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Dan Rollman is a copywriter, creative director, and leadership coach.

He’s worked in the creative departments at Goodby, Silverstein + Partners, WorkInProgress, and Fallon NY, and freelanced for Wieden+Kennedy, CP+B, BBH, Deutsch, Johannes Leonardo, BBDO, TBWA\Chiat\Day, and others. While at Goodby, his work helped the agency win Adweek’s “Agency of the Year” honors in back-to-back years. He’s won Cannes Lions and written acclaimed Super Bowl spots for Pepsi and Emerald Nuts.

Dan moonlights as a business and leadership coach, helping founders, corporate executives, and creative professionals achieve greater success and fulfillment. His clients have included senior leaders at Apple, Reddit, YouTube, Shopify, and Google. Learn more at danrollman.coach.

He spent a decade as founder and CEO/Chief Creative Officer of RecordSetter, a venture-funded competitor to Guinness World Records. Under his leadership, the company raised $2MM+ in capital, grew to a team of 10, and completed 30+ brand partnerships, including activations at two Super Bowls, E3, and the US Open Tennis Championships. RecordSetter’s site has processed 70,000+ user-generated videos from 110 countries, accumulating 250+ million views. Dan has officiated world records on Shark Tank, CNN, and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (nine times). He executive produced an NBC TV pilot and a 40-episode digital series for DreamWorksTV, and co-authored the RecordSetter Book of World Records, an Amazon Top 100 book.

A long-time advocate for reduced screen time, Dan wrote The Sabbath Manifesto and co-created The National Day of Unplugging, an annual tech-free holiday. The projects have been featured by CNN, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

Dan has taught at Miami Ad School and delivered presentations at TEDx Brooklyn, NEXT Conference (Berlin), and the Parsons School of Design. Working on something interesting? Please reach out and say hello.