Bill Kenney’s unyielding appetite for all things design, entrepreneurship, and serving others make him a grateful leader at Odi and Focus Lab.
“Humankind. Be both.”
Bill Kenney’s unyielding appetite for all things design, entrepreneurship, and serving others make him a grateful leader at Odi and Focus Lab. Raised on the small island of Martha’s Vineyard, Bill’s unique upbringing forged his love for the outdoors. When he wasn’t speeding down a wooded path on his dirt bike, he was swimming in the ocean, diving for coins in the sandy waters–a story for another day. Typically depicted as a “vacation destination for the wealthy,” the Vineyard is in reality very blue-collar. Those values, with their industrious work ethic, remain in his veins today.
After four years in Tampa earning his B.F.A., Bill landed in the quiet southern city of Savannah, Georgia. In the years that followed, he organically (and unexpectedly) helped found the brand agency you see before you today. With the simple, original goal of doing great work and serving people well, Focus Lab went from a two-person, part-time affair to a globally-recognized and influential team of outstanding humans. Over a decade later, the launch of Odi signaled the start of a new chapter in this journey.
Now living in the Garden State, he spends his downtime with his wife and son. Weekends consist of running, talking gravity and space with his son, reading loads of non-fiction, and hiking any mountain he can find.
