PJ started his career in Brazil as a programmer at the tender age of 13. Now 43, His numerous achievements include 4 Grand Prix at Cannes, an Emmy Award and a trilogy of books now in negotiations for a movie deal.

Named in Creativity’s “Creativity 50” and Advertising Age’s “40 under 40,” PJ founded start-up AgênciaClick before eventually moving on to AKQA, where he was executive creative director on global accounts including McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Visa, Target and Microsoft. He founded Pereira & O’Dell in 2008.

The agency has offices in San Francisco, New York, São Paulo and Porto Alegre. Pereira & O’Dell has been named one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies in Advertising” and ranked in both AdAge and Creativity’s “A-Lists.” The agency’s success has involved everything from pioneering social film for Intel and Toshiba to creating a smokable songbook for Snoop Dogg.

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