Meet Kevin Fullerton, a creative director who believes creative isn’t the end-all, be-all. He’s a communicator first. An artist second. That mind-set has served him well.
During the past 20 years, he has held a variety of positions all offering him increasing responsibility and experience. From designer to art director and finally creative director, he has helped mold young companies and their brands. Each post prepared him for, and propelled him toward, the leap he ultimately took in 2006 when he opened Springboard Creative, dedicated to launching small business brands.
Now at the controls, Kevin has the opportunity to shape his own business. In doing so, he lives and works according to one word: Mono o’i’o. It’s Hawaiian for “believe.”
Once you know more about him, you’ll be a believer, too.
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Entrepreneur
> Instrumental in opening the Kansas City offices of two former
employers
> Transformed a small production shop into a full-service,
11-person creative department
> Established a graphics department for a national
telecommunications company
Teacher
> Faculty (part-time), Kansas City Art Institute, 2007-present
> Faculty, College Yearbook Workshop & Idea Forum,
2001-present
Mentor
> Mass Communications Professional Advisory Council,
Northwest Missouri State University, 1995-present
> Graphic Design Advisory Board, Johnson County Community
College, 2008-present
> Professional Advisory Council, University of Missouri-Kansas
City, 2007-present
> Professional adviser, advertising campaigns class, Northwest
Missouri State University, 2005-present
Speaker
> Keynote speaker, College Yearbook Workshop and Idea Forum,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
> Lecturer, Advanced Graphic Design, University of
Missouri–Kansas City, 2007, 2008
> Speaker, Associated Collegiate Press National Conference,
2006, 2008
> Speaker, Career Day, Advertising Club of Kansas City, 2005,
2007, 2008
> Lecturer, Advertising, Grandview High School, 2008
> Featured speaker, Kansas Scholastic Press Association
Conference, 2006
> Lecturer, Advanced Design, Northwest Missouri State
University, 2006
> Lecturer, Media Design, Northwest Missouri State University,
2006
> Speaker, Ad Club, Northwest Missouri State University, 2005
> Speaker, Meet with a Professional, National Scholastic Press
Association Convention, 1995, 2000
> Speaker, Elements of Design and Beyond, LPC National
Conference, 1997
Volunteer
> Art+Copy Club, 2001-present
- President, board of directors, 2006-2008
- Member, board of directors, 2005-present
- Art+Copy Club Member of the Year, 2007
> The Advertising Club of Kansas City, 2001-present
- Member, ADDY Judging Committee, 2005-present
- Member, board of directors and executive board, 2006-2008
- Member, Kansas City Awareness Initiative, 2007, 2008
> Judge, Outlet Awards, Northwest Arkansas Art Director's Club,
2008
> Judge, Design and Illustration Awards, Journalism Educators of
Metropolitan Kansas City, 2008
> Judge, Student ADDYs, The Advertising Club of Kansas City,
2007
> Mass Communications Service Award, Northwest Missouri State
University, 2005
> Judge, ADDY Awards, St. Joseph, Mo., 1996