John Visgilio is a founding principal of Outthink, a new-breed advertising agency with a client roster including Marriott International, Royal Caribbean, Mohegan Sun and many educational and non-profit organizations. Before graduating from the University of Connecticut with a BFA, he became fluent in Italian while studying art history at the University of Florence. John began his career in the design business working as a broadcast designer for the Hartford, CT CBS affiliate. Later, he was recruited by Sonalysts, Inc. and charged with building an integrated marketing communications design studio. His multi-discipline expertise in concepting, directing and executing marketing strategies fueled one of the company’s fastest growing and most profitable groups. John became a founding principal of Outthink in 2002, and the boutique firm quickly attracted an impressive client roster in the travel & leisure, healthcare, not-for-profit and educational spaces. At Outthink, John sets the tone, plots the course and corrals the diverse personalities of strategists, writers, designers and account managers who make their creativity pay off for clients by developing compelling brands and powerful marketing communications in every conceivable medium. He has received a regional Emmy, several national Emmy nominations, HSMAI Adrian Advertising Awards and multiple Connecticut Art Directors and Ad Club of Connecticut Awards.