Today, Hampton Creative is a full-service, boutique advertising agency, which means we occasionally drink bottled water while raising our pinkies and have the privilege to serve a diverse list of amazing clients and friends. We are a smaller, personal advertising agency by choice. Collectively, our team members boast of over 50 years of design, marketing and web development experience, and pride ourselves about knowing a thing or two about how to make digital marketing work and leveraging social media to its fullest potential. In that time, our work has won numerous awards, but we see no meaningful connection between work that wins awards and work that produces results. Instead, we believe in putting our creativity and resources into projects that make our clients look like the geniuses they are.
Johnie Hampton and two creative associates founded Hampton Creative in June of 2002. What began as a graphic design firm specializing on brand development, direct response marketing for non-profit organizations, gradually evolved into something much larger.
As the agency continued to thrive, Hampton Creative expanded its scope of services to include a full-service interactive department, offering turnkey web design and web development solutions. Since then, our custom websites have won awards, generated a ton of measurable online exposure and business, and basically made our clients quite chuffed, to say the least.
In 2009, we made another very forward-thinking move (if we do say so ourselves) with the addition of an experienced creative marketing strategist and media buyer. Our objective was to offer our clients a full-service agency experience, including comprehensive multiple-disciplined solutions for their traditional and digital marketing and advertising needs. And now, after a decade of success breeding success, and as we've branched out and continued to push the boundaries, we've built an ever-growing list of exceptional clients and raving fans in the process.

JOHNIE HAMPTON
President, CEO
Johnie Hampton loves design. And business. And storm chasing. There is no end to his passions. But, mostly, Johnie loves people. They are the motivation that has prompted, energized, and cajoled him into learning everything he can learn about design. And business. And…
In 2001, Johnie launched Hampton Creative to share his expertise with his clients and use his expertise for his clients. For a decade, his more than 40-time Addy award-winning advertising agency has provided clients with the design they need, the promotion they want, all on budget and on time, with never a hint of comprised quality.
Sky-scraping standards are the HC staple. That means Johnie also must love juggling, from multitasking to the extreme – working email, iChat, and texting all in one fluid, three-ring circus'esk motion – to brainstorming with his crew to guiding his clients toward their best future yet.
Favorite movie?Pixar's UP
Favorite brands? Nike. Apple. Nooka. Levis.
Favorite iPhone app? I admit it. The Weather Channel and my calendar.
Favorite color? Our printer has mixed a special red called, "Hampton Red". It's somewhere between fire engine and candy apple. LOVE RED!
What I love most about working at HC? People. Those who sit next to me. Those who are clients. Those who need to be clients.
If I were a superhero, I'd be? Spiderman. He's red and works on the web.
Who do I text most? My sweet wife. All the time.
Guilty pleasure? Ghiradelli 90% cocoa hot fudge sundae from Downtown Disney.
How did I meet my wife? We met at church. I was working the volunteer sign-up desk. She applied. I gladly accepted. We've been married 11 years and have two sons, Zane and Grayson.

Brian Fowler
Creative Director
Brian Fowler's official title is Creative Director. Unofficially, we think of him as Captain Creative. Or, on Tuesdays, the Creative Big Cheese.
He's the guy who oversees everything Hampton Creative touches. Every logo. Every video. Every website and brochure and Christmas card. Everything. After 15 years of graphic design experience with everything from large corporations to design studios, as well as the fact Brian absorbs design elements like a sponge absorbs water, he is spectacularly suited to insure all HC products meet our branding style guides, our quality requirements, and rank somewhere in the vicinity of a gold medal.
When Brian approves, we know we got it right.
Favorite movie? The Book of Eli.
Favorite iPhone app? Runmeter
What am I reading now? Paul by Beth Moore
If I were a superhero, I'd be? Wolverine
How would I define the perfect client? Someone who is clear about what they want but open to our ideas.
How did I meet my wife? We met in our neighborhood when we were nine years old. We got married at 10. We have two children, Noah, 12, and Kai, 9 and have been married 16 wonderful years! Do the math and you'll know my age.

Rebekah Wizikowski
Web Developer
Rebekah Wizikowski can see structure where others can't. If it's complex, if it's analytical, if it's technical, she can break it down, explain it, reorganize it, or simply fix it and make it work. She's our technical problem solver. It's one of the reasons she earned the office nickname "The Wiz." Also, it's faster than saying "Wizikowski".
With 11 years experience in digital media, Rebekah understands the secret to relevance in this field is the advent and implementation of new tricks. She is why our website development, programming, SEO, social media development and design, and digital best practices work like a digital charm. Because she's always up-to-date, she's always in the know. If there's ever a challenge without a solution, she creates the solution herself.
What else can you expect from someone called "The Wiz"?
Hometown? Salisbury, NC
Favorite iPhone app? I admit it. Facebook. I like to keep track of what my friends from North Carolina are up to even though I rarely post anything myself.
Worst nightmare? Chaos.
Guilty pleasure? Good food. It doesn't matter what it is. If it tastes good, I'm in Heaven.
What do I DVR most? Comedy shows. I love to laugh.
What am I reading now? Egermeier's Bible Story Book with my boys.
How did I meet my husband? Paul, my wonderfully creative and driven husband, and I met in Jamaica on a mission's trip. We've been married 10 years and have two sons, Gabriel and Israel.

Christian Ensor
Director of Business Development
Christian Ensor talks about us all the time. He talks about us to the media, to prospective clients, even to large audiences. He can't help himself. It comes with the territory of being our "brand ambassador"; it's also a subject he simply loves verbalizing.
With 15 years of marketing experience, Christian utilizes his work experience from both sides of the aisle – the agency side, the client side – to execute lively and beneficial communication with clients and prospective clients through our social media, our website, and digital marketing channels.
All this talk has one overall purpose: to help business owners, marketing directors and brand managers solve difficult and unique challenges. His chats are always worth a listen.
Favorite movie? Most anything by Wes Anderson. Life Aquatic may be tops.
Favorite iPhone app? Pandora, Dwell, Echofon, Madden NFL, The Weather Channel
How would I define the perfect client? Someone who is passionate about what they do, who knows their stuff, but is open to new ideas and allows our team to have the freedom to do what they do best.
Worst Nightmare? It was very windy and started raining eyeballs. Then the large "mother" eyeball made me eat another eyeball. Tasted terrible. Lesson learned: Don't stare at lava lamps before bed.
What is something people would be surprised to learn about me? I have a two-headed dragon tattoo covering my back. I met Michael Jordan in Hawaii. I used to race mountain bikes. One of these is not true.
How did I meet my wife? We met at the coffee bar at church. It was love at first sight! We've been married eight years. We have a son, Brooklyn, and I'm currently in negations for number two (son or daughter). Collective bargaining agreements are not exclusive to the NFL/NBA.

Piper Messimore
Accounting Manager
Piper Messimore is a rule follower. She's good at it. Top notch, actually.
It was a skill she mastered during her days developing tax software for the IRS and working in the AP/AR department for a local television station. It honed her eagle eye for detail, a talent as Accounting Manager that keeps the HC cogwheels turning without bumps in the road for our clients or for us.
Things are more black and white in her field, she says. It's that stability that allows for the creatives at HC to color outside the lines.
What did I tell everyone in high school I wanted to be when I grew up? A meteorologist for NASA.
If I were a superhero, I would be? Wonder Woman. Who wouldn't want all her powers?
If money was no object, I would? Live in the mountains. Relax. Hike and ski.
One thing about me that would surprise you? I grew up in Germany and speak the language fluently.
10 words that sum me up? Loyal, friend, detailed, mother, wife, simple, quirky, traveler, trustworthy, tech-savvy.
How did I meet my husband? Michael and I met at a wedding where we were dates for someone else. We've been married 10 years and have two boys, Solomon and Joah.

Kris Oakes
Interactive Director
What is an Interactive Director you ask? I guess you could call Kris an expert on anything related to the "interwebs". His expertise is attributed 10+ years of previous agency experience. He is that unique person who can think from both sides of his brain. A designer at heart, self taught programmer by night, a leader by day.
Kris' job is to insure that the interactive team runs like a well oiled machine, delivering the best solution on time, on budget and on target. A complicated task that requires speaking multiple languages (css, html, php, jquery and other mumbo jumbo). He cuts through the clutter and language barriers to lead clients through the ever confusing web creation process.
Favorite iPhone apps? Foursquare, Facebook, Twitter
Guilty pleasure? I'm a sucker for ice cream. Have to have a bowl every night.
What is something people would be surprised to learn about me? I grew up in a small rural town in Oklahoma and participated in a few junior rodeos. I didn't win a single event which is one of the many reasons I'm not on the rodeo circuit today.
Favorite Movie? The old classic Major League. But more recently, Avengers.
How did you meet your wife? I met Brenda in college. I played baseball and she was on the college dance team. Those pom poms and sparkly uniforms were hard to miss!

Jordan Egstad
Web Designer
Jordan is half creative, half developer. He is passionate about taking complex, well thought-out designs, and bringing them to life with the use of HTML5, CSS3, and, when needed, a little dash of Javascript. When he is not working on designs, you’ll most likely find Jordan studying ways to improve his workflow and extend his knowledge to other platforms. In essence, few in the world are nerdier.
Favorite iPhone Apps? Twitter, Luminance, Plants vs. Zombies, iBooks, and Instagram to name a few.
Favorite Brands Apple, Google, Imogene + Willie, J. Crew, Fender
Favorite Movie? My go-to-movie would have to be The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson.
Favorite Color? Kelly Green. Or in web talk, rgba(0, 160, 50, 1).
What Am I Reading Now? Design Is A Job, by Mike Monteiro. I highly recommend it.

David Lichtenwalter
Art Director
Bio coming soon!

Nate Olsen
Designer
Bio coming soon!