Principals
Brian Hankin
Brian brings to (r)evolution a deep level of marketing, branding, and new product/concept development experience. He has managed transformational branding and new product development engagements at InterContinental Hotels Group, Delta Air Lines, GP Consumer Products (Dixie and Brawny), and The Coca-Cola Company. Prior to co-founding (r)evolution, Brian was a Client Partner with BrightHouse, a Marketing and Ideation consultancy for Fortune 100 Companies. Before BrightHouse, Brian worked in the brand group at The Coca-Cola Company where he co-developed Dasani bottled water and managed the Barq's, Mello Yello, and Mr. Pibb Brands. He also founded and sold a high-tech company focused in the marketing arena. Brian holds an MBA with a focus on Marketing and Entrepreneurship from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA magna cum laude from Tufts University. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and three children.
Brad White
Brad has significant innovation, marketing and strategy background. His project work includes many notable brands and businesses including: Pfizer, UPS, The Home Depot, Coca-Cola, Georgia-Pacific, Turner, Ryobi, Hasbro, American Family Insurance and several others. Prior to joining (r)evolution, he spent several years in the Atlanta office of The Boston Consulting Group. Brad was recently honored as the 2007 Atlanta Agency Marketer of the Year by the American Marketing Association. He earned a B.S. with honors in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and his M.B.A with honors from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. He is an active soccer player, fly fisherman, mountaineer and scuba diver. He is also involved in several community pursuits, especially Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross. He is an active member of Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church. Brad lives in Atlanta with his wife and three daughters.
Steve Jones
Marketer, business operator, global leader, and consultant. Steve has had several classic consumer packaged good assignments, operated global subsidiaries on three continents, held a major global CMO position and for the past five years have had both public and private company CEO roles.
Steve began his marketing career in 1983 when he joined Kimberly Clark. After various brand management developmental and training roles, he became a brand manager on the launch of Huggies diapers and then group manager of Kleenex paper products. Steve then spent eighteen years at The Coca-Cola Company starting in 1985 and has held many roles, including, Sr. Brand Manager of Diet Coke, Marketing Director of Coca-Cola Great Britain, Region Manager, President of Coca-Cola Japan, CEO of The Minute Maid Company and Chief Marketing Officer of The Coca-Cola Company reporting to the Chairman. As CMO, Steve focused on creating growth by diversifying the product portfolio through aggressive new organic product development and acquisitions. He left in June 2003 and became the CEO of a private $20 million gourmet bakery and was recently interim CEO of Jones Soda Co. Steve plays golf, tennis, and volunteers as a political strategist in his free time.