My Beginning

I started my career in design while attending school in Chicago. Started a small freelance business designing for luxury brands. Specializing in branding, print, and holistic digital experiences. During this time I met Jerry Kleiner (Restaurateur) and owner of Carnivale in Chicago. My time with Jerry inspired me to understand the customer perspective. The details in which customers love but don’t necessarily know or understand why they love them. I developed a passion for these details.

Using the First Principles approach, I boil down to base elements of comprehension and work up from there. This approach enables the ability to become intimate with the problem and even the solution.

Perception is guided by emotional and psychological responses to stimuli presented during the interaction between the user, the company, or brand, and the immediate environment whether it be physical or digital.

Collaboration

I’ve managed 100 people in 17 offices worldwide

“Packed with amazing CX skills, Evan simplifies problems smartly and quickly. I have had the opportunity to work with him on many projects at Monotype and I can gladly say it has been an honour to work with him, not only because he is really good at what he does but due to his humble nature as well. He can always be seen helping out junior designers to grow faster. He would listen to their ideas and give them opportunity and space to build something by themselves, meanwhile guiding them in the right direction.”

- Sohaj Singh Brar

My unique experience is in working directly with CEOs, Executive level leadership, and Investors. Cultivating, extracting, leading working groups to bringing light to underlying problems and collaborating on solutions.

Being an empathetic problem solver has made me a goto for cracking complex problems for brands like Microsoft, American Express, Fidelity, and more.

I have many years of expertise is starting from nothing and making it something. From startups (2-6 users) to enterprise products (4mil + users).

Venture Experience

For 7yrs I advised our celebrity investors on business strategy and mentoring our VC funded startups. Our investment specialized in financial, digital asset storage, and streaming technology. 

Black Ventures + Lake Geneva Investments + Greycroft

15 Investments / 3 Investments per year / $249MM Under Management

125 Countries

My Designs are Used

1 Trillion

Estimated Affected Revenue

1m Miles

Traveled