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Matt Dowshen

I have spent 20 years working at Ogilvy, Deutsch, and JWT. I have worked on big beautiful businesses and brands. These range across categories, industries and geographies. Philips, Unilever, Cisco, Kraft, De Beers, Grey Goose, Kodak, Stolichnaya, and IKEA, to name a few. I’ve lived and worked in NYC, Asia (BKK), South America (SP BR) and Europe (LON). And now I’m here. Because I am ready for a new model. Because this agency, combined with Project: WorldWide, is a wholly different entity. Because we are a creative boutique with global scale. Because we are an independent network, driven by collaboration, with the capabilities and understanding to build brands experience by experience.

Ted Florea

Prior to joining PNYC as Chief Strategy Officer, I served as Head of Brand Strategy at Droga5, Group Strategy Director at Goodby Silverstein & Partners, and Planning Director at JWT. I love developing effective, purpose-drive brand strategies and have had the pleasure of doing so for over 50 clients including Prudential, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Netflix, Coca Cola, Pepsico Frito-Lay, DeBeers, Smirnoff, and UNICEF. A couple of my recent favorites include Prudential’s “Challenge Lab”, Honey Maid’s “This is Wholesome” and Doritos’ “Crash the Super Bowl.” I am thrilled to be a part of PNYC where we building brands from the ground up – brands built on solid, purposeful strategies designed to create real world impact. When not with my PNYC family, I live with my wife Celia and our two cats in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where we enjoy screenwriting, cooking and stargazing.

Sharon Napier

For more than 30 years, I’ve dedicated my career to building and growing creative organizations. As founder and CEO of Partners + Napier, my role is multidimensional – guiding our business strategy, creative, financials, and vision. Since we started in 2004, we’ve more than tripled in size, earned client partners like Lufthansa Airlines and Capital One, joined an independent, global agency network, and expanded our capabilities far beyond the traditional. And a little over a year ago, we launched Partners + Napier NYC. We’re building this bold new creative boutique from the ground up, just as we’ve passionately done for our clients’ brands for over a decade.