Me, Creative Director, Designer, and frequent Copywriter rolled into one creative human for Brand & Marketing. True story. Maker and Mentor, always. Community Enthusiast. Shepherding Story & Design I arrived at design to tell stories for brands, solve business problems, and be a student of brilliant communication everywhere—visual or verbal. Good design for clients, consumers, customers, cohorts, community, or constituents, and good design for the businesses speaking to them. I've created brand work for Fortune-level companies to founder-led startups as a Designer and Creative Director managing the art and copy. I've learned many (many) valuable lessons along the way and love to pass on my learnings to Creatives, Teams, and Students. I'm happy to share my knowledge, give back, and help propel your career as far as you want to go. Throughout the many years of Design and Design Leadership, coaching Creatives has been the most fulfilling thing I've done in Design. The hiring landscape and the state of networking have also evolved since we started working at home after Covid. I'll unpack what I'm seeing in the market. From Sports to Business, many talented people utilize coaches to gain insights, expertise, and expert advice for their role, or profession, or get more detailed info and nuances of the industry landscape. Creatives working in Brand, Marketing, Advertising, or Social should be no different. My Brand Experience Nike, Apple, Tesla, Electronic Arts, Facebook, Google, DocuSign, StubHub, Stripe, eBay, Indeed, LinkedIn, GoDaddy, Intel, HP, AMEX, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Visa, Accel, Avery Dennison, Williams-Sonoma, Office Depot/Max, United Airlines, Dignity Health, Sheryl Sandbergs’s non-profit, Option B, Life Time Athletic Country Clubs, and Dave.