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Banana Stand implements proprietary Brand Alignment techniques to ensure that clients’ mission, values, services, and products are in sync with their Visual Branding, Tone Of Voice, and public-facing presence; including print, packing, and web needs.We build solid Foundational Creative Assets, saving brands time and money by providing confidence and clarity in every decision.Clients Include:Console Design Group, The Menlo Park Design District, Bridge + Tree, CareerClimb, Urbane and Gallant, Jouir, Avjou Researche, Atlas Transaction Coordination Services, SethAaron, Post Gender World, Gallery Department, Happily, Ascential Alternative Data, Left Lane Capital, HackerOne, ST Microelectronics, Open Hearts Foundation, META Foundation, Los Angeles Unified School District, Glen Campbell Museum, Ellen Wise Couture, Amwell, Clearbook Hospitality, Commes Des Garcons / Westfall, The Haas Brothers, Cisco Home, and more.

By focusing on long-term business trajectory and establishing verbal and visual Identity Systems for small green door's various clients, my background in creative direction and copywriting adds a uniquely experienced perspective to Small Green Door's talented team of artists and creatives.+ Establish verbal and visual Identity Systems for clients with a focus on Tone Of Voice+ Lead critical creative and logistic decisions on new ideas and businesses+ Lead teams and interns while coordinating digital and physical marketing effortsFeatured client work: Cisco Home and Vera Wang.

I co-founded and launched CareLiving.org with Kim Campbell, wife of country music legend, Glen Campbell. CareLiving is a blog, lifestyle guide, and social movement designed to inspire, encourage and empower caregivers to "care for themselves while caring for others."+ Grew a viral online presence with featured posts regularly reaching 350,000+ targeted users with average engagement rates of 27% or higher.+ Organically (read: zero budget) grew email subscriber list exponentially, with average Open and Click rates of 50% and 44% (in an industry with a 3-6% average). I created written, visual, and video content, and managed subscriber base, industry affiliations, and marketing opportunities. + Successfully lobbied members of Congress on the hill to advocate for the Alzheimers and Caregiver communities.

I designed and maintained a full branding and TOV package for an innovative private Memory Care Community in Minneapolis, MN. In addition to public-facing visuals and collateral, I created internal documents, guides, newsletters, booklets, and training materials with the realized goal of presenting the business as the premier memory care community in the United States.

Although my creative outlet has shifted entirely from being a professional musician over the past two decades, I still find time to perform and record with some of my favorite artists and producers now and then. I was pretty busy in my 20s, though. You were probably married or dumped at least once with my guitar playing gently in the background …Highlights Include:James Blunt -Electric guitar on Back To Bedlam (2002). More than 14 million copies sold. Guinness World Record holding, #1 selling album of the 2000-2010 decade. "You're Beautiful," "Goodbye My Lover," etc.Electric guitar on Moon Landing album (2013)Tom Rothrock -Numerous projects and international live performances for more than a decade with legendary music producer (Beck, Badly Drawn Boy, Elliott Smith), including Roman Carter and the "Collateral" film soundtrack live on KCRW. Marie Digby -Electric guitar on Disney artists' smash-hit debut album, Unfold.Harper Simon -Creative consultation on Division Street, the sophomore release from the son of music legend Paul Simon. ( http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/harper-simon-ups-the-guitars-on-his-sophomore-release/23496 )John Cale -Creative consultation and instrument curation with music icon from the Velvet Underground.Selected Film Soundtracks as performer:Shrek IICollateralWaitressPrick

After submitting an unsolicited page-by-page critique of their inaugural issue, I was hired on the spot to be the Creative Director of 'The Current,' a weekly supplement of the Orange County Register. While establishing a clear branding and aesthetic direction, my responsibilities expanded to include journalistic and editorial roles.+ Directed a 50,000 circulation with to-the-minute print deadlines+ Established clear branding and aesthetic direction+ Oversaw page layout with strict requirements and guidelines, graphic design and manipulation, image selection and captioning, and headline generation+ Edited article copy and calendars and contributed to assigned weekly articles+ Oversaw writer performance and allocated weekly budget

As the owner of a start-up art gallery, my duties included artist studio visits, gallery floor sales, show curation, press releases, customer service, sales and vendor invoicing, balancing the business budget, publication of artists books and show catalogs, international sales and shipping, community outreach, event planning, and a whole lot of sanding, patching and painting!My time at Untitled was amazingly productive and fruitful, both financially and socially. I enjoyed cultivating working relationships with the artists I represented, and putting together a roster of impressive craftsmen to make sure that everything from drywall to bookbinding was done to my exacting levels of perfection.

My 9-5 responsibilities at E-Magine included maintaining all online and social presence for the record label during the dawn of the .com boom, including but not limited to correspondence with existing artists' fan clubs and message boards, organizing promotional 'street teams' both locally and worldwide, and running all online contests and promotions. Where was Discord when I needed it?!My evenings were spent at music venues throughout NYC, scouting for potential artists to sign to the label. Once artists were signed, I continued my relationship by handling press junkets, basic travel arrangements, and promotional events.Clients:Glenn DanzigReeves GabrelsWaldek Pretty good job for a teenager!