Matt Burgess - Chief Creative Officer/Partner
Born in the funniest city in America—Mankato, MN*, Burgess joined Rise & Shine & Partners in 2022. Prior to that he was with WONGDOODY for 6 years, helping to lead it to AdAge Small Agency of the Year for 2017. More recently, his work has received 2021 One Show Merit for Mom Genes, 2020 Graphis Gold for Webex and 2019 Graphis Silver for Honda Powersports. Pitches he’s led and won include WEBEX by CISCO, Toyota TFS, Tinder X2, Les Schwab, Houston Methodist, Honda Powersports, Warner Bros., and more. (New biz is his lifeblood.) He’s judged Minneapolis Ad Fed’s “The Show 2020", the 4A’s Partnership awards 2018, and Chicago’s Addy’s in recent years. Burgess has been recognized by AdAge, AdFed/The Show/National ADDY’s, Andy’s, Clios, Communication Arts, EFFIES, Graphis International, GUNN Report, Luerzer’s Archive, Malibu International Film Festival, OBIEs, PRSA, Radio Mercury Awards, Saturday Night Live, Wall Street Journal, and Young Guns International. Burgess lives in Hermosa Beach, CA, with his wife, Daidre, and two children, Sloane and Liam.
*According to Hallmark, the authority on humor. **Allergic to shellfish and marijuana.