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Carlos Moreno

Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer, Broken Heart Love Affair

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Carlos Moreno is a Toronto creative director and one of the five founding partners of Broken Heart Love Affair, the advertising agency launched in March 2020. Strategy's launch report named him a co-chief creative officer with Denise Rossetto and Todd Mackie. He joined from Cossette, where he had been global chief creative officer alongside long-time partner Peter Ignazi.

Carlos hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Carlos co-founded Broken Heart Love Affair.

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Did Carlos Moreno co-found Broken Heart Love Affair?

Yes. Strategy reported on 2020-03-30 that "Jason Chaney, Carlos Moreno, Denise Rossetto, Todd Mackie and Beverley Hammond are the five founding partners of Broken Heart Love Affair", with Moreno, Rossetto and Mackie "stepping in as co-chief creative officers." Campaign Canada's launch report the same day described the three as "a chief creative triumvirate."

What is Carlos Moreno's role at the agency today?

Chief creative officer and partner. The Marketing Awards 2026 jury page (read 2026-10-27) lists him as an advertising co-chair with the title "Partner, Chief Creative Officer Broken Heart Love Affair", and says he launched the agency in 2020, followed by its sister shop Lifelong Crush.

Where did Carlos Moreno work before Broken Heart Love Affair?

Cossette. Strategy reported on 2020-02-20 that Moreno, global chief creative officer at Cossette, was leaving for an undisclosed opportunity, ending a 22-year creative partnership with Peter Ignazi. The pair had joined Cossette in 2015 after nine years as ECDs at BBDO Toronto. The Marketing Awards 2026 jury bio (read 2026-10-27) adds McCann, Saatchi, Downtown Partners and DDB, and notes he is a native of Guatemala.

Has Carlos Moreno spoken at TechTO?

No. Broken Heart Love Affair has no TechTO talks on record; its link to the directory runs through co-founder and chief strategy officer Jay Chaney, who took the TechTO stage in March 2019 for his earlier firm Ad. Vice Inc. Chaney, Denise Rossetto and Todd Mackie have directory profiles. Moreno discussed his career on the 4Ps in a Pod podcast, published 2024-05-13 (searches run 2026-10-27).

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