Lyft looks to refine branding with new creative director Lyft has hired Virgin America's former creative director Jesse McMillin to refine its branding. One of the items on his agenda will be deciding what to do with the large pink mustaches that Lyft drivers put on their vehicles. "There are different ways you might execute the power of an icon. We'll be thinking about the next life of the mustache," McMillin said. Fortune (8/6), Wired.com (8/5)  | TRUSTe 2014 US Consumer Confidence Privacy Report
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