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Derek Nelson
Derek is a partner and co-founder at Clique Studios, a creative agency working to unlock potential through design. Now a team of 50+ people, with offices in Chicago, Denver, and Austin, the agency has won 90+ industry awards while working with organizations like Lincoln Park Zoo, Northwestern University, Red Rocks, and the City of Denver.

He cares a lot about creative collaboration, the art and science of partnership, and building an organization based on teaching and learning. As a writer, he’s been published by Entrepreneur Magazine, Smashing Magazine, Glassdoor, and more. As a teacher, he won a Student Choice Award as the top instructor on the marketing track at Startup Institute.