Biography
Charles Fulford is a Chief Creative Officer who builds teams, installs cross-functional operating systems, and creates brand visions tied to commercial outcomes. At Seed Health, he led a studio spanning identity, motion/CGI, editorial, and performance, partnering with other C-suite members on company strategy and channel expansion; he also advises Feeld. Previously he served as CCO at Feeld (repositioning and global rebrand) and ECD at Candid (brand platform + product experience for remote orthodontic care). Earlier, as a founding Global ECD of Elephant (spun out of Huge), he scaled multi-disciplinary teams delivering platforms for Apple, Goldman Sachs, Yahoo, and Beats; prior leadership roles at Huge and Isobar included enterprise design systems, data visualization, and complex site/app builds. He is also co-founder of Pinhook Bourbon
Recognition &
Contributions
Seed recognition includes Digiday’s 2025 Most Innovative Brands, Fast Company’s 2025 Ten Most Innovative Brands, Fast Company’s 2024 Brands That Matter, TIME’s 2023 Best Inventions, and the Core77 2023 Design Awards. My work at Feeld earned Fast Company’s 2024 Innovation by Design award. Pinhook Bourbon is one of the most awarded craft whiskey brands, including Best Rye in the World 2025. More broadly, my work has been recognized by Fast Company, Creative Review, Ad Age, the Webby Awards, AdWeek, Anthem Awards, and W3. I contribute to Fast Company, Creative Review, Ad Age, and Digiday, and hold two Swiss patents for systematic design solutions for Thomson Reuters.