Steven Amato is founder and CEO of Contend, a data-driven creative studio based in Los Angeles with additional offices in Chicago, Toronto, Seattle and Dallas. Prior to founding Contend, Steven co-founded Omelet where he served as president and chief content officer until 2014. During his tenure, Steven helped grow Omelet from a start-up into an award-winning strategic and creative agency with clients like Microsoft, AT&T, HBO, Whole Foods, Walmart, The Academy Awards, DirecTV and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Steven's credits also include creating 30 + original and ground-breaking new media formats for clients and partners including USA Network, NBC, Samsung, Fox Mobile, Easton, Walmart, TNT, A&E and ABC.

What kind of creative person are you? 

I would say I am the overly curious creative type who is constantly in a state of defining and solving problems. I think of creativity as an output of a deeper desire to solve problems. The more challenging the better. This is a constant state. Even when I’m sleeping. Like, what would we do if a large Earthquake hit Los Angeles and the city lost its supply of water? Or, how can we add a virtual layer to everything we are currently doing? How do we fight global obesity? I don’t really believe in ‘impossible.’ I believe that limitation is actually freedom for creativity. I also believe that a problem well stated is a problem half solved; we just need to focus and get creative.

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