Nick Longo is a lover of all things "branding." Born and raised in Southern California, he leads Longo Designs, a food & beverage-based branding studio focusing on strategic, story-telling design. In addition, In addition to being a design instructor at his alma mater, California State University, Northridge, Nick also co-hosts the Deeply Graphic Designcast, plus he produces and hosts the Office Hours show on Adobe Live. Previously, Nick co-managed Equity Marketing, a leading promotional products company in Los Angeles, overseeing custom retail product development for clients such as Kellogg’s, Kohl’s, Burger King, Macy’s, Kraft Foods, DreamWorks, and Starbucks. He has partnered with over 150 internationally known entertainment brand licenses and has successfully developed 1000+ product launches in various industries.