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Board and Leadership

U.S.H. Idea Awards

Get to know our website

Events

Awards Calendar

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U.S. Hispanic Young Lions Competition

The Jury Speaks

Thanks for the inspiration

La Pluma del Círculo

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25th Anniversary

Circulo Creativo Day

25 Ideas - 25 Years

USH Young Lions

2025 U.S.H. Young Lions Competition - Winners Announced

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OUR JURY

Abe Garcia has been part of the Dieste team and the Omnicom network since 2015. Currently, he leads all Chief Creative Offer duties over seeing the LA, Dallas, and NY offices. Before joining Dieste, Abe applied his strategic creative style at severa

If one trait distinguishes Aldo, it’s his passion for great ideas that are relevant, memorable, and culturally resonant. As CEO of BeautifulBeast, an advertising agency dedicated to reaching Hispanic and multicultural audiences, Aldo focuses on cre

Born in Barcelona, Alvar is a Catalán driven by curiosity and adrenaline in equal measure. This has fueled his drive to ultimately lead creative departments at agencies in Europe, South America and the United States, earning major awards for client

Claudio Vera is a bilingual, award-winning Creative Director with over 20 years of experience crafting bold, concept-driven campaigns that resonate across cultures and platforms. Known for his visionary thinking and ability to turn insights into cul

Curro, a long-time player in the U.S. Hispanic market, , holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Wales. He has served as a juror in almost all major advertising festivals. His iconic commercial “Inmortal

Daisy Expósito-Ulla, Chairman and CEO of d expósito & Partners, is a luminary in Multicultural Communications who in 2018 was inducted into the Hall of Fame of American advertising. A voice for diversity and inclusion, and a pioneer in Multicult

Daniela Varela is a people-first creative who helps build meaningful brands through storytelling. With more than 12 years of international experience under her belt, she has worked for Industry Giants both in consumer and in Healthcare across region

With over 30 years of experience, Elías is one of the most respected creative talents in the business, combining a fresh, innovative perspective with a sharp, strategic mind. Born and raised in Mexico City, Elias has spent most of his career workin

Favio moved from Argentina to the United States in 1998 and joined Casanova/McCann as Creative Director. In 2001, he partnered with John Gallegos to start Grupo Gallegos (Gallegos United), which quickly became a leader in creativity in the US Hispan

Fernando Osuna, or FerO, as he’s affectionately known, joined Lopez Negrete as a Creative Director in 2010 and became the agency’s Chief Creative Officer in 2012. His guiding principle, “keep it simple,” has shaped his career and creative approach.

Flor Leibaschoff has a thing for ideas and attention to detail. She is a passionate storyteller and was the first Hispanic Female Chief Creative Officer in the US Hispanic Market. She has been named Shining Star by the American Advertising Federatio

Francisco is a seasoned digital marketing professional specializing in creative storytelling and strategic user experiences. As the Principal of Digital Strategy & Integration at LERMA/, an award-winning multicultural agency based in Dallas, he

I began as a young assistant at a creative studio of sculptor and designer Dominique Forest while completing my studies in Economics and Information Sciences in Madrid. Then I worked as a senior writer and creative director at ad agencies in Madrid

Glo (she, her, ella) is a Copywriter, Creative Director with over 20 years of experience in multicultural, US, and Global markets. She’s led different teams at Leo Burnett, FCB, Ogilvy and BBDO on brands ranging from Disney Parks, McDonald’s, SC Joh

Gus is the Co Funder, CCO and President of We Believers.Under his creative leadership, the agency has won over 400 international major awards, including 2022 Independent Agency of the Year at Cannes, 2023 Independent Agency of the Year at Clio’s, an

Hernán Cerdeiro former founder & CCO of AnyGivenDay, a digital full-service collaboration and ideation company he created in 2016 is now Samy Alliance’s CCO for Americas managing the creative output from the US to South America.  Ex VP Exe

Ivan has worked in the advertising industry for over 20 years. Originally from Colombia, he graduated as an Industrial Designer before moving to the U.S., where he began an MBA in Marketing at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta. Soon after, he disco

Javier Osorio is an award-winning Group Creative Director, writer, and a leading voice in the U.S. Hispanic market. Over the past 25 years, he’s helped shape the stories of iconic brands like Coca-Cola, Nintendo, Kellogg’s, Gatorade, Nissan, and Dis

Jose Luis Villa is a seasoned strategist and creative professional with over 20 years of experience working with global brands like Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Gatorade, Budweiser, McDonald’s, Volkswagen, Airbnb, Telefónica, Unilever, and many others. He

Juan Pablo is an award-winning global creative and content director with more than 20 years of experience, working for agencies, such as Casanova, Grupo Gallegos and Deutsch LA. He has led teams and brands into driving category leadership, business

Luis Miguel Messianu has played a respectable and influential role in the most important developments in the U.S. multicultural market during an advertising career that spans three decades. Born to Romanian parents and raised in Mexico City, he has

I’m a Creative Director, born in LA and raised in Argentina & Miami. In 2021, I got promoted to Luisa’s Mom. Ad Week recognized me among 40 other amazing women, “Trailblazers breaking down barriers and opening opportunities for others”. In 201

Driven by her passion for great ideas, Marina Cuesta has dedicated over 20 years to the global and multicultural advertising industry. Her career spans diverse markets, including North America, the U.S. Hispanic market, and Europe. Along the way, sh

With 25 years of experience, Maru began her career at Leo Burnett Mexico before moving to their Chicago office, where she joined Lápiz, Leo Burnett’s Hispanic arm. While at Leo Burnett, she worked across LATAM, U.S. Hispanic, and General Market segm

I’m a bilingual and bicultural Creative Director, born and raised in Mexico City and living in New York for the last 20 years. I am currently Executive Creative Director at Madwell in Brooklyn. I was recently a Creative Director at Anomaly, where I

Born and raised in Mexico City. But now, he’s a proud Texan. Before TMA he worked for other great agencies like BBDO, Ogilvy, Lopez Negrete, Lerma and Dieste. Twice. El Noir (as his friends call him) helped build iconic brands and creating award-wi

Mónica is an Executive Creative Director at Alma Miami, where she creates groundbreaking work for major brands like Wells Fargo, Eli Lilly, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Kroger Co., and Grupo Bimbo. With over 25 years of experience, M

Founder of Socialisssima, a purpose-driven agency based in Austin, Texas. An international award-winning creative director and strategist with over 24 years of experience in the U.S. and multicultural/Hispanic markets, Norbi has served as a jury me

Pablo se formó en JWT, DDB y Saatchi & Saatchi en Argentina, y fue Director General Creativo de Bromley, Conill y Grupo Gallegos en Estados Unidos. Hace 10 años, transformó los asados con amigos y clientes, en un modelo de negocios creativo muy

Award winning Chief Creative Director with successful track record, both working with top notch agencies and as agency owner. Clearly understands the balance between keeping the creative juices flowing and the cash flow coming. Generator of creative

One of Patricia’s proudest accomplishments is the years she spent nurturing the early stages of Círculo Creativo, and fostering its growth. Twenty-five years ago, while working for the US Hispanic Market, her peers honored her by inviting her to be

Pepe is a creative leader and cultural activist with almost 30 years of experience in advertising across North and Latin America. His work has been recognized with 18 Cannes Lions and 26 Effie Awards, among other international creative festivals suc

Ricky Vior was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is based in Miami. He studied at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design. Ricky is SVP ECD at The Community US, leading Walmart US multicultural, Porsche LATAM, Converse Mexico, we also w

Sergio Alcocer is the Founder of Rest of the World, a creative agency based in Austin, Texas. Previously, he started and led LatinWorks, one of the most awarded agencies of its era. Sergio has served as a Cannes Lions jury member twice and holds an

Tony Waissmann. Advertiser / Degree in Industrial Design. I’m a CCO (Chief Creative Officer) at República Havas, Miami. Before this, and for almost two years, I have been leading, as CCO (Chief Creative Officer) Latin America, the creativity of th

With over 20 years of experience in advertising and design, Veronica utilizes her passion for great ideas and visual language to inspire teams to create memorable and noteworthy campaigns. Currently, she is the Chief Creative Officer at Conill Saat

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