John Hudson Messerall

John Hudson Messerall is a creative marketing strategist with extensive experience crafting authentic stories designed to ignite and engage with audiences all around the globe.

As an associate creative director with the Seattle-based boutique creative agency Indigo Slate, Messerall helps drive creative initiatives and strategic narratives with bold messages and story arcs for some of the most recognizable brands in the world.

He is also a producer and co-host of the original podcast series True North Story® and a deftly skilled writer. His creative works include screenplays, short stories, television pilots, more traditional media content and business features in national and international publications.

Messerall is a disruptive innovator who is passionately committed to remaining unlabeled and continually redefining the envelope when it comes to crafting branding themes that engage, inspire and encourage. A fierce advocate for one’s original voice, he helps audiences find their own and demands authentic interactions from every brand audiences encounter, regardless of platform.

John earned an MBA in marketing leadership and a bachelor's in broadcast journalism with a dual minor in theatre and drama.

Education

Mercer University - Stetson School of Business and Economics Degree NameMaster of Business Administration - MBA Field Of StudyMarketing Leadership Dates attended or expected graduation 2001 – 2003

Current Member, Alumni Board of Directors, Stetson School of Business and Economics

Emory University - Goizueta Business School Degree NameMBA Field Of StudyInvestment Banking & Corporate Governance Dates attended or expected graduation 2002 – 2002

12 hours of additional MBA coursework - completed in spring/fall semesters of 2002:

• Investment Banking/M&A
• Derivative Asset Analysis
• Corporate Governance
• Entrepreneurship

Valparaiso University Degree NameBA, Broadcast Journalism, Dual Minor in Theatre & Drama Activities and Societies: Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, WVUR-FM, 95.1, Station Manager & On-Air Personality