Strength in Solidarity 

PROJECT

Nike 'Stronger Than One' Season 2

ROLE

Creative Director

BACKGROUND

'Stronger Than One' is a campaign that showcase NFL athletes beyond the helmet, putting the causes they care about in the forefront. In year 2 of the campaign we dove deeper into these causes and focused on the communities that define our athlete's greatness.  

HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) have been around for a very long time. There’s more HBCU alumni in the NFL Hall of Fame than one would have guessed. Young players who dream of going into the league see a lot of PWI (Predominately White Institutions) as their opportunity to get in. Some work extremely hard in High School to get on that path but it doesn’t always end up that way and that was the case for Darius Leonard. This is his story. 

Starring:

Darius Shaquille Leonard 
Omega Psi Phi Incorporated - Xi Psi Chapter 
Ms. Javonni D. Ayers 
Mr. Jeremiah McFadden 
Miss South Carolina State Richlyn Williams
The Marching 101 Electric Silk 
SCSU Champagne 
SCSU Cheerleading  
Center Grove High School Trojans 

Music by: 
Bongo Brothers Inc. 
SCSU Marching 101 

Special Thanks to:
South Carolina State University 
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Center Grove High School 
Noah Kinsey

CLIENT

NIKE

Ryan Macri
Mychal Baker

PROJECT

EP02:
Darius Leonard

CREATIVE 

STEPT STUDIOS 

Head of Creative /
Adam Rachlitz

Brand EP /
Claire Sommers

Creative Director /
Ian Liu

EP /
Jon Brogan

Account Manager /
Megan Arizmendi

Account Coordinator /
K’Love Mercader

PRODUCTION 

CREW

Director /
Omar Jones

DP /
Franklin Ricart

Producer /
Lex Lewter

Production Coordinator /
Will Hickox 

Still Photo /
Francis Nwosu (IN)
Raven B. Green (SC) 

POST

LOCKT EDITORIAL 

Head of Production /
Mac Hughes

Post Producer /
Joaquin Villalobos

Lead Editor /
Omar Jones

Assistant Editor /
Liam Tangum

Finishing Editor /
Nicole Johal

VFX /
Omar Jones

Colorist /
Elliott Powell

Sound Design /
Eric Crepeau

CLIENT

NIKE

Ryan Macri
Matt James
Zack Klass

PROJECT

EP01:
Fred Warner

CREATIVE 

STEPT STUDIOS 

Head of Creative /
Adam Rachlitz

Brand EP /
Claire Sommers

Creative Directors /
Mary Grace Mosley
Ian Liu

EP /
Jon Brogan

Account Manager /
Megan Arizmendi

Account Coordinator /
K’Love Mercader

PRODUCTION 

CREW

Director /
David Camarena

DP /
Matthew Pothier

Producer /
Julieta Gilbert 

Production Coordinator /
Adriana Santos 

Still Photo /
Julian Burgueno (LA)
Sophie Berard (SF) 

Production Designer /
James Rene 

PA /
Kiyoshi Henderson 
Alejandro Fumero

POST

LOCKT EDITORIAL 

Executive Post Producer /
Connor Scofield

Post Producer /
Joaquin Villalobos

Lead Editor /
JC Nuñez

Assistant Editor /
Liam Tangum

Finishing Editor /
Nicole Johal

Stop Motion /
David Camarena

Colorist /
Elliott Powell

Sound Design /
Eric Crepeau

VFX /
Jason Miller