Work Hard and Be Nice to People

Our Culture

With, Not For

Our dedicated staff works with brands—not for them—to produce great creative, memories, careers, and sales.

HOW WE ACT

  • We are scrappy, honest + kind.

These three words go a long way in showing how we treat our work, our clients, and our coworkers.

Our Home

Yes, it’s a former art museum. With a bumper pool table. And a shower. And a vault that doubles as meeting space. Oh, and weird tiny doors that lead to terrifying places.

West Bend old downtown.

And all of it’s situated in the charming hamlet of West Bend, WI, just north of Milwaukee.

Our Causes

Work Hard and Be Nice to People
Anyone in the agency biz will tell you the “Leadership” section of their website gets a ton of action. Why? Because potential employees and clients want to get check out the bosses' pics and see if they seem like, you know, reasonably decent human beings. Well, here they are. You be the judge.
Timmothy Merath is the COO of EPIC Creative.

Timmothy Merath

Chief Operating Officer

Favorite Movie: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Joe Rogge is the CCO of EPIC Creative.

Joseph Rogge

Chief Creative Officer

Song He Sings When No One’s Around: “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”
Lisa Pence is the CFO of EPIC Creative.

Lisa Pence

Chief Financial Officer

Favorite Libation: Whiskey Old Fashioned Sweet with Olives (“Because I usually have this while waiting for dinner, and I'm hungry, so the olives are like an appetizer.”)
Fuzz Martin is the CSO of EPIC Creative.

Fuzz Martin

Chief Strategy Officer

Special Talent: “I know the lyrics to pretty much every country song produced between 1990 and 2010.”
Jim Becker is the CEO of EPIC Creative.

Jim Becker

Founder

Favorite Quote: “Be a duck, remain calm on the surface and paddle like hell underneath.” ― Sir Michael Caine

Pastimes

EPIC Creative group photo in old building.

EPIC Creative Souper Bowl soup cans.

EPIC Creative basketball team group photo.

EPIC Creative has a grill party in a GEST meeting.

EPIC Creative Pecker fans group photo.

EPIC Creative employees have fun at work.

Close look of EPIC Creative group photo taken in front of EPIC building.

Four EPIC Creative people are having fun with blowers.

Work Hard and Be Nice to People

Saying we have a pet-friendly office is an understatement. Just ask our pets of the month:

"Petition for EPIC blue versus EPIC orange, all in favor?! I'll wait right here while our art directors decide."

– Bleu

Kristina

grey cat lounging on a dryer ball

Playlist of the Month

Rainy Days

Rain, rain, go away and turn up the tunes. These are the songs we listen to most when skies are grey.

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