Jason Theodor is a Speaker
on the topics of creativity, branding, and more
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I’ve had the pleasure of booking Jason as a presenter at a number of our events around the world. He’s an amazing speaker, professional, creative, open, and is one of our TOP RATED speakers. Highly recommended! — Shawn Pucknell, Director, FITC Events
- Highly-rated talks on creativity since 2006
- Schools: NYU, Rotman’s, Ivey, Humber, Sheridan, Centennial, OCAD
- Conferences: FITC, NxNE, iab Mixx, Collide, spring festival, Codemotion
- Cities: Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver, Chicago, New York, Graz, Amsterdam, Rome
- All-day creative workshops
Presentations, Interviews, Panels & Workshops
2017
Hey Google, can you tell me a joke about insurance? – “The Use of A.I. In Insurance” 2017 Insurance Canada Executive Forum
Five Things You Already Know and One Thing You Don’t – TD Bank Innovation & Emerging Technology Workshop a.k.a. TechJam
2016
Food is Social – Maple Lodge Executive Planning Forum
Creative Ignition — Artrepreneur for the York City Arts Council
Create More Better Different — Sheridan College
Create More Better Different — Centennial College
2015
The Working Dead — FITC, Toronto
The Working Dead — Collide, Halifax
Fail to Succeed — DevTO, Toronto
The Pinocchio Effect — iab Roadshow, Toronto
2014
The Fail Lure — Collide, Halifax
The Pixel Painter: An Interview With 98-Year-Old Digital Artist, Hal Lasko — FITC, Toronto
FAIL MOAR! — FITC, Toronto
2013
Create For Your Type — NXNEi, Toronto
8.8/10 Speaker Rating
Fantastic — thorough and thought provoking. Best talk so far!
Really enjoyed it! Will definitely affect the way I work and offered a lot of practical examples to change things in the long term. THANK YOU!
Create More Better Different — Codemotion, Rome
2012
Don’t Be The Ass In Assumption — Conversuation#4, Ad Lounge, Toronto
The Eight Creative Types — FITC, Vancouver; #DevTO, Toronto; NXNEi, Toronto; FITC, Toronto
2011
ETA (Host/MC) — Emerging Technology and Advertising, Toronto
Interviewed Evan Roth and Joshua Harris
How To Create More Better Different — NXNEi , Toronto
All-Day Creativity Workshop — NXNEi, Toronto
Breaking Through Creative Barriers — FITC, Toronto
9.3/10 Speaker Rating
I really found it helpful the way he was able to create concrete tool kits for a generally abstract creative process. I love learning new process methodologies to inform my own processes.
Loved it. Most practical and useful talk i’ve had yet at a design conference.
The Creative Method + Systems v2 — springfestival, Graz, Austria
The Creative Method + Systems: A Primer — OCAD, Toronto
The Creative Method + Systems — Ivey School of Business
2010
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Banners — Globe & Mail, Toronto
Chaos & Creativity: Special Marketing Edition — iab MIXX, Toronto
The Creative Method + Systems v2 — NXNEi, Toronto
Creativity & Chaos — FITC, Toronto
9.1/10 Speaker Rating
Philosophy & physics to tie into matters of creativity = awesome. Really enjoyed the presentation. Well done.
Ad Vice: Ten Tips for Fledgeling Marketers — OCADU + Humber College, Toronto
Creativity & Chaos — FITC, Amsterdam
Red Riding Hood Remix: Innovation Through Storytelling — Flash in T.O., Toronto
2009
4hr The Creative Method + Systems Workshop — Rich Media Institute, Toronto
The Creative Method + Systems — New York University
There Is No Box: How To Think Beyond The Edge — FITC, Toronto
9.5/10 Speaker Rating
Brilliant and very inspiring!
Extending Your Portfolio Online — OCAD, Toronto
2008
4hr Exponential Brainstorming Workshop — Rich Media Institute, Toronto
How to BS* Better — FITC, Toronto & Chicago[*Brainstorm]
2007
Tweenland: The Trends and Media Environment of ‘Generation Net’—Ogilvy & Kraft Summit
All-Day Exponential Brainstorming Workshop — Rich Media Institute, Toronto
1% — Because 99% of the Internet is Sh*t — FITC Roadshow, Winnipeg
2005
Yellow Pages Canada Case Study — Verge, OgilvyOne Global Digital Summit
Branding and Control in the Digital Age — Rotman’s School of Business
Jason Theodor
jason.theodor@gmail.com
+1 416 662 0144
Jason Theodor is a Creative Director, Speaker, Writer, Geek
Jason’s modest goal is to unlock the world’s creative potential. He is regularly featured at conferences worldwide, including FITC, NXNEi, iab, Collide, springfestival, and Code Motion. Jason also enjoys sharing his experiences with students and is a frequent lecturer at universities like NYU, Rotman’s School of Business, and OCAD. With over 20 years experience in digital marketing, Jason continues to strive for new ways to communicate ideas that are captivating, strategic, and memorable. He is currently writing a book and publishing a daily art journal about creativity and the human condition on Medium.com called All-Day Breakfast.
