Darren Mcmurtrie is a COO @ Hapana | Exited Founder | Startup Advisor/Investor | Marketing Leader at Hapana. He possess expertise in art direction, corporate identity, creative direction, packaging, corporate branding and 17 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "A committed and highly experienced design professional, Daz continually applied the best of his international experience in graphic design and branding across all the challenges he was presented with at Brand New Day Asia. From start-ups to challenger brands and large scale corporates, Daz applied strategic thinking to the formative stages of every project - in advance of delivering outstanding creative across a wide range of media. A loyal friend and dependable colleage, Daz was a great asset to our business.", "Darren is a passionate, personable Brand and Creative Guru. Having worked with Darren previously at Lazu and then again with Threesixty Events and Slide Productions, he has never failed to deliver on what was promised. After using Darren once, he proved his professionalism and results were those second to none, as a result of this, I am proud to use Darren on a regular basis. He gives a thorough range of options and solutions that best suit the needs of the brief with backing and reason whilst dealing with every client in a unique way. If once he does not succeed, he takes all feedback on-board and continues until the result is perfect, all whilst not taking offence. Nothing is too much to ask and I felt that my opinion was always put first and taken into consideration. Thank you Darren for all the brilliant work you have done for me so far. I look forward to working with you again in the future.", and "My experience with Darren was as a Client when we hired his team to help re-design an important brand icon. Two things about Darren that stood out for me 1) Knowledge and passion for his work, which was reflected via an impressive range of visual designs that were presented - one which we finally chose and was very happy with. 2) Great attitude: As a Client with previous Agency experience, I feel Agency partners who exude a genuinely pleasant and professional attitude are few and far in between. The keyword here is 'genuine' and Darren is one such person. He's a patient listener who demonstrated his understanding of our business challenges and requirements, and tirelessly helped us get the work to where we wanted, all with genuine positivity that made me comfortable and trusting in dealing with him as an Agency partner - something most Clients I believe would very much appreciate."