== Awards == 
 Wishingrad has won many accolades throughout his career including a Best in Show and Gold & Viral Promotion for the Wisk-it Facebook app. Wishingrad's Nobituary was short-listed for the 2015 AICP next cause award.   

 == Education == 
 Wishingrad graduated Magna Cum Laude from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and holds a Bachelors of Science in Television, Radio and Film. Wishingrad is a member of the Newhouse Network's board of directors. 

 == Media == 
 Wishingrad has appeared on various news programs as a branding expert, including WPIX-TV in New York, and Inside Edition. In 2012, he wrote an article titled, "Advertising in the Year 2020" for University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Future of Advertising Program.