Brand Strategist, Art Director and Designer, Kade is a passionate brand story teller.In 2009, Kade founded Alpha State, a creative studio devoted to the art of connecting brands with people. The agency has an eclectic mix of clients, and through an emphasis on strategy and creative insights, Kade helps his clients find the right voice in which to tell their unique stories - moving audiences in the process. The mediums in which these stories are told are as diverse as the stories themselves.When not working in the creative trenches of Alpha State, Kade is an accomplished martial artist holding black belts (or equivalent) in four different systems and is recognised as an instructor by the Nino Pilla International Academy of Martial Arts, the Inosanto International Instructors Association, the World Thai Boxing Association, and the Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling Association. In 2015, Kade established the Mettle Martial Arts Academy teaching Jeet Kune Do, Kali/Eskrima, Muay Thai and Submission Grappling to adult students and oversees the academy’s Little Dragon program designed for children from the age of four years.After a long week of work, a stiff drink is in order and the best way to enjoy a drink is when you’re one of the owners of the bar. In 2019, along with a few good mates, Kade designed and launched Stacked Social - a bespoke cocktail and poker lounge that has fast become Adelaide’s premiere poker venue attracting high caliber players from around the country. Overlooking picturesque North Adelaide, Stacked Social offers a truly unique experience… and some of the most delicious cocktails around.