Canadian agency Courage has opened its first international office in New York, it announced Wednesday.
The agency’s first outpost outside of Canada, the New York office will be led by newly hired partners and executive creative directors Steve Horn and Mina Mikhael, alongside partner and managing director Pauline Tastenhoye.
Horn and Mikhael both join from Translation where, leading the creative department, they worked across brands including the NBA, Meta, AT&T, Cadillac Formula 1 Team, Chase, PlayStation, Puma, and the Big 12 Conference. They’ve gotten eight Emmy nominations and two wins for their NBA work.
Tastenhoye joins from Tombras, where she was managing director of the New York office.

