creative director
Evernote

Forrest brings a holistic, quality-driven approach to content, derived from his diverse experience as a copywriter, editor, voice and on-camera talent, and now a Creative Director. Forrest believes that message matters above all, and the best content lies at the intersection of personal connection, inspired vision, and data-driven insight.

At Evernote, Forrest leads an in-house creative studio responsible for delivering across campaigns, video, email, social, and community, helping millions of people around the world find a path to focused productivity. Before joining Evernote, Forrest honed his chops in pioneering tech startups, global corporations, publishing houses, and the nonprofit sector. His work has been featured by CNBC, the New York Daily News, Content Marketing All-Stars, Entrepreneur, and his work helped Evernote earn a “Marketers that Matter” award in 2018.

A former music critic, he previously served on the board of the Jazz Journalists Association and spent 20 years as a jazz radio DJ.

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