Terry Kasdan earned his Master’s degree in advertising from the University of Illinois in 1998 where, as a prestigious James Webb Young Fellow, he also taught two undergraduate courses in advertising design. After a stint with CNN.com in Atlanta, Terry served as Art Director/Digital Graphics Designer for a full-service advertising agency working on projects in a variety of media. Terry left that position in 1999 to found atCommunications.
Terry also received his Bachelor’s degree in advertising from the University of Illinois. As an undergraduate, Terry earned All-America and Academic All-America honors as the starting goalie for the Fighting Illini’s nationally-ranked ice hockey team. Terry played professionally in the minor league Class ‘A’ North Eastern Hockey League and the semi-pro Great Lakes Hockey League. He is a USA Hockey-certified professional ice hockey coach, and now coaches his sons’ youth travel hockey teams.
In addition, Terry co-founded and served on the Board of Directors of The OurHealth Network until he and his partners sold it to a private equity firm in 2011. The OurHealth Network is an angel-funded system of e-commerce Web sites providing medical product distribution to more than 1,600 paying doctor subscribers and 100,000 paid customers across America. Terry also serves on the James Webb Young Board, a professional advisory board to the University of Illinois’ College of Media/Department of Advertising; he recently served on the faculty of the American Hospital Association’s Healthcare Strategy & Market Development Conference; and periodically he guest speaks at high schools, universities, and ad agencies across the Midwest.
“We have had the good fortune to work with atCommunications for more years than I can count. Terry and his team bring to every job creative thinking, technical expertise, and customer service that is unsurpassed. We rely on atCommunications for all things digital. Terry’s professionalism and integrity ensure that every job will meet and exceed expectations. We consider atCommunications our trusted advisors and partners, and look forward to many more years of working together.”
– Nancy McCarthy, Principal, McCarthy Communications, Inc.
“Terry and his team are outstanding partners. On many occasions when a job seemed too big to accomplish within our timeline, Terry and atCommunications have delivered. No problem is too big or small for them. The team collaborates well with us internally and with our other outside vendors. We know we can alwyas rely on atCommunications to come through for us – consistent, reliable, and a pleasure to work with from start to finish.”
– Kristen Saponaro, Vice President, Marketing at Precyse