James Andrews is a managing and founding partner at Everywhere. Before launching Everywhere, Andrews was Vice President, Ketchum Digital and worked on social media brand strategy for clients as diverse as Monster.com, FedEx, Florida Power and Light, GeekSquad, Wendy’s and Newell Rubbermaid. Andrews has been working in the area of interactive/new media and non-traditional marketing for 15 years holding senior titles at Columbia Records, Ecko Unlimited and Isobar/Carat. His experience with brands such as Current TV, Sprite, Vibe Magazine and Proctor & Gamble places him in a unique category of executives that understand the convergence of both new media, content and digital lifestyle.
James is a contributor on social media and the news on CNN, blogs at Fastcompany.com and also maintains a blog at thekeyinfluencer.com where he covers the “business of pop culture” via news and interviews that span technology, new media, music business and youth/urban culture. James serves as a consultant on social media to celebrities and icons including Jane Fonda and Jermaine Dupri. He serves on the marketing committee of G-CAPP (Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention) and the Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta.
James Andrews attended UCLA, grew up in Silicon Valley, and lives in Atlanta with his blogging wife (funkidivagirl.com) and two children. He is an active speaker globally and is frequently quoted on the subjects of digital media, entertainment and innovative branding/marketing approaches.