Why Ryan Kutscher joined the circus

If it hadn't been for a one-credit course in college, Ryan Kutscher might have become a chef. He had plans to enroll in the Culinary Institute of America until Sean Fitzpatrick came to speak at his class at William & Mary. Fitzpatrick, a famed McCann creative known for campaigns such as "Heartbeat of America," fired Kutscher up, and he says "the rest is history."Today, Kutscher is co-founder of Circus Maximus, a New York agency that counts Angry Orchard, Justworks and Roman am