spent the first part of her career leading Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives for one of the largest telecom companies in the world. She pioneered the launch of their nationwide digital literacy program and led their United Way campaign and partnerships with nonprofits across the country. She has worked with Unilever, Uber, and Snapchat, and brought together the largest influencers in digital for an (un)conference on Richard Branson’s Necker Island.
Claire Baumann
Strategy Director
Claire specializes in strategy and worked for Mckinsey’s McKinsey.org, where she was part of the global leadership team to launch and deliver a circular economy venture. She also ran an entrepreneurship program for MIT and managed Executive Positioning for Melinda Gates, policy makers and global figures including speechwriting, messaging, media and events. Previously, Claire built partnerships for the United Nations Foundation where she was one of the original architects of the SDG Media Compact launched by the Secretary General at UNGA in 2018. Claire has served as a digital strategy advisor in the Obama Administration State Department and has worked with Brunswick Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, and multinational corporations.
Chelsea Strutz
Account Director
Chelsea brings over a decade of advertising and omni-channel marketing agency experience across clients such as Microsoft, PepsiCo, Amazon.com, and Mars Wrigley. She is an experiential powerhouse and has worked on events throughout the USA to drive brand awareness and engagement with target consumers. Chelsea spearheaded the launch of the SoFi Stadium x PepsiCo x NFL partnerships through multiple highly localized in-market events, ranging from the 2019 Grand Opening Press Event to the highly anticipated 2022 Super Bowl in Inglewood. Chelsea also led the implementation of a fully sustainable experiential program with Climate Pledge Arena & the new NHL Seattle team, Seattle Kraken. She has won an Ex Award for Best Millennial Campaign in 2019. On a global scale, she managed over fifteen sub-markets for the launch of the new Xbox One gaming system and title games through 360 campaign activations. Chelsea has an eye for solutions and an ear for opportunities, and ensures all programs are delivered against objectives, budget and deadlines.
Kim Bussing
Senior Copywriter
Chris Colbert
Advisor
Chris is an expert on innovation and has advised some of the world’s most renowned organizations on how to utilize unrealized potential. After leading a bold revamp of Scholastic’s core publishing business and its return to positive growth Chris served as Managing Director to Harvard Innovation Labs, at Harvard University. He authored This Is It, a provocative treatise on how to take advantage of the only life we get, and is an international speaker and strategic advisor to prominent CEOs and executive teams. He is on the board of Pillar Venture Capital, Now + There, Fintech Americas, Nilus and the Copenhagen Fintech Global Advisory Board.
A Call For Good Causes
Need branding support? We donate our time to causes that make an impact each year. Email us at hello@main-rose.com with details and we’ll see how we can help.
How We Work
Clients
Telling amazing stories is what drives us — and we’re ready to tell yours.
