Managing Partner
CurrentDerrick has spent the past 25+ years helping organizations release their full potential. His experience is extensive in the disciplines of brand strategy, brand management, advertising and public relations. At The Blake Project he manages daily operations and helps clients build competitive and valuable brands.Prior to launching the brand consultancy, The Blake Project in 2003, Derrick held rewarding leadership roles at global advertising agency leader Saatchi & Saatchi as well as at three other respected agencies. He credits his focus on brand strategy with his ability to align organizations with unmet customer needs. He has led and co-led the brand strategy effort for many respected B2C and B2B brands, including Abbott, Coca-Cola (Olympic Games), Deloitte AI, EA Sports, FootJoy, Intel, LexisNexis, Nestle and Wyndham.Derrick’s emphasis has been to push the limits of what an independent, strategic brand consultancy can lend toward industry innovation. In 2006 he conceptualized and launched Branding Strategy Insider to help marketing oriented leaders and professionals build strong brands. Today his vision serves 60,000+ marketers daily and is recognized by Advertising Age as the leading online resource for brand management.His quest to better equip marketers for the challenges of an over-communicated society, led to the launch of The Un-Conference: 360°of Brand Strategy for a Changing World. A unique, competitive-learning experience that features marketers competing on teams, working together to gain the tools needed for an age of disruption.A widely sought after speaker, Derrick keynotes at major conferences around the globe. He is a guest lecturer at USC and UCLA, is quoted regularly in publications such as the Wall Street Journal and USA Today and has been a nationally featured brand management expert on ABC News.Most notably he has worked with The White House Press Corps, Dr. Bernice King and helped develop the Statue of Liberty's brand strategy.