Brian Creath Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

Since 1999, Brian has headed Cohesion, a nationally recognized strategic brand consultancy.A widely known expert on brand and marketing strategy, Brian continues to lead the day-to-day activities of Cohesion, primarily in the roles of strategy development and brand direction. Brian has worked with (and helped position) more than 200 businesses and brands and has been recognized with a similar number of national and international awards. Brian is a sought-after writer and speaker on a variety of business, strategy and marketing topics, and serves as a valued advisor to Cohesion’s clients.Categories of Brand & Marketing Experience:Automotive, Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities, Construction, Architecture & Related Services, Consumer Goods & Retail, Distribution and Logistics, Education & Public Institutions, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, HealthCare, Hospitals, Industrial, Insurance and Health Plans, Life Sciences and Bio Science, Manufacturing, Real Estate and Commercial Property, Residential Services, Retail, Sporting Goods, Transportation and Logistics.

Greater St. Louis

“Inside The Real” is a city-by-city, video magazine platform that showcases smaller, independent, “hidden gem” businesses and destinations. Our mission is twofold: 1) provide people with a better way to ‘visually experience’ a place before they visit, and 2) give smaller businesses an affordable, quality marketing tool and outlet to present and promote their business story: their true brand. “Inside The Real St. Louis” is launching in the summer of 2024.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Recruited by a client to become the Chief Marketing Officer of this publicly traded internet company. The lead product was an online Yellow Pages alternative called IntelliPages. Built a separate production arm and an independent web development agency under the corporate organization. Eventually became President before the organization shifted to a new board of directors.

Greater St. Louis Area

Founded this full-service advertising agency with clients that included Clark Oil, Edward Jones, Virgin Islands Fast Ferries, STS, and more. Eventually sold the business to a leading client (HitCom Corporation) to become CMO & President of that organization.

In 1989, Brian co-founded the award-winning ad agency, CreathJacobsen. Here, his work as a strategist and writer helped garner high-profile clients and an outstanding creative reputation for the agency; an agency perhaps most remembered for its Clio-Award winning work for Volvo.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States