72andSunny Accelerates Vision with Appointment of New Chief Growth Officer Damaune Journey

72andSunny has announced the addition of Damaune Journey as chief growth officer to its roster. In the role, Damaune will cultivate global opportunities to help drive growth for 72andSunny, its affiliated companies (Hecho Studios + Brand Citizens), and its clients. He joins the global leadership team with newly announced co-chief creative officers, Matt Murphy and Carlo Cavallone, COO, Patricia Rothenberg and CEO, Evin Shutt.

Damaune’s career has included engineering, operations and developing, leading and delivering on strategic growth in a range of industries globally including: automotive, CPG, healthcare, luxury services and tech. Trained in engineering at the University of Michigan and later earning his MBA at Harvard, his background brings strong insight and fresh perspective to 72andSunny and the industry at a time of rapid evolution, innovation and acceleration.

“72andSunny’s focus on Creativity that Wins puts client’s business challenges front and centre in everything we do and fosters strategic conversations and innovation. I can’t wait to bring that impact to more partners.” said Damaune.

“Damaune sees the chess board in a way that not many can or do." added Evin. "Ultimately, our focus as a company is on impacting growth for our clients and his perspective will be incredibly valuable to their business and our own. Our collective futures are brighter with Damaune on the team."

Damaune’s news comes just two months after the announcement of 72andSunny’s global Creative Leadership Council, formed to ensure the company’s creative vision continues to excel. It also comes following notable work for client partners including Etsy’s 'Gift Like You Mean It', Coca-Cola’s 'Open to Better', Marriott Bonvoy’s 'Joy is Near' and Super Bowl spots for Indeed and the National Football League.