Rising Stars Awards

Ryan Crouchman

LG2 Toronto Partner, VP, ECD, Design

For over twenty years Ryan has helped build brands, from local startups and cultural institutions to Fortune 500 corporations. His main areas of focus are branding and visual identities, packaging, editorial, motion and interactive design. Over the course of his career he has held design and leadership positions at some of Canada’s most awarded design studios and agencies, and in 2018 he founded the Branding and Design department of LG2 Toronto, helping grow Canada’s largest independent creative agency

Monique Gamache

C&B Advertising Design Director

Monique’s ability to distil complex companies and organizations into simple and powerful designs has gained her international renown. Trained at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Monique creates and revitalizes brands from the ground up: strategizing, conceptualizing and finessing their unique visual language to speak distinctly to consumers and stand out in saturated markets. Monique’s work has been recognized by the ADCC, the One Show and the Type Directors Club, earning her among other awards a Cannes Silver Lion and a coveted D&AD Black Pencil.

Bryan-K. Lamonde

Principal Co-Founder, Partner

Bryan-K. Lamonde is co-founder and partner at Principal. Following university studies in graphic design, he established his professional design practice mainly in the arts and culture sector. Due to his multidisciplinary approach involving key players in the fields of architecture and design, he has developed a global and holistic approach to projects. A recipient of many design awards nationally and internationally, he regularly participates in conferences and lectures in the design community. He is the creative director at Principal and works on different types of projects, ranging from branding to signage through the web and print publications with museums, cultural institutions, and universities.

Anthony Chelvanathan

Edelman Canada CCO

As Chief Creative Officer at Edelman Canada, Anthony spearheads creative innovation and strategic direction amongst the team of Canadian creatives. Prior to taking his current position, Anthony served as Executive Creative Director at Leo Burnett. Anthony has earned global acclaim, winning over 500 international accolades including more than 80 Cannes Lions recognitions and multiple Grand Prixes from various international award shows. Notably, Anthony was a driving force behind Dove’s Keep the Grey campaign and the IKEA project ‘Cook This Page’. A first for any PR agency in the country, Anthony led Edelman Canada to their first ever Gold win at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for Ikea’s Secondhand Tax (SHT) campaign. Along the way, he’s participated as a jury member and coach in numerous judging panels and mentorship programs, becoming the first judge to represent Cannes Lions in Sri Lanka and representing Canada on numerous occasions. When he’s not unleashing juggernaut creative ideas onto the world Anthony can be found in his kitchen, treating his friends to his latest spicy curry recipe.

Luc Du Sault

LG2 Québec Partner, Vice-President, Executive Creative Director

In 2004, my friends and I founded the Quebec City office of lg2. Since then, we've created a fun place to find great ideas. I've led my teams on many projects recognized on the national and international scene like Cannes, D&AD, London Internationals, One Show and Clios. I've also been lucky enough to sit on numerous amazing juries including Cannes, the One Show and the Clios. I fell in love with advertising at 4 years old, when my dad brought home a storyboard for a TV spot. That passion continued to grow at Cossette where I worked on General Motors, and Mc Donald’s. Now, I'm leading a group of many different talents who are solving all sorts of problems for the Société de l'assurance automobile du Quebec, Domino’s, Boreale, Krispy Kernels, the Quebec government and the Quebec dairy board. Contributing to the success of lg2 has always made me feel proud, and I will continue to create the way I always have - with the heart of a 4-year-old.

Krystle Mullin

john st. Chief Creative Officer

Krystle Mullin is CCO at john st. in Toronto, Ontario. She returns to Canada’s advertising scene after being a Global ECD at Edelman and VP CD at RPA in Los Angeles. Her work has been recognized by, among others, D&AD, The One Show and Cannes Lions.