Ryan Kutscher

As Founder & CEO of Circus Maximus, Ryan Kutscher spearheads strategic and innovative campaigns for established and emerging brands in B2B, Healthtech, Fintech, Food & Bev, Personal Care, and Alcohol and spirits. Brand partners include fortune 500 Proctor & Gamble, Shake Shack, Smartwater, Fireball Whiskey, Ro, Amazon Prime Video, Angry Orchard as well as unicorns like Ro, Justworks, On/Go, Aura, and others. Under his leadership, CM has received AdAge’s Small Agency of the Year 4 times, and product launch of the year for King C. Gillette.

He has been named twice on Creativity's World's Most Awarded Creative Directors, is a three-time Grand Prix winner at the Cannes Advertising Festival, has won the Grand Effie, and has been featured in the WSJ, Forbes, FastCo, and more. 

Ryan combines creative DNA and storytelling with a business-minded, entrepreneurial spin that makes CM a unique partner for brands who need both. 

Aside from his experience creating advertising campaigns, Ryan advocates for a creative approach to life, encouraging entrepreneurship outside of employees’ daily duties at CM, all while raising an Australian Shepherd named Rudder.