Peter Wood – Creative Director
Peter is the president and creative director of The Hucksters. A 1986 graduate of the Royal College of Art, Peter has worked for The Richards Group, Dallas; Ogilvy and Mather, Houston, and R&R Partners in Las Vegas, before founding The Hucksters. Peter started The Hucksters with the idea of bringing leaner, more targeted and more effective advertising to clients, such as Boyd Gaming, the Houston Dynamo, and American Ironhorse Motorcycles. Though Peter lives in downtown Houston, his heart remains in Islington, where his lifelong love, the Arsenal, dares to go on without him.
Vicky Yao – Art Director / Graphic Designer
Art Director Vicky Yao is a graduate of LA’s prestigious Art Institute of California. Deciding to start at the top, Vicky worked for Saatchi & Saatchi, Taiwan, where she helped launch the Toyota Prius brand in both print and TV. An award-winning designer and illustrator, Vicky has an unequaled air for vivid, elegant and eye-popping design (and the youth to understand all the digital stuff that makes our heads spin). Vicky is an inveterate world-traveler and hopes someday to see every locale on the BBC’s list of 50 Places To See.
Allen Weaver – Senior Designer
Allen is a senior designer at The Hucksters. A graduate of East Texas State University, with a degree in graphic design, Allen has honed his Paul Rand influenced design manifesto to a fine point. Allen has designed exceptional work for American IronHorse Motorcycles, Internet America, Acme Brick, Overhead Door, Husqvarna Power Equipment and Disney during time at two of Dallas’ best design firms: Joiner Rowland Serio and MMB Strategy. Growing up in Arkansas and mountain biking the fire-roads of the Ouachitas, Allen knows great BBQ. And he knows just right cabernet to go with a tangy (dry rubbed!) plate of beef ribs.
Kyle Gilliland – Copywriter
Senior Copywriter Kyle Gilliland is an original member of The Hucksters. After graduating from college, Kyle spent the next 20 years in Los Angeles as a copywriter, commercial producer, television writer, and journalist. He met Peter in Las Vegas, where their similar philosophies of, and admiration for, authentic American advertising merged. He’s worked for Tracy-Locke, Dallas; DDB Needham, Dallas, Denver and Chicago; and BBDO, New York. His clients included Pepsi, Frito-Lay, McDonald’s, Coors, Reebok and Midas.
Tasha Consiglio – Media Account Director
Tasha grew up in Guam and graduated from Chaminade University in Hawaii with a degree in Marketing. Prior to joining The Hucksters, Tasha worked for Houston’s Bernard Hodes Group, where her clients included Corner Bakery Café and Chili’s. Tasha manages most of The Hucksters’ clients, including Katz’s Deli, The Schooner Restaurant, Scores Sports Bars and USA CABERNET. A social media enthusiast, Tasha’s passions include fashion, travel and all things design – which she is on constant pursuit of via Pinterest, facebook and Instagram and Twitter.