Inspire. Learn. Adapt. Excel.
Our story
In 2017 we began working with BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset-management company, to form, launch, maintain and promote the BlackRock Academies. We observed the impact that Learning and Development can have on a company when done effectively. We now share what we've learned about L&D with other companies that make it a priority.
Tomorrow U was born out of our simple love of learning. We believe an educated world is a better world. Education is also the best investment a company can make in a sustained culture of loyalty, teamwork and growth. Businesses that understand the impact of Learning and Development on both people and the bottom line are those that are motivated by our support – as well as those that transform wishes and words into measurable actions.
Being connected now has a new definition with a new meaning and an unprecedented effect on how we live, work and think. Keeping people engaged online has become a modern-day challenge, and inspiring them to learn, adapt and excel through this channel is more important than ever before.
Our Team
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Kerry LaCoste
Founder & CCO
Kerry has three decades of experience delivering strategic corporate and marketing communications for Fortune 500 companies. Since 2017, LaCoste Design Co. (LCD) has worked with BlackRock Inc., to form, launch, maintain and promote the BlackRock Academies. LCD has also served as a Learning and Development consultant for Kraft Heinz Co. since 2018.
Kerry has always believed in the power of learning. From developing into an accomplished musician to scaling the heights of annual report design excellence to running an independent firm for more than 15 years, Kerry has been building a path that naturally led to the formation of Tomorrow U.
His work has been recognized nationally and internationally in many prestigious and respected design competitions and publications. Among the most notable are AIGA BoNE Show, AIGA/Triad Awards, Applied Arts Magazine's (Canada): Design Annual, AR100, Communication Arts Design Annual, Graphic Design USA, Graphis, How Magazine, LogoLounge, The Mead Annual Report Show, MerComm Galaxy & ARC Awards, Print Magazine & Casebooks, RockPort Publishers, Sappi AR & Designer Awards.
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Marek Hosek
Creative Director
Marek Hosek a multidisciplinary artist & designer with seasoned expertise in brand direction and visual communication. Marek has had his work featured in leading trade publications such as Communication Arts, GD USA and Logo Lounge. He is also known for his philanthropic work, gallery exhibitions and appearances on ABC & Fox News.
As the creative director, Marek leads the vision and inspiration for projects and campaigns that differentiate clients’ objectives. Differentiating skills and services include custom websites, logos, identity systems, branding, printed collateral, brand strategy, annual reports, environmental graphics & signage, e-mail marketing, social-media development, video media, photography, illustration, packaging and design consulting.
Marek, Kerry & Jon have been collaborating on various projects for well over a decade. One could say when it comes to creating work together, they finish each others sentences.
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Jonathan Davis
Marketing Director
Once referred to as a “word warrior,” Jon relishes giving content distinctive rhythm and depth that reach audiences in original ways. He has devoted an entire career to fusing function, feeling and art into the written word. Jon is the marketing director and message strategist who helps businesses define, organize and deliver content that connects with precision and eloquence. If you have blank pages, he can fill them and make them sing of who you are, what you do, why you’re different and why people should pay attention. If you have content needing structure and clarity, he can chisel and arrange it to only what it needs to flow in a compelling narrative or instructional sequence. His background includes tenures as lead marketing writer for major trade associations including the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, marketing director for a Chicago commercial and industrial brokerage firm, and independent marketing consultant to businesses and industries across the U.S. spectrum. Once called the “Grammaniac” as well, he is also the lead consultant for a website that informs learners from throughout the world about proper grammar in American English.
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Chelsea Chick
Art Director
Chelsea is a multidisciplinary artist & designer who has worked with a wide range of clients from startups & small businesses to large corporations since 2012. Some notable clients include United Airlines, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor and Fisher House. Working with Kerry LaCoste, she’s helped with the Learning and Development programs of both BlackRock Academies and Kraft Heinz Co. With such diverse clientele, she’s been able to call upon her many interests and skills leading to projects that include web design (html & css), logos, brand identity, printed collateral, investor decks, presentation design, t-shirt design, signage, e-commerce & e-mail campaigns, photography (and editing) & social media/ad content, illustration, packaging, infographics, weekly iPad newsletters, carpentry, painting and videography.