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
Jab, jab, hook———uppercut. My approach is simple: I help creators, entrepreneurs, & organizations, big and small, 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.
Twenty-five plus years of industry knowledge, battle-tested systems and processes, a fervent thirst for what comes next and a healthy dose of intuition and creative fire have provided me with the goods to consistently deliver meaningful results that are on-point, on-brand, and always land the knockout punch for any and all engagements.
What I offer
Vision & Positioning
Paint the bold ten-year picture worth the dream—then build it.
Identity & Brand
Create a universe of possibility from perception to pixels.
Marketing & Comms
Paid, Earned, Shared, Owned—planned, built, delivered.
Strategy & Planning
Align the target, set the direction, and drive—with purpose.
Creative Direction
Deliver the pinnacle of Creative work, far beyond the brief.
Content Creation
Writing, design, and delivery that drives impactful conversations.
Product Design & Audit
Plan, build, review, launch—and sometimes reinvent.
AI Integration
Separate the wheat from the slop—then work it into your process.
Education & Training
Filling in the educational and functional blanks for your team.
Organizational Design
Define the structure, functions, and safeguards for your team.
Systems Design
Build the processes & workflows that support you and your team.
Operations Management
Turning systems into seamless workflows that deliver—at scale.
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. Instructional
Courses, Workshops, Training, Speaking For teams and organizations who want the capability to stick.
Ideas → Action
I take any idea or concept, design 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 only.
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, above, below, or beyond human comprehension…let’s chat.