Judges

John Young

Young Brands | CEO

 

John helps aspiring brands connect and interact with people in amazing ways – online, offline, mobile, social, in-home, in-store, in-product, at-work, on-screen, in-game, on-wrist… across every device and touchpoint in-between.

John partners with growing companies to make extraordinary gains. John’s helped the world’s most popular brands and products become even more successful. Disney, Pepsi, McDonald’s, Budweiser, Sony, Hasbro, Microsoft, IBM and Universal Pictures to name a few. Even more satisfying, John’s worked with upstarts like Zipcar, Priceline, Riot Games, American Idol and DoubleClick; helping them catapult from bare roots into much-loved, world-famous, billion-dollar brands.

A hands-on director and valued advisor, John governs on the boards of several emerging mediatech and consumer brand companies. John helps attract the talent, investment, partners and customers that fuel remarkable results and growth. Previously, John was founder of Tribal Worldwide (NYSE:OMC), an award-winning digital agency network with 46 offices in 28 countries. John was also Chief Creative Officer of Poppe-Tyson (EPA:PUB), one of the world’s first and most innovative global interactive companies. Simply, John helps brands grow.