Ryan Christopher McGuire

Ryan McGuire is a North American born Japanese and English storyteller and founder of production company Cutters Studios Tokyo. Ryan attended high school in Switzerland and studied at Sophia University in Tokyo before heading home to cut his teeth at Cutters Studios in Chicago. Later he moved to Cutters Studios LA where he captained branded film campaigns for Volvo, Cadillac, Coca-Cola, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, as well as the launch of music video hosting service Vevo. In 2005, Ryan joined the Chicago White Sox as personal interpreter to Tadahito Iguchi, the first Japanese player to win a World Series. Recently he's scripted and directed popular commercial campaigns for ANA, Infiniti, BMW, Mini, Nike, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, YKK, Baycourt Club, and Hyatt Hotels. Ryan's track record includes multiple Cannes Lions, numerous accolades at ADFEST and the Spikes Advertising Festival, a Hugo, a TED "Ads Worth Spreading" award, and a craft award at the 53rd ACC Awards in Japan.