The one on the left
Dan Hawes is…
An inventor without any patents, an artist who can't draw, a psychologist without a degree, and a social butterfly with the social battery life of an iPhone 4. Dan Hawes leverages his insatiable curiosity, his weaponized ADHD, and his pathological tenacity to solve problems in and out of the office.
A world-traveled human thesaurus who can solve a brief and install a water heater in the same 24 hours, Dan delivers unique and insightful solutions for his employers and clients. He has four new business wins under his belt and has produced over 30 TV spots with budgets varying from $1,300 to $1.3 million. He's worked with over 40 brands, big and small, and has about the same number of awards collecting dust on various office shelves.
Dan firmly believes creativity cannot be reduced to numbers, that life experiences equate to epiphanies, and that bragging about himself is far more palatable in the third person.
He’d love to talk shop with you sometime–in the first-person.
Award List
Cannes Lions:
2023: Keepers Heart Irish American Whiskey - Film: Shortlist
AdAge Campaign of the Year:
2022: Keepers Heart Irish American Whiskey - B2B
Communication Arts:
2021: Desert Door Texas Sotol - Single Consumer Print Winner
American Advertising Awards:
2023: Man Therapy - OOH Posters: Gold
2023: Man Therapy - OOH Posters: Silver
2023: Man Therapy - OOH Posters: Silver
2023: Man Therapy - OOH Posters: Silver
2017: Sea to Summit - Student - Print - Regional Gold/National Gold
The One Club (The One Show):
2024: Colorado Lottery Coffee - Craft/Direction: Silver
2024: Colorado Lottery Coffee - Craft/Editing: Bronze
2024: Miami Herbert Business School - Craft/Illustration: Silver
2024: Miami Herbert Business School - Craft/Illustration: Silver
2024: Miami Herbert Business School - Craft/Illustration: Bronze
2024: Miami Herbert Business School - Craft/Writing: Bronze
2024: Miami Herbert Business School - Promotional / Posters: Bronze
2024: Miami Herbert Business School - Integrated Branding Campaign: Bronze
2024: NCEL What Will You Do with Your Win - Television, VOD & Online Video: Bronze
2024: NCEL What Will You Do with Your Win - Craft / Direction: Bronze
2024: Keepers Heart Irish American Whiskey - Integrated Campaign: Bronze
2023: Desert Door Texas Sotol - Radio: Silver
2023: Desert Door Texas Sotol - Websites: Silver
2023: Man Therapy - OOH: Bronze
2019: Ascent Protein - Sound Design: Silver
2019: FirstBank - Television, VOD, & Video: Bronze
2019: FirstBank - Television, VOD, & Video: Bronze
2019: FirstBank - Television, VOD, & Video: Bronze
2017: Justin’s - Print: Silver
2017: Justin's - OOH: Silver
Graphis Awards:
2024: Miami Herbert Business School - Design: Silver
2023: Man Therapy - Design: Silver
The Denver 50:
2024: NCEL Astronauts
2024: Arapahoe Basin Lunges
2024: Miami Herbert Business School
2024: NCEL Stunt Doubler
2023: Colorado Lottery Coffee
2023: Miami Herbert Business School
Client List
FirstBank
Westerra Credit Union
WOW! Cable Internet
Ascent Protein
YellowFin Security
Daiya Diary Free
Lucky’s Market
Hapa Sushi
Motomaki
Revive Kombucha
Justin’s Nut Butters
McCain French Fries
Bobos Bars
Perdue Farms
Rootstock Poultry
Coral Mountain
Village Inn
AliveCor
Ripple Dairy-Free
Nike
Proud Source Spring Water
CamelBak
ibotta
Blue Canyon Satellites
Acana Pet Foods
Orijen Pet Foods
Merrick Pet Foods
Christy Sports
Copper Mountain
Arapahoe Mountain
Man Therapy
The Colorado Lottery
The North Carolina Education Lottery
The Hoosier Lottery
Keepers Heart Irish American Whiskey
Desert Door Sotol
Miami Herbert Business School
Boston Children’s Hospital