Zoom View! Pops of color brought to life by motivational books gifted or discovered over the years! Here’s what’s on Coffey’s Little Book Shelf.

In 1973, several brands you’d recognize today were born. Fifty years later, a few of these brands took the time and brand storytelling opportunity to celebrate their Golden Jubilee. Kudos to Patagonia and FedEx. We can’t wait to see “What’s Next” for these two brands.

From his boyhood home in the Texas Hill Country to the Moon and back again, Coffey’s had the honor of sharing the rich history and significance of the 36th president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, through the legacy of a few very different brand experiences. Each story featured has uniquely come along during Coffey’s time as a leader within an agency and as the founder of Coffey.

As Founder, Megan Coffey was closing out her last semester as a Communication Design student at Texas State University (then Southwest Texas State University) — Go Bobcats! — she sold her first billboard for $700 and endless BBQ. Well, sort of.

Meet Clifford Kennedy Berryman (1869-1949), founder Megan Berryman Coffey’s ancestor and Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist. Berryman’s cartoon featuring the teddy bear first ran in the Washington Post on November 16, 1902. Clifford continued to use the teddy bear to symbolize President Roosevelt. His cartoons so popularized the teddy bear that children’s authors promoted it in their stories.

In 2015, women only made up 3% of executive creative directors in the advertising industry. A producer for Tequila Mockingbird in Austin sat down with four leading creatives in Austin who are exemplary in their field and have taken on a leadership role. Founder Megan Coffey was one of them. Working as the Chief Creative Officer at Springbox, now Prophet, here’s what Coffey had to say then.