Advertising & Brand Consulting

Whether you're building a brand from scratch, launching a new campaign, or reinventing what already exists, this is where clarity meets creative strategy and execution. Using my proven process or inserting myself into yours, we’ll uncover what your brand really stands for—and how to express it in ways that turn heads, spark engagement, and drive results.

Brand & Advertising Audits

A comprehensive review of your brand, messaging, and creative output—pinpointing what’s working, what’s not, and where to go next.

Campaign Development

From concept to execution, we’ll create original, high-impact campaigns that cut through the noise and emotionally connect with your audience in meaning ways.

Headlines & Taglines, Video, PR Stunts, Merch, Experiential…

Whatever the format, medium, or moment, you’ll get actionable ideas worth talking about—built to drive engagement and spark cultural relevance.

Creative Direction & Copywriting

This is my jam—establishing, executing, and maintaining a clear vision for your project, brand, or company. 

BRANDS

• 20th Century Fox • 50 Bleu Vodka • 55DSL • Airtable • Activision • Acura • Adidas • Almaxx • American Express • American Standard • Aspen Heights Partners • Aquafina • Art Center College of Design • Bacardi • Barefoot Wines • Beats by Dr. Dre • Beautiful / Decay • Beefeater Restaurants • Beingwell • Ben / T-Mobile • Ben & Jerry's • Big Magazine • Big Future • Blik Wall Graphics • Blood Sweat & Tears Vodka • Booking.com • Borders • Bravo TV UK • BTC Elements • Buca Di Beppo • Callaway Golf • Canvas • Climate Reality Project • Coca-Cola • Colt 45 • Compaq • Continental Airlines • Corona • Chrysler • Current TV • D&AD • Daihatsu • Dazed & Confused • Diesel • Do • Dockers • Dodge • Dove • Dr. Martens • DreamWorks Interactive • Drinks That Work • Duffs • Dutch Magazine • East Side Mario’s • Eidos Entertainment • ESPN X Games • Essential Living Foods • Ethos Water • Etnies • Evo.com • Eyemasters • Fastly • Fiat • Field Day • Footlocker • Fuel TV • Getty Images • G.O.D. Games • G4 TV • Gamecock Media • Global Inheritance • Google • Gotham Games • GU Energy Gel • GT Interactive • Hans Brinker Budget Hotel • Harvey Nichols • Hessenmob Skateboarding • Het Parool • High West Whiskey • Home Depot • Hotel Tonight • House of Marley • Hum Music • Hummer • ID Software • Ion Storm • ITKO Software • Jacksons Stores • Jeep • KISS FM • KPMG • Lake Trust Credit Union • Le Eco • Lemishine • Lightning Audio • Live Earth • Lowe’s • Lululemon • Malibu Grand Prix • Marmalade • Mervyn's • Midnight Oil Group • Midway Games • Mitsubishi • Mopar • Motel 6 • Motorola • Mountain Dew • Mountain Health Coop • MSNBC • MTV UK • MTV Switch.org • Muratec • Dallas Mavericks • NEC Japan • Nestle Waters • New Belgium Brewing • Nike • Nintendo • Nissan • Nude Beer • Oakley • Omidyar Network • Oxfam • Oxygen Inline Skates • Partnership for a Drug-Free America • Pepsi-Co • Piperlime.com • Playing for Change • Putman Redesign • Radioactive Clown • Radioshack • Remy Cointreau • Res Media Group • Rockford Fosgate • Rockstar Games • Roland Music Instruments • Royal Opera House • Rumpl • Samsung • Schlafly Beer • Scion • Sega • Sierra Mist • Silvercar • Smithsonian Bird Friendly • Soapnet • SoBe Beverages • Sony Crackle • Spike TV • Spyder • St. Louis Microbrew and Blues Festival • Seattle’s Best Coffee • Starbucks • Sunward Credit Union • Sylvie & J • T-Post • Taco Bell • Take 2 Interactive • Target • The Alliance for Climate Protection • Gates Foundation • Ted Baker • Tervis • Toneel Groep Amsterdam • Tony Chachere's Famous Creole Seasoning • Toyota • Trebor Bassett Mighty Mints • Triumph Motorcycles • TrueCar • Turkcell • Ubisoft Entertainment • USA Film Festival • Vestas • VHI • Virgin Interactive • Virgin Records • Westfield Corporation • Whitbread Beer Company • Whataburger • Winchester • WIBV 1260 • World Vision International •

AWARDS / ACCOLADES

• Effie • The One Club • D&AD • NY Art Directors • National Addys • The Creative Circle • British Television • Graphis • Communication Arts • Lurzer’s International Archive • Creativity • Print • ZOO • Creative Review • Shots • Eye • Campaign Screen • Adweek • AdAge • Best Spots on TV •

AGENCIES

Full-time: Wieden+Kennedy (Portland), Creative Director, 2008-2009 • 86 the onions (LA), Founder/Creative Director, 2002-2007 • KesselsKramer (Amsterdam), Senior Creative, 2000-2002 • Mother (London), Senior Creative, 1998-2000 • The Richards Group/Pyro (Dallas), Copywriter, 1994-1998

Part-time: Mullen (Boston) • Crispin Porter + Bogusky (LA, Boulder) •  david & goliath (LA) • Butler Shine Stern (SF) • Deutsch (LA) • Strawberry Frog (NYC) • StudioLo (Boulder) • Odysseus Arms (SF) • TBWA/Chiat Day (LA) •  Saatchi & Saatchi (LA) • The Marketing Arm (Dallas) • enso collaborative (LA) •  mono (Minneapolis) • McGarrah Jessee (Austin) • Preacher (Austin) • DIKO (Austin) • The Butler Bros. (Austin) • JDK (Portland, Burlington) • Creature (Seattle) • nemo (Portland) • Capital Goods (Denver) • Mandrake (Prague) • attik (SF) • Factory Labs (Denver) • dw+h (LA) • MEplusYOU (Dallas) • mkg (NYC) • Sedgwick Rd. (Seattle) • sandymontana (Portland) • Climate Reality Project (Boulder) • Curious Beast (Portland) • DoubleStandards (Berlin) • 

AS FEATURED IN…

• Advertising Today • Punk Marketing: Get Off Your Ass And Join The Revolution • I Like It. What Is It? • Advertising Graphics With Impact • Consumer Behavior: Buyer, Having, Being (7th Edition) • A Hundred And One Things To Do • 200% Cotton: New T-Shirt Graphics • Touch This: Graphic Design That Feels Good • Dos Logos • Introducing: Designs For Making A First Impression • 2 Kilo Of KesselsKramer • World Business Cards Today • Letterhead & Logo Design 9 • All Access: The Making Of Thirty Extraordinary Graphic Designers • Sustainable Graphic Design: Tools, Systems And Strategies For Innovative Print Design • Shovel It: Kick-Ass Advice To Turn Life’s Crap Into The Peace And Happiness You Deserve •

  • “Working with Chad is a spiritual experience. He is a shaman who guides us through the creative process that clients will euphorically pay for.”

    Liquid Air Entertainment

  • “Chad is a dream to work with. He is driven to be unique and uber out-of-the-box in his creative. That kind of talent does not grow on trees but if it did, Chad’s tree would be the best one by a long shot.”

    Virgin Records

  • “Unexpected, innovative, compelling, and effective. If you want breakout creative with a purpose, call Chad.”

    FOX Cable Networks

  • “Chad is at the top of my creative list because his out-of-the-box thinking can be applied to everything from advertising to the concept, design, and branding of an entire 27-acre shopping village.”

    Westfield Corp.

  • “We were looking for a fun, creative approach to consumer promotion, and Chad provided us with a unique concept that broke through the clutter in an innovative way.”

    Pepsico

  • “Chad continued to surprise us with the number and variety of creative solutions, he was extremely professional, reliable, and great to deal with. He was tenacious under pressure and obviously driven to satisfy us as a client.”

    Ubisoft Entertainment

  • “Chad can translate the perennial unseen idiosyncrasies of every day living into simple yet really, really effective communication with us normal(ish) human beings.”

    etnies

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