Agency Partner, Creative Operations

Topher Dubay

What I do at Virtual:
I oversee the Operational and Creative areas of Virtual's in-house creative agency inmotion. Which means that, on a daily basis, I get to work with some of the most talented, hard-working, and fun team I've ever had the pleasure of calling my colleagues.


Years of experience:
15


Past employment:
Arnold Worldwide, GYK Antler, Bauer


Education:
B.A. Business Administration – Colby Sawyer College


Hidden talent:
I don’t know what it is about this food specifically, but I can eat a tremendous number of tacos in one sitting.


What I do for fun:
Two answers here on the extreme ends of the spectrum. When it’s nice out (in all seasons), I love to be outside and watch the world go by me. Whether that’s on a beach, boat, mountain, forest, etc., I find a lot of peace when I’m away from civilization and plugged in with nature. If it’s not so nice out, I like to hunker down and get cozy at home. Sometimes that consists of watching entire seasons of shows in one weekend and sometimes it is posting up at my desk to play video games for 8 hours at a time.


I can’t live without:
My family and friends and my happy place: St. John in the US Virgin Islands.


Important life lesson:
You always get to where you are supposed to be. Truly. You may not realize it at this moment, and you definitely have a hard time believing it after a setback, but life has a funny way of working itself out. You just need to trust that even an indirect path is a path that you are supposed to be on.


Key to success:
Keep learning. Be friendly. Have fun with everything you can. Make time for everything else in your life.


Favorite movie, book, food, music/band/song:
Food: Paula Dubay’s lobster roll. I will put it up against any in Maine. Simply the best.