It’s often said that behind every great man lies a greater woman, but it can sometimes also be said that behind a great man, there lies a great dreamer. This is the case for Olivier Coullerez, President/Founder of espresso communication.

Olivier is a two-fold virtuoso of creation: indisputably an idea man, Olivier is also a man of action. No sooner does Olivier get an idea than he turns it into reality. In fact, this trait is likely the reason espresso communication came to be.

Espresso was born (almost) by accident when Olivier tried combining his passion for words with his burning desire to acquire a computer—even if computers were still prehistoric.

Back then, way back when, the government was offering computers to anyone who started a company. Olivier wanted to try his luck! And just like that, Syllabus was born and Olivier finally had his highly coveted computer.

Many days and contracts later, Syllabus began offering copywriting services. The jobs were not only growing in number but they were growing increasingly interesting in the boss’s eyes. Much more interesting.

And that’s how an advertising agency found its way into the world and how one fine day—fifteen years ago—espresso took its first breath.

Back then, espresso consisted of four employees sharing a single computer and doing everything by hand. Today there are eighteen of us with $2 million in annual revenues.

Despite the company’s exponential growth, despite espresso’s rock solid name and reputation, and despite the agency’s rank among the top players in the industry, the man behind this success has remained the same: a simple man of integrity who is brimming with ideas and forever shooting for the moon.