Art Hooker is the founder and Principal of New Metropolitan a social design and production company. He has had the opportunity to consult, design, and produce campaigns and content for leading brands such as Herman Miller, Ingram Micro, Verizon, The White House, and the American Heart Association. Informed by over 10 years of qualitative research on 5 continents in the areas of passion, creativity, and movements, he partners with companies and individuals who desire to replenish the metropolitan regions of the world through leadership development, learning, media, and business innovation.  During his career Art has won numerous awards in the areas of entrepreneurship, film, theater, speaking and learning design. In 2017 he formed Hope Labs Inc., a non-profit to help create innovative collaborative opportunities for individuals,  corporations, non-profit and civic organizations. 


Growing up with 4 time Grammy Award Winning Blues Legend John Lee Hooker as a great uncle,  Art has a unique perspective of how the arts and entrepreneurship and can affect culture globally and locally. He uses key insights from his life experiences as well as those gained in his international work in over 20 countries to procure unique strategies, films, digital content, and communication plans that meet each client's custom needs.