Clients: FedEx, Hyatt, Dell, Booking.com, Allen & Overy, Ballard Spahr, Mayer Brown, Bilzin Sumberg, TEKsystems Global Services- Led team of brand strategists in research-driven insights and creative campaigns for clients.- Designed campaigns for clients rooted in brand strategy and built on a structured comms framework, campaign blueprint, and tactical briefs. - Expanded 9 of 10 projects into larger scopes of work over the course of a year.

I joined this boutique creative agency to launch strategic brand services. Starting from the ground up, my role is to build influence, awareness, and recognition for brands. - Led creative strategies to translate business goals to brand and marketing development- Developed key brand research and competitive analysis processes for all digital and brand workflows- Created key marketing tools for clients including buyer personas and customer journey maps- Initiated comprehensive communications strategy for client's rebranding initiative- Developed a unique brand workshop for clients to redefine their brand's "Promiseland"- Concepted, wrote, designed, and developed 8 websites for 4 clients over the course of 6 months, packed with lead gen and seo strategies to drive leads. - Launched SEO strategies and social media services for clients, strategically crafted around business goals.- Oversee social media and content marketing divisionCLIENT LISTB2B Brands:United HealthCare, Optum, AWE DEI Consulting, Curi Medical Malpractice Insurance, North Star Imaging, Willis Towers Watson, 100 Joules, Bolger Inc.B2C Brands:Great Clips, Highmark Builders, Forever Bride, Original Hockey Mom Brownies, Green Wealth Management, Norvado TelecommunicationsNon-Profits:Lift Up, Phakamani Foundation, River Valley Church, Sego Church

This Minneapolis faith community engaged me to help lead a team of volunteers through an organizational rebrand and strategy development.- Developed and managed a team through vetting the renaming/rebranding the organization- Brought a team of skilled volunteers together to write and research a fresh strategic marketing plan through 2021. - Crafted a vision to leverage content marketing and social media to exponentially grow reach.- Oversee development of a new website and mobile app

A community of 3,000 members comprised of three church brands with five locations and one central office. As communications director, I created a unifying story of how those locations and brands fit together. I partnered with key leaders to create a vision-driven communications plan that mobilizes each unique audience to respond while fitting into the existing brand strategy and priorities.- Created a vision-driven communications plan for each location - Grew internal engagement through multi-level marketing strategies- Expanded brand-awareness through social media & advertising- Oversaw communications strategy for 12+ capital campaigns- Developed volunteer teams to carry-out internal/external initiatives

Set goals and creative direction for all design initiatives for 4 unique brands. Oversaw budget allocations, managed vendor partnerships, and organized teams of volunteers to create social media and on-site design elements that fit within larger brand strategy. Large scale cross-platform designer: brand development, billboards, direct mail, promotional flyers, books, newsletters, identity packages, package design, signage.

Freelance identity, web and creative design firm. I opened Whole 9 Design to meet the needs of small business owners. Focused on identity design and internal communication strategies, Whole 9 helped launch a number of startup businesses as well as serve the needs of more established companies. Client List: Aflac Minnesota and South Dakota, Great Commission Churches, Clear Sound Productions, Franchise Sports Stores, Integrity Marketing, Above and Beyond Landscaping, RevampIt, Noblemen Homes, The Rio Church, XpoFact