Chuck Stephens

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ABOUT CHUCK STEPHENS

Chuck Stephens is Founder, Owner and President of Stephens & Associates Advertising, Overland Park, KS. In business since 1980. Agency provides branding and marketing communications for companies in animal health (companion animal, livestock and equine), pet care, pet nutrition, animal welfare, agriculture, food ingredients (pet and human), and financial services. Expereinced in all distribution channels. Agency has extensive experience b2b, b2c and b2b2c. U.S. & GLOBAL BRAND EXPERIENCE: Bayer Advantage®, Bayer K-9 Advantix®, Baytril®, Legend®, Droncit®, Novartis Sentinel®, Atopica®, Percortan®, Clomicalm®, Ethicon®, Heinz Pet Nutrition Brands (Nature’s Recipe®, Innovative Veterinary Diets®) Mars Pet Care Brands, Royal Canin®, Kemin FloraGLO®Brand Lutein, Vectra®, Feliway®, Golden Harvest®, Smart Pak Equine®, C.E.T® Home Dental Care, numerous others. UNIQUE ACHIEVMENTS: Stephens was an original founder of Banfield Pet Hospitals, Portland, OR, a group of 700+ veterinary hospitals located within PETsMART locations throughout the U.S. Honored as “Marketer of the Year” by Business Marketing Association (BMA). Recognized as “Distinguished Alumnus” by Kansas State University.Stephens resides on numerous boards including Hannah The Pet Society (Portland, OR) and the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger (Washington, DC). Graduate of Kansas State University; BS agricultural Journalism. Vast experience in marketing, advertising and public relations. Editor, Webb Publishing (St. Paul, MN); Ad Mgr and PR Dir. DeKalb AgResearch (DeKalb, IL). Stephens & Associates is a sponsor of the KC Animal Health Corridor, an organization in Kansas City comprised of more than 120 animal health and pet food companies, and 5 veterinary schools.