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Todd Triplett H2023
By ADCOLOR July 20, 2023 |Todd Triplett is a Father, Husband, Culturalist, Creative, Writer, Environmental Advocate and Founder. Todd has developed and led globally-recognized creative, experiential, branded-content and social campaigns for some of the world’s most respected companies including Apple, TikTok, Ikea, Beats By Dre, Revolt, YouTube, Jaguar, Sprite, Ford and Remy Martin. His work is noted for organically melding insightful creative, culture, innovation and purpose.
Most recently, Todd was tapped to be the first Global Executive Creative Director at Known, leading the creative and brand consumer practice. Prior to that, Todd led the Creative Lab for North America – Eastern Region for the social entertainment platform, TikTok. He’s also served as the Global Creative Director – Brand Design for Beats By Dre | Apple, leading the brand’s internal creative teams in developing its overall global communications.
Before joining Beats, and while maintaining creative strategist roles with both IKEA and Remy Martin, he created and led FREECANDY, a mixed-used arts and music venue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn that emerged as one of the city’s leading cultural outlets for emerging talent. FREECANDY is noted for being the first venue to showcase the talents of renowned artists like SZA, Jidenna, Serpent with Feet, Kelsey Lu and many others.
At the outset of his career, Todd was a key member of the team that received industry-wide accolades for the Sprite – Obey Your Thirst creative work. This series of campaigns was noted for seamlessly melding insightful cultural iconography and music with positive social messaging.
Todd holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Howard University and Masters in Arts & Cultural management from Pratt Institute. When not focused on discovering and sharing new cultural movements, Todd loves to travel and is an avid outdoorsman and hiker. He advocates and speaks on behalf of multicultural inclusion in our National Parks and Forests and other environmental concerns. Todd is father, Ever and is husband to Samantha.