NEXT Studios is pleased welcome Tony Vernon as our Design, Branding, and Advertising Executive to the innovation studio.
Tony studied Industrial Design at Purdue University and entered the workplace with a prominent multi-disciplinary design firm in Louisville, Kentucky before relocating to Columbus Ohio with a start-up design firm, and Dayton, Ohio with a corporate internal advertising department. Tony then co-founded his first business, a direct marketing advertising agency, The Parhelion Group, in 1983.
Always focused on objective based solutions and implementation, over this period Tony was successful in building relationships, and assisting in strategic product development, go-to-market strategies, marketing platforms and campaigns, for some of the worlds largest corporations. Many of these programs required diverse disciplines, from branding, industrial design, and packaging, to advertising, merchandising, and public relations. His work has been recognized globally for it’s innovative messaging, customer focus, results, and design.
Founding a marketing communications consulting firm and developing a network of talented partners has allowed Tony to direct his experience and diverse skill sets at a wide range of businesses from large corporations to start-ups.
“To have the caliber of talent and experience that Tony brings in service of our startup and corporate innovation ecosystem is incredible,” said Tom Kilcoyne, Managing Entrepreneur of NEXT Studios. “We look forward to Tony’s involvement in Studio projects that will no doubt benefit founders and leaders across our state in countless ways.”
