BYRON REX PHILLIPSON

FOUNDER, CCO @ LEOPARD.

PREVIOUSLY Global Executive Creative Director and Head of Brand at Twitch, the world's largest live-streaming service, where he LED brand, creative, and design globally (NA, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM).

PRIOR TO Twitch, Byron led brand creative and design at Hulu. Most notably, the design and launch of Hulu’s blended live and SVOD product; relaunching the brand; and go-to-market for Hulu’s live sports offering.

Before moving brand-side, Byron spent 20 years of his career at leading agencies across the globe, most recently as SVP, Creative at Huge Inc. where he led creative and design work for Nike, Google, Apple, Gucci, Amazon, Snapchat, Zelle, Canada Goose and Seven For All Mankind.

Byron is a regular creative awards juror, judging global shows including D&AD 2024 & 2025, Cannes Entertainment Lions (2021), THE One Show (2022), and ADC New York. Byron was a Luminary Speaker ALONGSIDE BRIAN COLLINS at Adobe Max (2021) and is a member of the Design Leadership Forum.

Byron and his work have been published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Ad Age, The Hollywood Reporter, Fast Company, and The Drum.