About Workhouse & Founder Adam Nelson

Widely regarded for his original thinking, imaginative ideas, and strikingly unique hands-on approach, Workhouse Founder & CEO Adam Nelson brings deep expertise and leadership to the agency's consumer marketing and public relations work. In 2023, Nelson received the Best in Biz "Marketing Executive of the Year" Award and the MarCom Career Achievement Award, honoring his unorthodox command of the industry.

Before founding Workhouse, Nelson was a senior publicist at Jason Weinberg & Associates, representing high-profile clients including filmmaker Tim Burton, photographer David LaChapelle, Deborah Harry of Blondie, heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, and comedian Martin Short. He also served as Communications Director for the Asbury Park Boardwalk, Publicity Director for Irving Plaza concert hall, and senior publicist at the Peggy Siegal Company overseeing the Warner Brothers account.

Nelson’s creative leadership has earned the Clutch Global Leadership Award, U.S. Commerce Association New York Award, Congressional Committee’s National Leadership Award, and induction into the New York Business Hall of Fame. He holds a BFA from the University of the Arts and completed certificate programs at both Yale and Oxford University.

Established in 1999, Workhouse is an award-winning boutique PR and marketing agency that creates global campaigns, media strategies, and special events for a wide range of legendary clients including The Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood, Lou Reed, Francis Ford Coppola, David LaChapelle, Interview Magazine, International Emmy Awards, Galleries Lafayette, Virgin, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wantful.com, Henri Bendel, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, and Versace.

In 2023 alone, Workhouse earned the Netty Lifetime Achievement Award, PRSA Silver Anvil Award, PR News Platinum PR "Wow Award," Bulldog Reporter Silver Medal Award, and PR Daily/Dow Jones Grand Prize: PR Campaign of the Year.