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SAWAKA (pronounced SA-WA-KA), is a creative agency with the passion and purpose of visually articulating a distinct point of view using a multitude of mediums. Portfolio areas have included; creative direction and management of projects in the hospitality arena, brand identity and logo design (financial institutions, art galleries, restaurants, and apparel design companies, to name a few), design and editing of marketing collateral, as well as small-scale interior design projects. Delivering clear, individual, and cohesive messages to the consumer marketplace is our focus and our talent.Founder and Managing Director of this creative agency. In charge of developing ideas and creating the vision for each individual project, working closely with all of our clients throughout the various phases of development and design, often playing the part of the intermediary between the artist and the client.

Women’s swimwear label that received extensive coverage in publications such as the New York Times, Vogue, and Elle, as well as the cover of the industry’s leading trade journal, Women’s Wear Daily, and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.Founded and developed this manufacturing and design firm specialized in women’s sportswear. Accountable for all aspects of sales and operations encompassing design direction, product development, marketing initiatives, client/vendor relations management, and production. In 2009, after five years of growth, negotiated the sale of the brand name, Cusp, to a premier American luxury retailer.