Robert Montagnese was twice the Connecticut State Twirling Champion and the youngest National Twirling Champion in US history. He received a B.S. in Nursing from Connecticut University ans was a registered nurse at New York Hospital and Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Hospital in New York City. In 1980, Robert began his stellar advertising career spearheading blue-chip global accounts such as Coca-Cola, Vidal Sassoon, L'Oreal, Pantene and Blackgama Mink. Robert is currently at McCann - Erickson as the Executive Vice President and Worldwide Brand Director for L'Oreal Paris. He is also a guest lecturer at New York University, Columbia University and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Robert currently lives in Manhattan with his partner, John Higgins and their two very lucky dogs, Bolo and Willy. LUCKY 7: 7Stories, 7 Women, 7 Things I've Learned