# Steven Gold

> Steven J. Gold is a San Francisco agency founder and executive advisor at Coral Tree Partners. He co-founded Giant Creative Strategy in 2002, became its CEO in 2015 and remained in leadership when Huntsworth acquired a majority stake in 2018. He is also publicly listed as a strategic advisor at MAHA Global.

- **Role:** Executive Advisor at Coral Tree Partners
- **Organizations:** Coral Tree Partners, Giant Creative Strategy / Evoke Giant, MAHA Global, Harrison Wilson & Associates
- **Education:** B.S. in Advertising, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, Washington University in St. Louis
- **Known for:** Co-founded and helped grow Giant Creative Strategy from 2002., Led Giant as CEO from his May 2015 appointment., Giant won the 2013 Manny Awards Category II Agency of the Year.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Hired Kristina Ellis as a copywriter at Harrison Wilson & Associates.
- **2002** — Co-founded Giant Creative Strategy with Stephen Mullens and Larry Wolheim; official launch was April 1.
- **2009** — Giant reported 38% growth in revenue and billings.
- **2013** — Giant won the Manny Awards Category II Agency of the Year.
- **2015** — Named CEO of Giant on May 20.
- **2018** — Remained CEO when Huntsworth acquired approximately 90.2% of Giant’s parent for $72.2 million in cash.
- **2022** — Public organizational profile dates his Coral Tree Partners executive advisory role to April.
- **2025** — Public organizational profile dates his MAHA Global strategic advisory role to February.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and helped grow Giant Creative Strategy from 2002.
- Led Giant as CEO from his May 2015 appointment.
- Giant won the 2013 Manny Awards Category II Agency of the Year.
- Led Giant at the time of its 2018 majority acquisition by Huntsworth.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Public profile lists the start of a strategic advisory role at MAHA Global, connected to its Darwin reputation intelligence platform.

## Links

- Website: https://coraltreelp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-j-gold-a3b98a8

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