JAMES STEPHENS

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I'm the EVP, Head of Global Brand, at Monks (owned by S4 Capital). There, I lead the company's integrated capability of strategy, creative, media investment, studio production and data analytics for large scale agency relationships with companies including JPMorgan Chase, The Estée Lauder Company, Uber, T-Mobile, Disney and FanDuel. 

I am simultaneously Partner and the Managing Director of

Decoded Advertising, an agency I helped to build before its acquisition

by S4 Capital in 2021. 

This site includes some of my favorite work from across my career that has spanned working at some of the top creative agencies in the world to building new marketing practices integrating creative, media, data and tech.

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I grew up in a family of teachers and coaches in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

I was an English Literature major at Dartmouth College. I am a former athlete, a massive consumer of sports, music, psychology and popular culture and a proud husband and father living in Manhattan Beach, CA. ​

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My career provides me ample opportunity to use strategy and creativity to deliver oversized impact on businesses' growth and health.