Benjamin Neal Conaghan is a KCMO-based Award Winning Creative Leader.
I'm a Kansas City based Group Creative Director who believes great brands are built by passionate people doing the best work of their careers together.
After earning a BFA in Illustration with a focus on Art Direction from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, I began my career at VML working on Kellogg's snack brands before helping grow the agency's Chicago office and eventually relocating to Kansas City to lead work on Wendy's.
Over the years, I've partnered with brands including Wendy's, Kellogg's, Tyson Foods, Wells Enterprises, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies, Pringles, and Nutri Grain, creating campaigns across television, social, digital, experiential, PR, and earned media. Along the way, the work has been recognized with Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, and other industry honors.
But awards have never been the goal. The part of this business I love most is helping brands discover what makes them special, then building work that amplifies it. I believe the best ideas come from talented people who genuinely enjoy making things together and from clients who are excited to push their brands forward. My favorite partnerships are the ones where everyone is pulling in the same direction, chasing work they're proud to put their names on.
Today, I help lead creative for Wendy's, building campaigns that connect culture, entertainment, and business results through big ideas that people actually talk about. Whether it's a national TV campaign, a social activation, a product launch, or something entirely unexpected, I'm always looking for ways to help brands earn attention rather than simply buy it.
Outside of work, you'll usually find me smoking brisket with my competition BBQ team, Porkatory BBQ Club, screen printing posters, or chasing around my three kids.
and no I did not use chat gpt to write this, it did take me a couple versions to spell check tho.