Filmmakers In Advertising

#025 Seeking Originality & The Human Element with Chief Creative Officer Colin Jeffery

Codey Wilson

Colin Jeffery is the Chief Creative Officer at Doner / Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Wolfgang / Advisory Board Member / Ad Age 2023 Agency A-List / Adweek Creative 100

Colin was instrumental in helping Kia Motors become one of the fastest-growing car brands in the world, taking them from 28th to 7th largest automotive brand in the US. Colin created the wildly popular Kia Hamsters which helped catapult the brand into pop culture. The long-standing campaign includes one of the most viewed commercials of all-time, according to AdWeek.

Colin was included on Adweek’s 2016 Creative Top 100 list, and Doner was named an Ad Age A-List Standout Agency. 

Following Stagwell’s acquisition of Wolfgang, Colin became responsible for the creative output of both agencies. 


In 2012 and 2016, Business Insider included Colin on its list of the Most Creative People in Advertising, ranking him #11 and #20 respectively. 

Prior to co-founding Wolfgang, Colin was a Managing Partner and CCO at David&Goliath. 

Under his creative leadership, the agency grew from 60 to 250 employees and was named Ad Age Small Agency of the Year. 


Throughout Colin’s career, he has worked with Adidas, Halo Top, NBCUniversal, Panda Express, Kia Motors, Jack in the Box, Coca-Cola, Universal Studios,  MGM Resorts, and LG Mobile.

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