Kendall Hurns is a Chicago-born creative director, entrepreneur, and cultural strategist bringing ideas to life through art, sports, brands, and experiences.
He began his career in sports and entertainment, spending nearly 15 years working alongside NBA athletes and developing a perspective shaped by the relationships between sports, entertainment, and culture. Today, he applies that experience to building businesses, shaping creative concepts, and connecting artists, brands, and audiences.
Kendall is the founder and creative director of Arte Haus Studios, co-founder and creative director of SOAR, and founder of Robotic Minds. Across these ventures, his work spans artist representation, cultural strategy, brand partnerships, design, storytelling, and experiential programming.
Through Robotic Minds, his philosophy, “Program your own mind or society will,” encourages independent thought and intentional creation. Television color bars serve as a recurring signature in his design language, connecting the idea of broadcast programming to the ways images, stories, and experiences shape our thinking.
