2025 - Voyage ATL Highlights Brett Player and Play™

Oct 2, 2025 . Article -

Today we’d like to introduce you to Brett Player.

Brett, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I own an advertising agency — one that thrives on great creative execution that moves the needle.

From an early age I was hooked on how great marketing strategy and design could solve business issues. Shows like Thirtysomething and iconic commercials for Coca-Cola and Budweiser pulled me into the world of advertising. Since I was a decent artist, I gravitated toward graphic design and eventually earned a Studio Art degree at Florida State University.

My first job was with the Florida Department of Agriculture, painting murals, making woodblock prints, and building interactive exhibits. It was a dream in many ways, playing pickup soccer in the afternoons and painting 8-foot landscapes, but I knew I’d eventually need a more permanent career. That’s when I moved back home to Atlanta and started as an exhibit designer.

While working on IBM’s Olympic graphics, I grew frustrated that I wasn’t allowed to change or design anything myself, just reformat. That frustration pushed me to graduate school at Portfolio Center, where I decided I wanted to be…