Joseph Janus is an American advertising executive and businessman. He is the

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WESC WeSC (short for "We are the Superlative Conspiracy") is a Swedish clothing brand that is primarily influenced by skateboarding and snowboarding. The company's CEO is Joseph Janus. Retail outlets In 2009, WeSC signed an exclusive retail deal wi ...

(We Are the Superlative Conspiracy) America, a clothing company. He has been the advertising and marketing senior vice president at

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and the Creative Director of Bodhi Bags.

Career

Janus began his career at

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, and then in the 1990s worked for

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/ref> Janus worked with "an in-house group of illustrators, clothing designers, graffiti artists and promotion experts that serve as an ad hoc ad team to ensure the look and feel of advertising will be anything but traditional." For his work at JNCO, ''

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'' named him as one of the "Marketing 100". After leaving JNCO, he began working for Calvin Klein. While working at Bodhi Bags, Janus expanded the brand to include items for men and tech collections. Bodhi also partnered with North Shore Animal League and Beth Ostrosky to create a limited edition line of animal friendly bags.

Personal life

Janus is a songwriter and CEO of Fearless Management and Productions, which is home to such musicians as

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References

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