Chris Edwards
Chris Edwards, a successful advertising executive has become an immensely popular speaker, inspiring audiences with his courageous story and compelling message that we actually have the power to control how others define us.
Chris Edwards made his advertising debut in 1993 as a copywriter at Arnold Worldwide, a high profile ad agency in Boston. There he used what he learned working in advertising along with his ever-present sense of humor to rebrand himself and orchestrate what was quite possibly the most widely accepted and embraced gender transition of its kind––at a time when the word “transgender” didn’t exist.
He eventually became more known for his creative talent than his transition. He was the first to use YouTube content in a TV spot with two guys rapping about McNuggets and is responsible for the earworm, Gimme back that Filet-O-Fish, gimme that fish. He was also part of the creative team on Truth, the long-running campaign targeting Big Tobacco, which was recently ranked one of the Top 15 Ad Campaigns of the 21st Century.
After building an award-winning career spanning nearly twenty years, Chris left his Arnold post as EVP, Group Creative Director to write his memoir, BALLS, due out October 4th. Since then he’s become a sought-after speaker, inspiring audiences with his courageous story and compelling message that we actually have the power to control how others define us.
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