• Leading the Dave Thomas advertising campaign for Wendy's, the longest running spokesperson campaign in the history of advertising
• Leading the account and creative team for Wendy's extraordinarily famous "Where's the Beef!?" campaign
• Collaborating on the widely recognized "Hot 'n Juicy" national advertising campaign for Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers
• Introducing the signature "Hunt Campaign" for DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse)

Most recently, Charlie served as Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for Retail Ventures, Inc. Prior to this role, he was with Wendy’s International, Inc. for more than 14 years where he was EVP & CMO. Charlie was also an accounts manager for more than 15 years at several well-known advertising agencies, including Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample, Stockton-West-Burkhart, and J. Walter Thompson. A jazz enthusiast, Charlie founded the Firehouse Jazz Society and has produced a number of small jazz ensemble concerts and performances.