HEART + SOLUTIONS
Levity and luminance for our work in the modern world.
I’m an artist, tinkerer, and explorer. I solve big problems with big consequences when the chips are down and the stakes are high, then turn the outcomes into work that matters.
Trusted for over 25 years by 100+ clients and partners, including:
Define » Design » Deliver
I help creators, entrepreneurs, & organizations find their place in the changing media and technology landscape, chart their best path to success, and build what’s most important to them, their business, and their customers.
WHAT I OFFER
Vision & Positioning
Paint the bold ten-year picture worth the dream—then build it.
Strategy & Planning
Align the target, set the direction, and drive—hard.
Marketing Support
Paid, Earned, Shared, Owned—done and done.
Brand & Identity
Create a universe of possibility from perception to pixels.
Creative Direction
Deliver the pinnacle of Creative work, beyond the brief—at scale.
Team Leadership
Step in and cultivate the best of people—through anything.
Digital Products
Review, comprehend, identify gaps—build for scale.
Systems Design
Design the systems and processes that flex, not fracture.
AI Strategy
Separate the wheat from the ‘slop’ chaff—and integrate it.
HOW I ENGAGE
1. Embedded
Full-time, Fractional, Contract, Vendor For companies that need senior creative leadership inside the building.
2. Advisory
Consulting, Founder & Exec, Product, Coaching For founders, solopreneurs, creators, and coaches making hard calls.
3. Education
Courses, Workshops, Training, Speaking For teams and organizations who want the capability to stick.
Ideas → Action
I take any idea or concept, create the machinery around it—the teams, the processes, the ugly unglamorous scaffolding that gets everything out the door on time and under budget—and deliver something amplified and evolutionary.
I’ve proven this model out by battle-testing it in the real world at scale.
Good vibes.
Some love from a few friends.
DJ is one of the finest and most experienced creatives I have ever had the pleasure of working with.
Aaron Costa Designer @ Startup
DJ is awesome to work with. He's really personable and fun, brings great out of the box concepts to the table.
Beverly Leu Sr. Software Engineer @ Chime
DJ has a real gift for being able to ask the right questions, and then quickly develop effective solutions and bring them to life from start to finish.
Karen Newman Principal @ Atomic Sunflower
DJ is the best.
Shane Lamborne Guy on Internet
We doing this or what?
Work, opportunities, thoughts, ponderings, concerns, questions, statements, fact, fiction, anything at, beneath, or beyond human comprehension…let’s chat.