NEW YORK, USA // Leland is the Chief Brand Officer of Chobani. Prior to it, he was the Co-Founder and Co-Chief Creative Officer of COLLINS.
Leland has built organizations honored as the most creative in the world:
“In-House Agency of the Year” (Ad Age), “Design Firm of Year” (Ad Age), ”30 Most Important Design Companies” (Fast Co), “Most Innovative Company in the World” (Fast Co), “50 Best Places for Innovators” (Fast Co) “Agency Creatives Would Kill to Work At” (WNW Magazine), “Agency Inventing the Future of Brand Building” (Forbes), “Brand that Matters” (Fortune), “Brands Changing the World” (Forbes).
They have created “the next big design trend” (AIGA Eye on Design), produced “the future of music videos” (Forbes), influenced federal climate legislation, and won every major global creative award. His global re-imaginations of Spotify, Instagram, and Chobani were each recognized as “Best of the Year” (Fast Co, Wired, Brand New).
He has won recognition as “Global 30 under 30” (Campaign), “Young Influencer” (Ad Age), “Most Influential Designers Today” (HOW Magazine), “Design Thinking Leader” (IBM), “Tastemaker” (PDN Magazine), “Designer to Watch” (Graphic Design USA), and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader finalist.