Rikesh is an award-winning creative with 20 years of agency experience. Jumping into advertising fresh out of art school, he’s worked at various agencies large and small. His background in design and animation brings a unique perspective to brands.

Over the last few years Rikesh brought his expertise in building brands to help grow small agencies, winning five Ad Age Small Agency of the Year awards, most recently the overall 2024 SAOTY for Erich & Kallman and recognized as one of 2024’s Adweek 50.

Serving as Executive Creative Director at E&K, he’s helped grow the agency’s roster of brands, opened a new office and led the agency to numerous accolades, from CLIO to Cannes and everything in between. It's been a busy few years.