Great branding should be irresistible.
Being a brand expert is not just a label. It’s a point of view. One that comes from decades of creating award-winning brand identities that weave a company’s story into strategically integrated marketing campaigns that are so powerful their buyers develop a cult-like devotion to them.
I work with companies that understand that if your brand isn’t irresistible, it’s invisible. My clients are companies that know their brand strategy needs to drive revenue as it makes the competition irrelevant. They win market share. And make their end-users feel smarter for choosing them.
As a relentless student of the field, I know that stand-out brands are engineered from what David Ogilvy called The Big Idea. Drawing on over 30 years of experience as a copywriter, Creative Director, brand creator, and agency owner making strategic decisions in the boardroom, and from within the walls of uncompromising creative departments, I know that brands that break through don’t ask permission. They take control. And become impossible to resist.
My Story.
I am an award-winning Creative Director, Brand Development Expert, and a writer in every sense of the word. I got here by learning from the very best in branding, advertising, and marketing. I didn’t go into advertising to get a job. I followed my passion and met other extraordinarily passionate people along the way, the best in their field. I was lucky, but I turned that luck into work that worked. I practiced. I studied. I researched. And I grew a job into a profession I could be proud of.
How I leap tall buildings in a single bound.
I am a storyteller, endlessly curious about why something works and why it doesn’t. I’m a student of the tenets of great branding, a creator, and obsessed with what makes a brand unmistakable, unapologetically itself. My experience has taught me about what makes good branding work from the inside out. Others will tell you it’s about research, both market and competitive, and that’s huge. But the bridge between information and groundbreaking execution is tapping into the human condition with the superhuman powers of an empath. Understanding what lies in the hearts, hopes, and dreams of any brand’s audience is not a leap of faith. It’s an essential to creating real brand power, the kind that scales upward. And that’s the leap I take project after project.
What I’ve done that’s worked.
When my clients came to me, they all wanted one thing: presence. Brands that stand the test of time are grounded in authenticity and architected with showstopping visuals, messages that speak to the heart of the buyer’s desires, and make a promise that can be delivered. Work that works is rooted in superior brand thinking, not just clever design. It must be strategically articulated through intelligently crafted, integrated creative campaigns built from seamless concepts that are both believable and impossible to ignore. That’s what has earned my award-winning creative its reputation, and transformed the brands I’ve worked on in ways people can see, feel, experience, and remember for a very long time.
I've set records for my work. Here are a few people who have heard the music.
Adoption Options. Apple Computers. Alberta Development. American Express. Andrisen Morton Women’s Clothing. Aspen Falls Medical Day Spa. AWARE. Bear Crossing, Winter Park Colorado. Beaver Creek Resorts. Ben Cook & Associates. Buchanan Street Partners, Chicago. Cadence Development. Cadillac Ranch. CareTouch. Central City, Colorado. Century Communities. Cherry Creek School Foundation. Children’s World Learning Centers. Children’s Hospital. Colorado Children’s Campaign. Colorado Jeep. Colorado Lottery. Continental Resort Homes. Coors Woman. DPC Development Companies. David Hicks & Lambert Brokerage. Dependable Cleaners. Denver International Airport Grand Opening. Dixon Paper Company. Dr. Jon Grossman, Plastic Surgeon. Durango Resorts, Colorado. Essential Fitness. Everest Development Company: The Landmark. Forge Partners. Frontier Airlines. Gaiam. Glen, Smith & Glen Development. Graland Country Day School. Grand Park, Fraser, Colorado. GreasePaint Script House. Hear At Home. Highlands Ranch. Ironhorse Architecture. Kabbalah Experience. The Kempe Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Keystone Ski Resort, Colorado. Kirkwood Resorts, Utah. Larimer Square Retail Shopping Center. Legend Partners. Metropolitan State College. The Milk campaign, McCann Erickson, San Francisco. Oxford Industries. Park Meadows Metropolitan District. Patten McPhee & Associates. Perkins Rowe, Baton Rouge. Petrichor Development. Ravenna. RE/Max Masters, Inc. RE/Max Professionals, Inc. Rose Hospital. San Francisco Examiner. Shalom Park. Sienna Luxury Homes. SeriesFest. Specialized Physical Therapy. Streets of SouthGlenn. Stonebridge Park at Steamboat. Time/Warner Cable. Toll Brothers. Tom Strickland Campaign. Town of Tioga, Florida. Unique Properties. Urban Legend Brokers. US Relocation. Via Restaurant. Troy Guard Restaurant Concepts. The Village Shops at The Landmark. Wendy’s. Westin Hotels, Denver. And that’s about all of them.
Board Positions
Cherry Creek Schools Foundation Marketing/Event Chair.
Rose Hospital Women’s Foundation Board.
Children’s Hospital Event Design Creator.
Kabbalah Experience Board Member Marketing Chair/Fundraising Promotions Chair.
Being an expert isn't a piece of cake,
but it should feel that way.
Let's talk about what I can serve up.
