Give the People What The People Want.
We work with organizations of all sizes to find where Head and Heart meet. Where data meets humanity, analytics meets attitude, and where numbers meet nuance. At the end of the day, we are dealing with your most important asset: people.
Where Head Meets Heart.
We assemble dream teams to solve human problems. Talent is only one solution. Perspective is another. We believe more humans = more solutions, adding unique perspectives with the understanding needed to see unique answers.
We’ve cultivated a network of solutions that allow us to put together the right talent to create the right results in the right way: great people doing great work for great people.
Our Business Principles
Without these, there will be no handshake and no written agreement
Alchemy
During our time together, we live and breathe your brand, your culture and your people. We spend a ton of time with our clients, immersing ourselves in their business, learning their teams and their problems. It’s essential that we get along and respect one another. We don’t work with those who come from a place of ego, and for whom respect is synonymous with obedience.
Pragmatism
Anything is possible, and while the sky may be the limit, it may not be the best approach to a client or project. Logic and sound decision making doesn’t mean safe and boring. We don’t promise the world and then fall short, because part of putting people first means understanding our limits and yours.
Levity
We take our work and your brand seriously. But because we’re people obsessed, we recognize we’re human, and as humans, we’re in constant pursuit of balance. So with the serious comes the need for lightness and even silliness. Taking time for joy by ourselves and with each other is essential in how we connect. Doing our best work for your brand is reliant on the health of our people. When we’re in a good place, we get your brand to a great place.
Advocacy
We aim to do good things, even if it’s just in small ways, and we believe in the infinite currency of kindness. As fierce advocates for our people, our clients, and our work, we’re their strongest allies, their loudest cheerleaders, and their biggest defenders. We build up, and never tear down, and we’re not afraid to go full momma bear when needed.
Meet our Heads and Hearts
Matthew Smith
Chief Innovation Officer
@whaleMatty Ayers
Chief Empathy Officer (CEO)
@mistermattyayersLil Marsh
Chief People Officer
@lillianmarshChad Kirsebom
Identity Director
@ckirsebomTeresa Greenfeld
Content Director
@teresagreenfeldJamin Jantz
Project Ops Director
@jaminjantzTribe
Placemaking And Culture
@tribeJeremy Jantz
Digital Designer
@jeremyjantzZach Lansdale
Identity Designer
@lansdaleSam Grant
Creative Director
@samgrantInterior Environments
Workplace Advisory
@interiorenvironmentsJanet Flesch
Consumer Insights Director
@janetfleschNatalie Flora
Workplace Advisory
@nataliefloraSam Windell
Narrative Director
@samwindellCharlotte Anderer
Project Director
@charlotteandererSarah Michaels
Studio Director
@2dsarahDean Stattmann
Head of Partnerships
@deanstattmann
Our Mission
We make brands more human. While each path to humanity is unique, it’s always based in relieving tension between the brand and the user, seller and buyer, listener and storyteller.
We shine when we’re solving problems that seem too big to handle, or too small to matter. Though we are typically brought in first during times of crisis and clean-up - more and more brands are acting proactively, thinking ahead, bringing us in, and giving us a seat at their table.
If you like tough challenges and believe people matter most,
think about joining our roster of heads and hearts.
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