Jim Hayden

Jim Hayden graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts. He has an Masters in Business Administration from Central Michigan University. Some of the subjects of The Pluck of the Irish and several of its sources were his classmates at Notre Dame. A former senior partner and creative director at Ogilvy & Mather in New York and Los Angeles, Hayden earned more than two dozen national and international creative awards. His clients included Mattel, American...See more

Jim Hayden graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts. He has an Masters in Business Administration from Central Michigan University. Some of the subjects of The Pluck of the Irish and several of its sources were his classmates at Notre Dame. A former senior partner and creative director at Ogilvy & Mather in New York and Los Angeles, Hayden earned more than two dozen national and international creative awards. His clients included Mattel, American Express, Dollywood and Paramount Pictures, and many others. He decided to become a free agent in 1997 and as a freelance copywriter, he has created and supported campaigns for 20th Century Fox, Gensler Architects, Jaaks Pacific, Microsoft, Universal City Hollywood and many more. He conceived of the London Underground line of youth-oriented fashion, obtained the necessary approvals and is the worldwide licensing agent for the British fashion line known as "The Underground." For many years, Hayden has been the weekly voice of world, sports and national news on the Braille Institute's network for the blind and reading disabled. He was born and raised in Shepherd, Michigan, but grew up in New York, and currently resides in Beverly Hills, California. See less