Episode 12 - Ken Black
Ken Black
Chief Creative Officer
GMR Marketing
Ken Black wanted to pursue dreams of playing basketball, but instead leveraged his talents for drawing and design to start working at a studio out of high school, and eventually attend the ArtCenter College of Design. That rigorous experience prepared him for what would become a lengthy career working in senior design roles at Nike, and would give him the foresight to help develop SPARQ Training. Ken’s ability to bring teams together in pursuit of better products for athletes and the application of critical thinking to design intent would eventually lead him to a new role as Chief Creative Officer at GMR Marketing. Ken reflects on his career and the work that put Nike at the forefront of design.