John Stewart, founder of DS Retail Technologies (now ShopLocal.com), and Justin Kercher, founder of Seattle based, award winning design firm JAK Studios, have joined forces and launched their new collaboration, CreativeMedia1000.com. Creative Media 1000 was created to focus on passion and serving their clients, world wide, with innovative and creative design and media solutions.

John Stewart is a successful technology entrepreneur and an expert on all aspects of Internet Application and Web Site Design, Development and Marketing. He Co-founded an online shopping service and comparison site called DS Retail Technologies (formerly DailyShopper) that was sold in 2004 to Tribune, Gannet and Knight Ridder (TKG). The company is now known as ShopLocal.com. Previously he was the Vice President of the Interactive Division for Imagio now a division of the Marketing Communication Firm J Walter Thompson. John has worked in the Internet field since 1992 where he started as a web site developer. He brings many years of vast experience to the CreativeMedia 1000 team.

In addition to being the CEO and founder of JAK Studios, an award winning marketing and design firm nationally recognized for their cutting edge work, Justin Kercher is a nationally published and recognized photographer and designer. He has received numerous awards and was recently honored with an American Design Award. At the age of just 21, Justin had risen through the ranks of Northwest Fashion Magazine to become the Chief Art Director before leaving and founding JAK Studios in 2001.