Getting beneath the surface
Every organization has a deep story
Deep story exploration
Purpose workshop
Deep story seminar
Creative exploration
Experience and expertise
Brand leadership.
Founder, Studio Jelly. Strategic & creative direction for B Corps, non-profits, arts & culture, and purpose-driven organizations.
Creative direction.
Nike, Starbucks, Google, Timberland, Coca-Cola, Fully, Portland Timbers, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, Wikipedia, more.
Executive leadership.
Executive Creative Director, Wieden+ Kennedy. Group Creative Director, The Martin Agency. ECD, Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam.
Brand education.
Founding faculty, VCU Brandcenter. Founder & Director, Wieden+Kennedy 12. Training creative leaders for Apple, Google, W+K Portland, New York, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Shanghai.
Clients say
“Hiring Jelly is one of the best decisions we have made as an organization. Not marketing decision — best decision, period.”

Merritt Paulson, CEO
Portland Timbers
“Jelly helped us explicate and manifest our soul in such an awesome way. Uniquely able to listen and translate who we are. Our success has been in no small part because of his work.”

David Bronner, CEO
Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps
“Invaluable. Jelly helped us know ourselves better and more confidently tell our story. A transformative brand journey.”

David Kahl, Founder/CEO
Fully furniture
“Amazing. Cut through the details and got to the heart of what we do and why we do it.”

Blake Shell, Exec. Director
Oregon Contemporary
“Able to get us to express aspirations and meaning often buried beneath the surface.”

Nolan Lienhart, Principal
ZGF Architects
“Bigger than a brand identity, working with Jelly gave us clarity of purpose. The work reflects our greatest aspirations and reminds us of who we are. It is a compass.”

Sarah Hacker, Principal
Hacker Architects
Your deep story
What story wants to be told through you?
Working with the power of your deep story