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Tim McMullen
Founder, President and Executive Creative Director, redpepper
In 2001, after honing his marketing chops working in publishing and advertising, Tim McMullen set off to realize a vision of an advertising agency where every employee could say “I love my job” and mean it. redpepper has since achieved a nine-year run of growth in clients, revenues and profits. redpepper has been recognized as one of the 1000 fastest growing companies in the country by Inc. Magazine, named as one of Nashville’s Best Places to Work by the Nashville Business Journal and a Future 50 company by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. redpepper creative work has been recognized with more than three dozen national and regional industry awards. Tim currently serves as the president of the Nashville chapter of the American Advertising Federation. Tim built redpepper’s success by building culture –and has used the insights gained in creating fully engaged employees to create highly engaged online communities. A recent campaign for national home accessories retailer Kirkland’s yielded more than 600,000 true, trackable engagements and helped drive holiday sales performance that was higher than the industry average. redpepper continues to do leading edge work in social media, and has developed a keen understanding of what actually works to drive awareness, engagements and behavior. Tim brings to his presentations a unique ability to connect with audiences – delivering information in a way that feels personal, intimate, real...and immediately applicable. Tim resides in Franklin, Tn., with his wife Natalie and their four children Avery, Adam, Andrew and Abby.