Neil Brown Email & Phone Number

United States

New York City

Fractional leader driving growth for agencies, helping startups start and evolving established organizations. Currently engaged with multiple agencies on strategic growth and four early/mid stage technology companies. Select engagements and projects listed below:

Developing and operationalizing 5 year growth strategy across the consultancy and agency, evolving the services architecture and core offerings; driving focused business development, sales strategy and operations; expanding the business into broader markets.

New York, New York, United States

Adobe Aug 2012 – Dec 2013Adobe Business Catalyst advisory board.Eli Draws Jan 2012 – Dece 2014Children’s brand created by a child.Fit for Good Jan 2012 – Dec 2014Healthy living incentive program.JumpRope Oct 2010 – PresentEducation technology platform. Luci Sept 2019 – Oct 2020Ledger-based decision support engine (AI).Payground April 2020 – PresentSimplifying healthcare payments.Pursuit of Portraits April 2017 – March 2018Global community of portrait photographers. Osta Jewelry May 2016 – August 2017Startup jewelry brand.Sealed Jan 2012 – Dec 2013Home energy-efficiency company.

United States

Material is a global customer experience transformation company building a better kind of world. We are a global strategy, insights, design, and technology partner to companies striving for true customer centricity and ongoing relevance in a digital-first, customer-led world. By leveraging proprietary, science-based tools that enable human understanding, we inform and create customer-centric business models and experiences + deploy measurement systems – to build transformational relationships between businesses and the people they serve.• Building a globally distributed digital experience and product design practice that is comprised of 30+ brilliantly talented strategists, design researchers, product designers, content strategists and more• Leading the integration of 14+ agencies with five interdisciplinary, globally-distributed design teams. Growing from its infancy with the goal to scale to a world-class, industry-shaping, outcome-driven design organization that transforms digital and customer experiences for the world’s greatest brands.• Lead and support new business efforts, manage the practice area P&L, and drive the development and objectives of the practice.

We get good things inside people's brains. We’re a group of creative humans making the most high-performing brands that are creating a better future.Humanaut is an award-winning agency that develops breakthrough creative brand platforms and advertising campaigns for emerging and challenger brands. In 2020 the agency was named #10 on AdAge’s Top Ten List and one of Adweek’s 100 Fastest Growing Agencies two years in a row.Over 20 months in the midst of a global pandemic:• 10x increase in lead generation in less than six months• 35% increase in annual revenue• 40% increase in profit over the previous three year average• 1600% increase in remote talent network by launching The MotherBrain platform• Implemented new accounting office, robust project management, CRM with data analysis and new business operations, fully distributed team operating model, employee feedback measures, and more.

New York City

Leading platform and go-to-market strategies, mvp iterations, brand platform and market position in preparation for launch, capital raise and strategic partnerships.

Consulting with founder to structure the agency for growth, new productization and offering mix to expand/increase revenue opportunities, establish thought leadership, drive inbound marketing strategy.

Greater New York City Area

Ander is an employee experience platform designed to empower individuals—teams can prosper and organizations can thrive.• Led and executed against many areas of the business including vision, go-to-market, strategic business development, raising capital through investors and strategic partners, sales and marketing, customer acquisition, operations, user experience and interface design, as well as recruitment, hiring, and onboarding.• Built the brand platform from the ground up—iterating continuously based on market feedback and signaling. Established the brand position, architecture, name, messaging, narrative, identity and visual language, and all collateral. • Led a distributed and collaborative team of ten talented, multi-disciplinary individuals across brand, product, design, marketing, web development. • Collaborated on product and journey development, content, user experience and interface, data analysis, community management—all areas of the experience.• Actively helped raise seed capital.

Secured seed capital, four strategic partnerships and ten early customers. Led many areas of the business including go-to-market, brand strategy, product marketing, sales enablement, operations, recruitment and hiring, user experience and interface design.

New York City

• Increased profitability across all newly acquired accounts by formalizing business development process, refining estimation and stronger project management. Delivered ~$7M in revenue opportunity in 12 months.• Built an ecosystem of top talent including 25+ strategic consultants and several agency partners to augment core agency’s small team.

United States

As a greenfield research project with five areas of focus, the Future of Creativity is designed to curate a collective vision on the future of the creative economy.• Developed a self-initiated research project on the future of the creative economy across five primary areas of focus: entrepreneurship, diversity, sustainability, skills, and tools.• Traveled the U.S. for more than two years, covering over 20,000+ miles on the road; interviewed 65+ thought leaders across domains and industries – entrepreneurs, creative professionals, investors, agencies, professors, and more.• Created content strategy; secured publishing partnership with a leading national creative magazine for an article series; lectured on the project at venues across the country including American Advertising Federation, Art Center College of Design, 72 and Sunny, Combine Conference, and more.

• Worked with a $150M non-profit to overhaul brand and digital experience strategy, facilitated these two year-long projects, and coached 40 person internal marketing operations team to build a stronger, client-centric service culture.• Consulted directly to Chief Marketing Officer, Director of Donor Development, Director of Marketing and multiple operational executives and directors. • Identified and vetted several agencies to overhaul donor development brand and fundraising program through an extensive research and strategic development project.• Partnered with IT team and vendors liaising between internal stakeholders, product design and development to deliver two proprietary digital products.

New York City

We tell diverse stories. Our world-class team specializes in socially driven, brand content. As a collaborative group of talented, diverse creatives, our team partners with brands, organizations, media outlets and individuals to craft dynamic stories that captivate the imagination of our collective audience.• Established a global talent network of thousands of creatives, photographers, content creators, and influencers through direct relationships and two large-scale creative communities; total weekly reach of 50+ million.• Created social influencer campaign strategies; pitched and closed global agencies and world-class brands; consistently increased (5-10x) contract value for talent.• Cultivated strategic relationships and new business pipeline; created proposals and budgets, led contract negotiations, managed projects, developed campaign analysis and recap presentations.• Administered all aspects of the business, billing, contracts, and directly represented a number of creative talent.• Mentored and coached a number of talent within the network; developed and led immersive retreat with the core team for personal and professional development.• Select Clients & Partners: BBDO, Brightwood College, Cadillac, Education Corporation of America, Flieschman Hilliard, Grey Goose, Jack Erwin, KimoSabe Mezcal, Krupp Group, Huawei, Hill+Knowlton, Jet Blue, Leonard + Church, Naturally Curly, Nike Communications, Palladium, Reputation Partners, Sheraton, Starwood, Stutterheim, USTAA, Virginia College, W Hotels.

New York City

• Grew freelance design operation into thriving brand, digital experience and product design agency twenty people strong, tripled revenues and increased gross margins leading to a successful merger and acquisition. • Over seven years, personally secured more than $1M project revenue annually.• Led the development and launch of 25+ brands, products and services encompassing go-to-market, brand strategy, naming, design, ux/ui, ecommerce and digital implementation, packaging and visual production as well as collateral for sales, marketing, events and retail.• Served as lead strategist and program manager, consulting directly with executives, founders, and key leaders spanning multiple domains including digital technology, manufacturing, consumer products, bio/med tech commercialization, health and wellness and more. • Co-founded venture studio; built pipeline, identified entrepreneurs and partnership opportunities, scoped relationship and terms, structured investments; led all project work.• Developed the agency’s brand strategy and position, messaging, case studies, content, event series, conference speaking engagements, and more to establish thought leadership at the intersection of creativity and entrepreneurship.• Select Clients & Partners: Adobe, Allied Minds, Barbarian Agency, Bliss, Caisson Biotech, CET Films, Dupure, Ellman Family Vineyards Emergent Technologies, Defy Ventures, Elieen Fisher, Fit for Good, General Composites, Gudpod, Ideeli, Issac, JeffCo, Newlio, Many Hopes, Perkins + Will, Pure, Purtein, Resolute Racing, RTape, Sealed, Selenium, Sherle Wagner, Sherwood Bedding, Talalay Global, Therapedic, Thermoceramix

Greater New York City Area

Salt Space was a dynamic, transformable venue that provided a neutral environment for community engagement. We designed Salt Space to be a place and utility that served as a platform to develop, nurture, and accelerate human capital.• In 16 months we held over 150+ events, and hosted well over 10,000+ New Yorkers.• Built and led a volunteer team of 15+ that worked across marketing and promotions, curatorial leadership, event production and management, grant proposals, facilities maintenance, and more.• Developed, curated, and lead events such as gallery shows of visual arts, large-scale installations, musical performances, film screenings, poetry slams, lectures by industry thought leaders, roundtable discussions and more.• Personally secured featured events that included the debut NYC screening of Jean-Michel Basqiat: The Radiant Child by Tamra Davis; lectures by Simon Sinek, Scott Belsky and Viktoria Harrison; poetry slams with Anis Mojgani, Buddy Wakefield, Mike McGee, and others; the first exhibition of artwork created by inmates of the Alabama Federal Penitentiary; and multiple musical performances.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Film, as an artistic expression, can alter one’s view of the world in an instant – in a few flickering frames. In the heart of an eclectic arts district, on the outskirts of a town that exists as the nation's banking capital, the NoDa Film Festival's goal was to raise cultural awareness. • Worked with the festival’s Executive Director and small founding team to build a non-profit film festival from the ground up. • Bootstrapped with minimal funding over two years hosting eight film festivals drawing an average event attendance over 3,500. • Designed and developed the festival brand program, specific film festival design and collateral, online digital presence, guerrilla marketing initiatives, and more.• Secured and supported sponsorship acquisition to deliver successful film festivals.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Concentrating on the evolution of brand image through the concept and execution of printed collateral, in-book advertising, interactive and online solutions, vertical marketing and product development; the title of designer did not fully encompass the job responsibilities. Additionally responsible for print production, project management, vendor relationships, art directing photo shoots, and also working as a photographer.

Greater Atlanta Area

Created graphics on-the-fly, under extreme time restraints, to air on CNN. Also, worked directly with show producers and assistants to develop graphic suites for documentary style reports.Gained a deep understanding of the term “info-tainment.”

Auburn, Alabama Area

As an eLearning Service Bureau, iPOV was a processing service that transforms raw, client-supplied video into professional, web-based learning materials. Worked in various capacities to design, develop, and produce multimedia video-based training materials for Fortune 5OO companies.