Strasser, 24, and Sgro, 26, are "straight out of

Strasser, 24, and Sgro, 26, are “straight out of central casting,” says their boss, group creative director Barry Burdiak. “Joe has cropped hair and is built like a spark plug, and Dan is a skinny bean pole,” he describes. Their work styles differ, too: Strasser describes himself as loud and overcompetitive, while Sgro is more laid-back.

Fortunately for DDB, the combo seems to be working. Barely in their mid-20s, the two created the popular Bud Light “Sky Diver” Super Bowl ad, showing a pilot jumping out of a plane after a case of the beer; the Capital One “Payback” spot, showing an irate customer chasing a bank employee; and several “Real Men of Genius” radio ads.

“The lights are on in their heads.