Our Mission

Bringing the most forward-thinking
people and brands together.

Our Services

Our approach is highly collaborative,
completely tailored, and results focused
to move our clients and their
industries forward.

Strategy

01

Together we combine forward thinking with compelling strategy to build data-driven campaigns that inspire and ignite, driving customer engagement and fueling momentum.

Building Brands

02

Together we’ll create a dynamic, impactful brand that deepens your connection with your audience and breathes life into your entire marketing ecosystem.

  • Brand Development
  • Campaign Concepts
  • Message Development
  • Name Development
  • Logo Design
  • Visual Identity
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Photography & Videography

Creating Experiences

03

From design to development, we deliver engaging content and experiences that elevate your presence and forge lasting connections with your audience.

  • UX & UI Design
  • Website Design & Development
  • 3D Animation
  • Interactive Experiences
  • Mobile App Design & Development
  • Project Management

Driving Growth

04

We build highly customized, and thoughtful data-driven campaigns that inspire and ignite, driving customer engagement and fueling momentum.

  • Go-to-market Campaign Planning & Execution
  • Media Reporting & Analytics
  • CRM Management & Customer Loyalty
  • Sales Enablement
  • Audience Segmentation Strategy
  • Testing & Optimization
  • Marketing Automation
  • Content Strategy

Agency Snapshot

Years

06

Established in NYC back in 2019, with a mission to help progressive brands move FWD—we’re committed to agency and individual growth.

People

42

Our senior team of strategists, creatives, developers and directors invest their hearts and souls into our work, our clients, and their causes.

Pets

24

From dogs to cats to tarantulas, our pets are cute, cuddly and occasionally creepy—and constantly inspire our work in animal health.

Awards

20

We’re well awarded for strategy, campaign activation and website design, most proudly winning ‘The Grand Prize Judges Award’ at the 2024 Vettys.

Locations

13

Our global team works across the US, UK and Australia, and we make sure we reconnect at annual retreats every year.

Fundraising

$200M+

Over our collective experience in non-profit fundraising, we’ve raised millions for the causes we and our clients care about.

FWD People

Our people are our driving force.
A dynamic team of the smartest and most
engaged marketers you’ve ever worked
with accelerating your business growth
with innovative, forward-thinking solutions.

Emmet Gustafson, Co-Founder, CEO at FWD People

Emmet Gustafson

Co-Founder, CEO

Charlotte Forshaw, Co-Founder at FWD People

Charlotte Forshaw

Co-Founder

Brooke DeLuise, Managing Director, Animal Health at FWD People

Brooke DeLuise

Managing Director, Animal Health

Jessica Myers, Managing Director, Healthcare at FWD People

Jessica Myers

Managing Director, Healthcare

Gretchen Mayer, VP, Creative Director at FWD People

Gretchen Mayer

VP, Creative Director

Alax Gealy, Account Director at FWD People

Alax Gealy

Account Director

Janice Chung, Senior Designer at FWD People

Janice Chung

Senior Designer

Dan D'Amico, Senior Strategy Director at FWD People

Dan D'Amico

Senior Strategy Director

Cath Bedford, Design Director at FWD People

Cath Bedford

Design Director

Tashi Scott, Senior Designer at FWD People

Tashi Scott

Senior Designer

Megan Parson, Associate Account Director at FWD People

Megan Parson

Associate Account Director

Reece Jackson, Media Director at FWD People

Reece Jackson

Media Director

Heather Swales, Strategy Director at FWD People

Heather Swales

Strategy Director

Maxwell Millermaier, Motion & Visual Design Director at FWD People

Maxwell Millermaier

Motion & Visual Design Director

Jade Bohn, Operations Director at FWD People

Jade Bohn

Operations Director

Ali Bedford, Strategy Director at FWD People

Ali Bedford

Strategy Director

Kris Onasch, Associate Copy Director at FWD People

Kris Onasch

Associate Copy Director

Margaret Dawson, Account Director at FWD People

Margaret Dawson

Account Director

Olivia Crone, Account Director at FWD People

Olivia Crone

Account Director

Prince Wireko, Production Designer at FWD People

Prince Wireko

Production Designer

Michael Kai Chin, Associate Paid Media Director at FWD People

Michael Kai Chin

Associate Paid Media Director

Maria Swann, Senior Account Manager at FWD People

Maria Swann

Senior Account Manager

Matt Moore-Alameda, Associate Media Director at FWD People

Matt Moore-Alameda

Associate Media Director

Liz Dikinson, Account Director at FWD People

Liz Dikinson

Account Director

Sean Cullen, Senior Motion Graphics Designer at FWD People

Sean Cullen

Senior Motion Graphics Designer

John Moran, Senior Finance Manager at FWD People

John Moran

Senior Finance Manager

Kelly Conforti, People Experience Director at FWD People

Kelly Conforti

People Experience Director

Megan Walsh, Senior Copywriter at FWD People

Megan Walsh

Senior Copywriter

Courtney Ryan, Associate Creative Director, Copy at FWD People

Courtney Ryan

Associate Creative Director, Copy

Jake Piel, Group Account Director at FWD People

Jake Piel

Group Account Director

Lisa Crowther, Strategy Director at FWD People

Lisa Crowther

Strategy Director

Ev Dimmig, Senior Designer at FWD People

Ev Dimmig

Senior Designer

Pedro Peguero, Associate Creative Director, Art at FWD People

Pedro Peguero

Associate Creative Director, Art

Lora Krusick, Group Account Director at FWD People

Lora Krusick

Group Account Director

Brandon Woolley, Associate Account Director at FWD People

Brandon Woolley

Associate Account Director

Marie Coletti, Associate Account Director at FWD People

Marie Coletti

Associate Account Director

Irena Frumkin, Copywriter at FWD People

Irena Frumkin

Copywriter

Maddy Gressman, Senior Copywriter at FWD People

Maddy Gressman

Senior Copywriter

Cameron Hendrix, Senior Operations Manager at FWD People

Cameron Hendrix

Senior Operations Manager

Destinee Forbes, Associate Account Director at FWD People

Destinee Forbes

Associate Account Director

Emma Walsh, Senior Account Manager at FWD People

Emma Walsh

Senior Account Manager

Vee Qian, Senior Designer at FWD People

Vee Qian

Senior Designer

Ellice Janus, VP, Strategy at FWD People

Ellice Janus

VP, Strategy

Will Hancock, Digital Strategy Manager at FWD People

Will Hancock

Digital Strategy Manager

Kevin Smith, Strategy Director at FWD People

Kevin Smith

Strategy Director

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