At the age of 25, Steve Rosa founded (add)ventures to solve problems and make people happy. Launched in Boston in 1989, the company was established to fill a void in the advertising/public relations arena. After building an in-house ad agency for a major high-tech company and being on the client side of campaigns created by big-city advertising/public relations agencies, Rosa found he was frustrated with cookie-cutter solutions, lack-luster creative and poor client service. He knew he could do better.
With an initial investment of a $289 typewriter purchased on a credit card, Rosa launched (add)ventures on a foundation of boundless creativity, business savvy and a tireless work ethic. Believing in his vision and hiring talent with an entrepreneurial spirit, Rosa forged ahead and crafted an agency that would improve the quality of work, speed production, cultivate strong client relations and impact the community.
Throughout the past twenty years, (add)ventures has evolved into a multinational strategic and creative firm trusted by Fortune 500 companies and diverse smaller organizations with ambitions to lead their respective industries. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island in "(add)ventureland" - a creative sanctuary that is stimulating, playful and (add)venturous - the company has been honored four times as one of the nation's fastest-growing businesses by Inc. magazine, and has opened offices in Estonia and Miami.
So you want to see a detailed timeline...honestly, what we did yesterday doesn’t matter as much to us because we believe we are only as good as what we are working on today. We prefer to keep our focus on our client partners. Their brand challenges and the opportunities we create to solve them matter most to us. Service firms that forget that they are only as good as their last job lose their edge and that will never happen at (add)ventures. After 20 years in business, we still obsess over the quality of our work and relationships each and every day. How we do everything we do has changed dramatically in those twenty years of business but the passion remains constant. We want to provide the best experience you have ever had working with a strategic consulting or creative services firm.
If you still want to learn more about the history of (add)ventures and our proud track record of client partner and community service, click here. Just know that our best achievements are yet to come.
