Co-Founder and Co-Chief Creative Officer, Residence
Co-Founder, BUCK
Ryan Honey, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Creative Officer, BUCK and Residence
Biography
With over two decades of experience building and leading teams through ground-breaking design and content production, Ryan Honey is Co-Founder and Co-Chief Creative Officer of BUCK and Residence.
Starting in 1999 at the dawn of the broadband content revolution, Ryan served as a Creative Director for Heavy.com, where he and his teams pushed the boundaries of what was possible within the browser. His experience in live-action and animation combined with his background in design led him to build an early motion graphics division heavily focused on commercial production and network packaging.
In 2003, Ryan left Heavy to move to Los Angeles, where he co-founded BUCK with Jeff Ellermeyer and Orion Tait. Ryan co-founded Residence in 2022 with Jeff Ellermeyer and Orion Tait Honey with a focus on merging in like-minded creative companies to build an equitable creative services ecosystem. Companies in Residence include BUCK, VTProDesign, Anyways Creative, Giant Ant, It’s Nice That, Creative Lives in Progress, and If You Could.
Since then Ryan has led numerous projects with clients such as Google, Apple, Meta, Coca-Cola, Nike, McDonald’s, Toyota, and Honda, earning numerous awards, including an Emmy, multiple gold Cannes Lions, Clios, and over 150 other awards from the most prestigious industry competitions in the world. Today, he continues to innovate, developing new capabilities at BUCK while fostering global growth.
Starting in 1999 at the dawn of the broadband content revolution, Ryan served as a Creative Director for Heavy.com, where he and his teams pushed the boundaries of what was possible within the browser. His experience in live-action and animation combined with his background in design led him to build an early motion graphics division heavily focused on commercial production and network packaging.
In 2003, Ryan left Heavy to move to Los Angeles, where he co-founded BUCK with Jeff Ellermeyer and Orion Tait. Ryan co-founded Residence in 2022 with Jeff Ellermeyer and Orion Tait Honey with a focus on merging in like-minded creative companies to build an equitable creative services ecosystem. Companies in Residence include BUCK, VTProDesign, Anyways Creative, Giant Ant, It’s Nice That, Creative Lives in Progress, and If You Could.
Since then Ryan has led numerous projects with clients such as Google, Apple, Meta, Coca-Cola, Nike, McDonald’s, Toyota, and Honda, earning numerous awards, including an Emmy, multiple gold Cannes Lions, Clios, and over 150 other awards from the most prestigious industry competitions in the world. Today, he continues to innovate, developing new capabilities at BUCK while fostering global growth.
Areas of Expertise
- Creative leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Motion design and animation
Select Press
2022 The Creative Factor Ryan Honey: How to Build a Sustainable Creative Culture
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