CREATIVE DIRECTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Turn strategy into work people can see, feel, and experience.

I help organizations shape the idea, connect the pieces, and guide the creative from concept through execution.

What You Get

Senior creative direction that keeps the work clear, cohesive, and tied to what the business is trying to accomplish.

Creative Direction

Set the overall creative vision and make sure the work stays consistent across channels, teams, and touchpoints.

Campaign Development

Turn business goals into creative ideas, themes, and campaigns that give the audience something meaningful to respond to.

Content and Storytelling

Shape the stories, formats, and creative approach behind content so it feels connected to the brand instead of random or reactive.

Live Experiences and Activations

Develop and direct experiences that bring the brand to life in a way people can actually participate in.

Creative Production

Work with internal teams, freelancers, vendors, and production partners to move ideas from concept to finished execution.

How It Works

A flexible engagement model designed to provide senior marketing leadership when and how you need it.
1. Start With the Goal
Understand what the business is trying to accomplish, who the work is for, and what needs to change.
2. Find the Creative Idea
Develop the idea or creative direction that gives the work a clear point of view and something everything else can build from.
3. Build the System Around It
Translate the idea across content, campaigns, design, events, production, and other touchpoints.
4. Direct the Execution
Guide the people making the work, review what is being produced, solve problems, and keep everything aligned through launch.

Why It Works

Strategy Leads the Creative

The work starts with the problem, not with making something look good.

One Idea, Many Touchpoints

A strong creative direction gives content, campaigns, events, and design something to connect back to.

Senior Direction Without the Overhead

Get experienced creative leadership without having to build a large internal team.

Close Enough to the Work

I can lead from the top, but I also understand production well enough to get into the details when needed.

Ideal For Organizations That...

→ Have strategy but are struggling to turn it into strong creative
→ Feel like their campaigns, content, and visuals are disconnected
→ Need a stronger creative point of view
→ Have internal or external creatives who need clearer direction
→ Are launching a new product, campaign, event, or brand initiative
→ Need someone who can lead the idea and stay involved through execution

Case Study:

Your Fractional Brand & Creative Leader

Cross-Industry Experience

Cross-Industry Experience Media, technology, manufacturing, nonprofits, entertainment, and more

Multi-Platform Leadership

Radio, TV, content, live events, partnerships, and operations

23+ Years Experience

Senior brand, creative, and marketing experience

Proven Business Impact

13.9M monthly listens, $120K+ annual savings, and 3.8M+ views
I’m a senior brand and creative leader with more than two decades of experience working across marketing, brand, creative, content, events, partnerships, and operations. Most of my career started in marketing, but I’ve rarely fit neatly into the mold of a traditional marketing or creative person. My strength is seeing how the pieces connect, then turning that into something the business can actually use.

At MYX, I saw more than separate TV, radio, live event, and content platforms. I saw an ecosystem. I helped build MYX Radio to 13.9 million monthly listens, later led content and marketing teams that launched three new TV shows and short-form programming with limited resources, took on live events, talent and industry relationships, and eventually helped bring the broader MYX ecosystem together under a refreshed global brand identity.

At Dawn to Dusk, I was shown a line of bottle cages. I saw an opportunity to turn them into a product ecosystem built around ride fit, making the line easier for customers to understand while shaping the broader brand, creative, and earned-media approach. One influencer video from the launch went on to pass 3.8 million views.

At Garratt-Callahan, I was told the challenge was marketing. I saw a deeper brand issue around story, consistency, culture, and how the company showed up from the inside out. That led to a broader brand and creative refresh, while changes to the marketing operation contributed to more than $120K in annual savings.

That pattern has followed me throughout my career. I look across brand, creative, marketing, products, audiences, and experiences to find the bigger idea, the missing connection, or the real problem underneath the obvious one.  I’ve worn a lot of hats, but today my focus is back to my roots: brand and creative leadership. I help leaders connect the pieces, find the idea that moves the business forward, and turn it into stronger brands, clearer experiences, and work that gets results.

Ready to Build Something Stronger?

Whether you need a campaign, launch, content direction, live experience, or someone to lead the creative from idea through execution, let’s talk.
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