A brand is more than a logo.

It is an essential tool for community-building, as well as a powerful differentiator.

As owners ourselves, we know that a brand is more than a logo or even a look and feel — it’s the reflection, in aggregate, of how you execute your vision through the decisions you make as an organization.

Our services

We take an operational view of branding, helping companies grow from 'how their leaders do things' to 'how their brand works.' Investing in an aligned, authentic-to-you brand strategy will set you apart from metrics-only or AI-first approaches that can cheapen and dilute a brand's presence in a market.

Build
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Define the positioning and visual elements that are ownable and authentic to your company.
Maintain
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Brand implementation and oversight including website updates, systems and templates creation, and content production.
Grow
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Project-based or ongoing support for when you’re ready to raise capital, expand your team, or speak to a new audience.
Refresh
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Rebrand, refine, or fill gaps in your existing identity; migrate your website to a different platform; or refresh your creative or operational systems.

Our process

Listen to understand
Before any work begins, we’ll collaborate to articulate why you, why this, and why now.
Develop with intention
We explore what must be communicated instantaneously by your brand and how to reach the audiences that matter through words, visuals, and actions.
Generate impact
Implementation is its own creative process. We advise on how your brand continuously shows up in the world, ensuring consistency and care.
Photo by Amber Maalouf

Who we are

We collaborate within a community of owner-operators, business developers, brand designers and strategists, writers, photographers, videographers and editors. We employ a founder model where we enjoy being on the ground with our clients and team, seeking the right volume of projects so we can remain involved as much as is needed, and produce the highest quality work as efficiently as possible.

Mike Townsend and Lara Wilson, Principals

Selected clients

Album Surf
California Innovation Fund
Clearweather
Compound YV
Cruz
Dos Serpientes

ET Projects
Everybody Los Angeles
Garrett Leight
Hook Fish Co.
Knuckleheads Sports Bar
Markus Zusak

Rhythm
Sawdust Art Festival
Techstars
WAX Poster
XO Coco Surf

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We'd love to hear about it.
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