About the founder

As a baby, Eric only looked up at the TV during commercials. As a teen, he was drawn to advertising by his aunt, a successful agency exec.

So when he graduated from Miami University with a B.S. in Marketing, he waited all of eight days to begin his career at Young & Rubicam.

Eric invested his first 10 years in Client Service at Y&R, Lowe Worldwide, and Brunner, where his work for Ford, GM, GlaxoSmithKline, and the American Bankers Association (ABA) led to rapid promotions and peer recognition.

His career bloomed when he joined REQ as VP, Account Director. By delivering inspired strategies and responsive service, he retained, grew, and attracted notable clients such as eBay, UNICEF, Waymo, PayPal, StubHub, Bayer, GDIT, National Association of Broadcasters, API, The Estée Lauder Companies, Save a Child’s Heart, Every Mother Counts, and more.

As the agency grew, the team didn’t lose their fun, collaborative, generous and entrepreneurial culture, recognized by Washingtonian Magazine, Washington Business Journal, and Inc. Magazine as a Best Place to Work.

Eric took pride in coaching and helped his teammates move on to companies like Hilton, Tesla, LinkedIn, Waymo, AWS, Under Armour, NBCUniversal, TED, the NHL, VML, VaynerMedia, Digitas, and more.

His success led to the role of Chief Client Officer in 2019, where he continued to help drive the agency’s growth, fueled by talented people, strong client retention, new business development, and successful acquisitions and integrations.

In 2022, Eric was accepted into the Forbes Agency Council, where he published articles and commentary on expert panels.

In 2023, after more than a decade of consistent double-digit growth, REQ was acquired by Trinity Hunt Partners.