Chuck Stephens

Chuck Stephens is the founder and president of Stephens & Associates Advertising. In business since 1980, the Agency provides branding and marketing communications for companies within the animal health industry (companion animal, livestock, and equine), including pet care, pet nutrition, animal welfare, agriculture, food ingredients (pet and human), as well as financial services. The Agency has extensive experience b2b, b2c, and b2b2c in all distribution channels. U.S. & global brand experience includes Bayer Advantage®, Bayer K-9 Advantix®, Baytril®, Legend®, Droncit®, Novartis Sentinel®, Atopica®, Percortan®, Clomicalm®, Ethicon®, Heinz Pet Nutrition Brands (Nature’s Recipe®, Innovative Veterinary Diets®) Mars Pet Care Brands, Royal Canin®, Kemin FloraGLO® Brand Lutein, Vectra®, Feliway®, Golden Harvest®, Smart Pak Equine®, C.E.T® Home Dental Care, numerous others. Chuck was an original founding member of Banfield Pet Hospitals, a group of 700+ veterinary hospitals located within PETsMART locations throughout the U.S. He has been honored as “Marketer of the Year” by the Business Marketing Association (BMA) and recognized as “Distinguished Alumnus” by Kansas State University. Chuck is a graduate of Kansas State University (BS, Agricultural Journalism).