Maverick Studios

Our VP is a true Maverick. At home, Chris is a big kid playing in the dirt with his backhoe. At work, he’s using his curiosity and experience as a partner of an ad agency and six years with Jimmy John’s marketing team to guide Maverick Studios to success.

Laura, our Associate Creative Director, is a triple threat. She’s a graphic designer with fifteen years of experience, a great mom, and a marathoner! Laura has a long history designing for Buffalo Wild Wings and uses their Asian Zing sauce at home on just about everything.

Starting as the Associate Creative Director at Interface, Rodrigo, a fast motorcyclist and family man, said good luck would be his superpower. We must have that power already because we are lucky to have him as our Associate Creative Director!

With a background at SCAD in Advertising and Branding, Daranie became a passionate designer on our team! When she isn’t curating incredible content, she’s secretly trying to sneak Sonic’s Atomic Lemon Slush back onto the menu.

Some may call him our Senior Graphic Designer, but he calls himself High Metabolism Man! When Mike isn’t at his desk or helping junior designers, you may find him munching on his daily dose of Baskin Robbins’ Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. Yum!

With extensive experience working for media and ad agencies like BBDO South, Bob is our Senior Production Artist, and we couldn’t be happier! Aside from designing and getting donuts from Dunkin’, he stays busy being a great dad and husband.

Born in Bandung, Indonesia, Angie moved to the states when she was just 18 months old. Today, she’s our accomplished Senior Graphic Designer who can take on any requests and spicy foods that come her way. No wonder she’s a fan of BDUBS’ Mango Habanero wings!

At the outset of his career, Joshua was a designer at a non-profit art center called Intermedia Arts and eventually designed retail displays for Adidas. Now, he’s a valued Art Director at Maverick Studios who loves Dunkin’ Chocolate Créme donuts!

With past experience as the Coca-Cola Account Lead of StudioNow, Lauren has sure opened happiness here at Maverick Studios! When our Head of Production isn’t in the office, you can find her drinking Dunkin’ Bold Tea, jogging with her running club, spending time with her family, and not eating fruit (she’s allergic)!

Though Lorena wasn’t born into the fire-bending nation as she had hoped, she is a citizen of three different countries and an FSU Graduate! Due to her experience and passion, we celebrate Lorena for her talent as our Senior Graphic Designer!

After 30 years as a professional photographer, our Director of Photography is the epitome of talent. Jonathan is also an amateur radio operator, camper, hockey player, and motorcyclist with a need for speed! What can’t he do?

As a kid, Kyle was terrified of watching scary movies. Now, he’s a horror film fanatic, inspired to pursue a career in video editing. After over five years working at Dunkin’, Kyle joined the Maverick team to focus on his passion.

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines. We’ve got a Red Bull Athlete in the house! Our talented Video Specialist has competed in the Red Bull Soapbox Race 3x and even came in 3rd place in 2009! Before joining the Maverick team, he worked with several notable companies in video production including Netflix, The Home Depot and Cola-Cola! With his racing background, it’s no wonder he stays on track!

Rey joined Maverick Studios after gaining experience as the Director of Marketing Services at AT&T. When he isn’t working hard as our Account Manager in Restaurant Merchandising, you can find Rey ballroom dancing and riding bulls!

Before Aaliyah became Maverick Studios’ amazing Account Manager for Restaurant Merchandising, she worked in a print shop. If she could, she’d teleport to see her family more. Don’t worry, Aaliyah. We’ll pack you a Brisket sandwich for the trip!

While James has prior experience as a Manager of Print Production and Print Sourcing with Arby’s and Archway Marketing, he used to perform as a DJ. Now, he’s the Director of Merchandising, Sourcing, and Execution for Maverick Studios!

Shareka has been with Arby’s for over ten years, doing everything from working in the restaurant to Guest Support. Now, she’s a big part of our Print Production team! During Shareka’s time off, she loves reading and traveling with her husband.

Damalas began his career as a Graphic Designer at a local Atlanta PR Agency. Now, he’s thriving at Maverick Studios in Client Relations & Planning. Everyone knows and loves Damalas, but they may be surprised to know he’s a secret gamer too!

Kaitlin started working for Jimmy John’s over eight years ago. Now, she’s our Senior Digital Marketing Manager! If she had a superpower, it would be the ability to teleport. It makes sense when you find out Kaitlin grew up next to a nuclear power plant!

Born and raised in Germany, Natalie Garvey is our resident Military Brat and Director of Client Relations & Planning. Before joining Inspire, she worked for Yum Brands for over 18 years. Without a doubt, Natalie is an avid QSR fan and dog lover. While she would love her superpower to be flying, we see her soar at Maverick Studios every day!

Callie found her way through her Film and Digital Media degree by baking and shaking cocktails! Being the Foodie she is, it makes sense that she found her way to Maverick Studios, where she can market for all the tasty food our brands offer.

Get Saber her favorite M&M and Oreo Blast from Sonic because she’s killing it as a Junior Designer at Maverick Studios! On top of being a proud Auburn Alumni with experience working on the University’s Creative Team, Saber creates art outside of work and is passionate about powerlifting. We can tell through her strength and motivation at work!

Brittani is our Star Wars and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Blast loving librarian. With experience as a Correspondent Services Administrator handling everything from document management and onboarding, Brittani’s incredibly organized force is strong here at Maverick Studios!

Nick Williams is a comic book-writing, pumpkin munchkin-loving UGA graduate. Nick’s journey in Graphic Design began with working as a Studio Intern. We are more than pleased to have him as one of our incredible Digital Designers at Maverick Studios!

When Leighton isn’t learning survival skills through Man v Wild with Bear Grylls, you can find her copywriting at Maverick Studios! In addition to working as editor in chief for The Tab IU, a newspaper at Indiana University, Leighton wrote hilarious sketch comedy skits for IU Student Television. No wonder she has everyone in the office laughing all the time!

Sing us a song, Jason’s our piano man! With almost 10 years of experience in print and digital design, he’s been killing it as a Print Production Artist here at Maverick Studios. He’s a gamer, a whiz at piano, and loves a classic Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwich. Jason is a rare find… he’s left-handed!

Hey MTV, welcome to Toby’s. With an impressive career as a producer/editor for MTV making promos for A-listers like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Drake, 50 Cent, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg and more, we keep asking for his autograph! Now an Executive Producer at Maverick Studios, he’s passionate about music, traveling, golfing, his family, and Sonic Chili Cheese Coneys.

Joining us after 5yrs of sandwiching it up at Jimmy John’s, our Senior Digital Strategist has worked on several projects with big-name brands like Nike, Adidas and Atlanta Fashion Week! She’s lived in Bangkok, Chang Mai, and Thailand where she taught English to Buddhist monks, and we’re so lucky this world traveler has made a pit stop at Maverick Studios! Christy brings the power of peace from the East!

Keeping us all in our lanes, our Traffic Coordinator is preventing crashes here at Maverick Studios! Working at Zaxby’s for 10 years, Stephanie is very familiar with all things chicken, so it’s no wonder she makes Buffalo Wild Wings work a breeze! She loves the beach, Baskin-Robbins Chocolate Fudge Ice Cream, and making her daughter’s clothes. We’re “sew” excited this seamstress has joined our team!

Devin’s passionate about everything design! On top of his extensive portfolio of graphic design projects for brands like Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, he also enjoys writing and illustrating stories, designing characters and printing models on his 3D printer! We never know what this designer is going to do next, but his twin does… apparently twin telepathy is real. His twin says “what’s up”

A foodie at heart, our Client Relations Manager has been working on restaurant brands from the start. We’re so lucky to have scooped her from 22Squared so now she can work on Baskin-Robbins with us! Outside of work, Carly loves hanging out with her dog, Pancake, and trying new restaurants for her Atlanta food Instagram!

Lights, camera, Olivia! Our lovely associate producer arrived at Maverick after graduating from University of Kentucky in May 2023. She’s a film fanatic, currently obsessed with Jimmy John’s Country Club sandwich and is related to a Hall of Fame surfer who helped introduce surfing to the United States! We’re stoked you’re here, Olivia!

We’re so excited our cultured Associate Creative Director has decided to stamp his passport here at Maverick Studios! Gerald had an impressive career spanning 22 years at Green Dot Advertising in Miami where he worked on a wide variety of both national and international brands, including Jose Cuervo! He was born in the Netherlands, raised in Curaçao and is fluent in Dutch, German, English, Spanish and Papiamento. Welkom, Gerald!

Our unofficial Maverick stylist joins us after working for fashion brands like Nike Swim, Fab’rik and Assembly Line! She’s got a green thumb (owns 100+ house plants), has attended 50+ concerts, and is a dog mom to her two golden-doodles, Benny & Dood! She danced for seven years growing up, and we’re thrilled she’s decided to bust a move here at Maverick Studios!

Our motion graphics designer sure is in motion! Originally from Pakistan, Muhammad came to the states for his master’s in graphic design from SCAD, then worked in New York for seven years at Bandujo Advertising. A man of many talents, he uses his artistic abilities outside of work for cooking, painting and interior design. He even dabbles in dance, and we’re so happy he’s decided to cut a rug here at Maverick Studios!

Arby’s has the meats, but we have Reagan! Joining us as our client relations manager, Raegan was previously a print manager for Arby’s, worked in print sourcing and management for Archway and was the account manager for RR Donnelly. But hold your horses, if Reagan could do anything, she’d be a full-time equestrienne, part-time interior designer and perpetual student and eater of Baskin-Robbins ice cream. Here’s the inside scoop: Reagan is always making us laugh and we’re so happy she’s here!

Don’t mix up “your” and “you’re” around Bruce, he’s our proofreader! This world traveler has ridden a camel in Morocco, visited the Great Pyramids in Egypt, the Wailing Wall in Israel and the Sistine Chapel in Italy, just to name a few. A writer at heart, he’s been a wordsmith at The Home Depot, Coca-Cola, and was an Illustrator/Draftsman in the Navy! Thank you for your service, Bruce!

Raven comes to us from her role as Project Manager at a mattress company, but we’re not sleeping on her talents. Now our Digital Marketing Coordinator, Raven is making waves on our client relations team, as well as in the ocean! She’s been scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef, has visited Big Ben in London, and plans on going to Paris and Zurich in the near future. If you can’t find Raven, check the rink! She’s learning to ice skate and we’re so excited she’s twirled her way to Maverick Studios.

We’re so happy our Canadian Client Relations Specialist has made her way to Maverick, eh? Nathalie joins us from Fitzco where she won two Shorty Awards for French’s Mustard and Hilton. When she’s not winning awards, you can find her visiting new Atlanta breweries, watching Flyers hockey, or spending time with friends, family and her farm animals. She’s also brought a little friend to the office, her betta fish named after our wonderful VP, Chris Gillips.

Our Producer has swapped from ducks at Aflac to geese here at Maverick. Sherry spent 10 years at Utöka as Account Director/Project Manager for clients such as Aflac, Coca-Cola, Mizuno, and some other big-name brands. She balances her work life with her mom life to her two kids, loves watching and attending UGA football games, traveling, and accessorizing — Sherry owns over 200 pairs of earrings.

Our associate creative director of copy brings a wealth of experience and insane stories creating ad campaigns for brands like MTV, Coca Cola and Chick-fil-A. He’s also a big comedy nerd who spent over a decade writing sketch comedy for TV on the side. Off the clock, Brian is a dedicated girl-dad and avid gamer, two things which, turns out, go well together.

We crunched the numbers, and our Finance Manager is the perfect addition to our team. With an accounting/finance career across various industries, Shan is determined to find more efficient solutions, and they even come to her in her sleep. Outside of work, Shan enjoys getting crafty and cheffing it up, vegan style. She makes candles, creates outfits, and crafts homemade, flavorful vegan meals that never cease to amaze.

Our Hyderabad studio leader brings an impressive amount of experience to the Maverick team, most recently as the Creative Services Manager at PepsiCo. He’s an accomplished sports fan, with a few badminton corporate tournament trophies to prove it, and a passionate foodie who loves exploring dishes from all over the world. But at heart, he’s a true homebody who loves hanging out with friends and family.

Keeping up with Maverick all the way from Hyderabad, this Production Artist is self-taught in graphic design. He’s taken his talents to other advertising agencies, EdTech companies and even film studios before finding his path to our team. Before graphic design, Sandeep worked in electronics and communications engineering. He enjoys helping his parents with their garden, watching horror and post-apocalyptic movies, as well as gaming, tech, music and photography. What can’t Sandeep do?

Our expert Photo Retoucher makes us all look good. She doesn’t just have a keen eye for detail and a passion for photography, but also lights up the room with her great sense of humor. She maintains balance in her life by playing all kinds of unique sports – ones that most people don’t know about. She also loves to travel and gets her daily therapy through cooking, which is her favorite way to unwind after a long day.

Our Motion Graphic Designer brings a wealth of global experience earned from the tech and education industries. Jim’s also a passionate videographer and editor who can handle everything from scripting and shooting to special effects and enhancements. And as a huge sports fan, you’ll likely find him working up a sweat at the badminton court or cricket pitch on the weekends.

After failed careers as a guitar builder and hospitality specialist, AJ found copywriting – giving him the opportunity to make the whole world pay attention to his bad jokes. Writing for everything from ski brands, to vegan cheese, to pet food – AJ came to Maverick for the Dunkin’ coffee but is staying for Jimmy John’s Picklewich.