ofelipesampaio@gmail.com

I love ideas. And everything about them. I love having, doing, executing, and crafting every last bit of them. I even love having them torn to pieces and starting all over again. Ok, maybe I don’t love that last part. But that’s the game. And in the end, I get to create even better ones.

I love that I had to write a letter to Mariah Carey to make one. Or that another one managed to put a pair of underwear in the German Museum of Technology. But I really love when ideas can make a positive impact in the world, whether it’s helping refugees or preventing plastic from polluting our oceans. I love that an idea can change someone’s business. And someone’s day. I love being hands-on. But I also love leading and helping teams do all that too.

For the past 16 years, I’ve been doing them in São Paulo, New York, Paris, and London, learning from some of the best creative leaders in the world. I’ve been in all kinds of agencies, doing all kinds of work, for all kinds of clients. And I’ve even been lucky enough to be recognised at some of the biggest award festivals.

Recently, I helped lead the creative department at AB InBev’s in-house, working with Corona, Stella Artois, and Budweiser, where the agency won its first Lions and several shortlists at Cannes. I also helped lead some of the biggest and most impactful creative projects at Hijinks, a new independent agency in the UK, including work for Vue Cinemas and Women’s Aid.

After doing a bit of everything, I’ve decided to give freelance a go. And get my hands on exciting projects in even more places, with people I’ve always wanted to work with.