Teddy Stoecklein

Home Base: On a surfboard, but mostly my laptop.
Home Base: On a surfboard, but mostly my laptop.
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Expertise & Specialties

Commercial & Advertising Branded Content Creative Direction & Concept Development Graphic & Print Design Film & Video Production & Logistics

Current Location

Portland, Maine

Biography

Teddy is the founder of Candy Side Creative, an ad agency that combines Smarts with Arts. Teddy has spent over 25 years in Advertising as a Creative Lead in New York for both BBDO and McCann, then as the Executive Creative Director at VIA, in Portland, Maine, where he helped win the coveted AdAge Small Agency of the Year Award, twice.

In 2025, Teddy formed Candy Side Creative, the lovechild of a Creative and Production Department, tapping a vast network of experts in Art, Copy, Design, Production, and Strategy. From brand identity, to ethos, to content, this crew gets it done.

Candy Side challenges conventional ad agency models with small, efficient hit squads that deliver unparalleled craft and creativity, on a dime.

Find the Candy Side @ candysidecreative.com