By Holly E. Thomas, Photographed by Nicole Crowder

Describe a perfect day at HZDG headquarters.
"Let’s start with sunny, because we have windows lining our entire office. Our best days are busy days, when the office is buzzing. There are lots of small conversations happening all over the creative pit. You can feel a certain energy about the work that’s going on. It’s electric."
What’s the greatest thing about owning your own business? And the worst?
"The best thing about owning my own business is a sense of accomplishment and the pride I have in the people who work with me. The only hard thing, which is true of any business, is the
responsibility of making sure that your employees and clients are happy."
An amazing chalk mural lines one wall of the upper mezzanine.



















in NYC