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Nicolas Susco

Founder(ea) ElipseAgency

Los Angeles Area

Member Since June 2021

Skills

Design
Entrepreunership
Angel Investing

About

Designer and Entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in design and technology, Nicolas Susco has led EA since 1999, a creative design agency serving companies in the United States, Latin America and Europe. Some of EA's most remarkable clients include: Twitter, Google, Coca-Cola, Greenpeace, Walmart, Danone, Sony and Virgin Mobile among others. In 2005 he worked closely with Sean Rad, Founder of Tinder and was business partner of Shervin Pishevar, Strategic Advisor at Uber, investor at Lyft, AirBNB, and Slack, and co-founder of Hyperloop One. In 2011 he worked at Crashlytics, heading the company's design and marketing strategy with Wayne Chang, Limited Partner at Benchmark and Baseline Ventures among others. From 2014 to 2017 he was Senior Design Consultant at Twitter, working closely with the Director of Product Strategy. He designed Fabric (acquired by Google in 2017) and Twitter Flight events in 2014 and 2015. In November 2014 Nicolas co-founded Whyline, a tech startup based in New York City, where he serves overseeing all design and innovation aspects of the company's services, including design, user experience, product development, advertising, marketing and engineering. Whyline operates worldwide with clients such as Zara, WesternUnion and the Government of the City of Buenos Aires among others. During 2017, Nicolas co-founded EmotionLabs, EA's subsidiary dedicated exclusively to serving startups, currently providing a wide range of design services to an extensive portfolio of companies in the United States and the United Kingdom. Later in 2018, Nicolas became a Design Consultant at Digits, a company funded by Google Ventures and Benchmark. In January 2020 he co-founded SouthernMinds with partners from Dubai, San Francisco, New York, Boston and Buenos Aires. SouthernMinds is an intersection between a Global Company Builder (Minds.Build) and a Boutique Software Factory (Minds.Dev). The company also includes a network of startups, marketing minds, investors and mentors focused on creating a founder-centric ecosystem to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs (Minds.Fund). Additionally, Nicolas is an early-stage investor at Optiwe, Momentum and CondoPilot

Published content

Why team collaboration is the key to stronger leadership

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Giving every staff member a seat at the table can increase business morale and business growth. It takes a village to build the type of team morale and trust it takes to lead a company to innovative success and long-term profitability. So if you are trying to strengthen staff relations and foster a better work environment that enables every employee to have a voice, don't go it alone, be willing to have an open mind and lean on them for support.  By encouraging regular brainstorming sessions with your team to guide your decision-making process, you'll be a better informed, confident leader, knowing that your staff is working together (and truly has your back) to elevate the company further in the years to come. Below, Fast Company Executive Board members share other reasons why employee feedback and collaboration are fundamental in helping leaders make better all-around business decisions.

The powerful synergy of design and entrepreneurship

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Design is an essential aspect of any startup, and first-time founders should prioritize it from the beginning.

Business leaders share 13 tips to create a high-performing team

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Implementing these tips can help you ensure both company and employee success. When you are trying to build a successful business with credibility, hiring a reliable and capable power team is the first step to becoming a mainstay in the industry for the long term. Learning to engage with every team member, demonstrating that you are interested and invested in their contribution to the company's achievements over time, is also key to employee happiness and their willingness to stick around as they continue to develop and grow with the organization. Here are 13 other best practices from Fast Company Executive Board members to help employers find strong and competent employees that they can trust and depend on.

15 ways to close the “credibility gap” with potential clients or customers

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You’ve caught the attention of a new prospect—now you need to convince them you can really deliver what you’re promising. Across industries, marketing teams of both B2B and B2C companies employ a variety of strategies to catch the attention of new prospects. It can be a difficult hill to climb—particularly in today’s global, digital marketplace—but even when you succeed, your work may be only half done. The new prospect knows what you claim to offer, but they may not be sure—yet—that you can back it up. To complete the sale, companies need to close the “credibility gap” that may be keeping prospects from making a final decision in their favor. To help, 15 members of Fast Company Executive Board have shared ways companies can convince potential clients and customers that they are capable of and committed to following through on their marketing promises. Follow their advice to establish your expertise and land the deal.

Struggling with impostor syndrome? 16 effective ways to combat it

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Feeling like you don’t belong in the position you’ve achieved in your professional life can have a negative impact on your mental and emotional well-being, but there are ways to boost your confidence in your intrinsic abilities and qualifications. In recent years, the term “impostor syndrome” has become an increasingly common topic of discussion. People with impostor syndrome may believe that they are not truly qualified for the role they hold or may attribute the success they’ve achieved to mere luck. This can lead to unfounded feelings of being “unworthy” or fears of being “found out.” And no one is immune; imposter syndrome is an issue that affects everyone from entrepreneurs and CEOs to entry-level professionals. Left unchecked, this all-too-common phenomenon can be detrimental to both work performance and mental health. Fortunately, it’s possible to combat these negative perceptions and feel more confident in your achievements, worth, and potential. Below, 16 members of Fast Company Executive Board share their best advice to help those struggling with impostor syndrome.

Four ways to make your startup brand stand out

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The world’s most successful brands are the ones that are able to connect with their customers on a personal level

Company details

(ea) ElipseAgency

Company bio

Founded in 1999, EA has grown to become one of the most recognized design firms in the world, crafting digital experiences for clients in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Our team combines inventive marketing and professional design with powerful productions to integrate creativity and technology. We are a group of talented designers, developers and marketing minds, which combined with a fluid management style are focused on setting new industry standards, and achieving the highest level of success in this global economy. At EA we focus our professional skills to design and implement unique, innovative and creative solutions that make an impact. We build strong working relationships with our clients, becoming part of their team, helping them better understand their market and defining digital strategies that drive growth.

Industry

Creative design

Area of focus

Web Design
Graphic Design
UX Design

Company size

11 - 50

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