Proven thinking.
AI-era doing.
Real growth.

For 25 years I’ve helped businesses grow by connecting their brands with people. Proven thinking, AI-era execution, and real growth — for CEOs, Presidents and founders chasing a number.

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TRUSTED BY LEADERS AT

Signature of Neiman Marcus in black cursive font.
JCPenney logo in red text on a black background.
Virgin Australia logo with the name in red script and a gray geometric shape in the background.
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Three ways I help you grow

WHAT I DO

Brand & Go-to-Market
Brand creation, architecture, positioning and go-to-market — rooted in the Storyscaping method.

Transformation & AI
Redesign the marketing system and embed AI-powered ways of working that actually move the number.

Fractional & Interim CMO
Senior CMO leadership on demand, reporting to the CEO — without the full-time hire.

Growth I've delivered across the brands and teams I've led

THE TRACK RECORD BEHIND THE THINKING

Twenty-five years of outcomes — as a CMO, global agency leader and strategist. This is the experience I now bring to your business.

1M+

New customers in a single year, as CMO of Neiman Marcus

$300M+

Earned media on a $1M budget ("Best Job in the World," Tourism Queensland)

+25%

Taking visitor growth past 100M, Visit Florida

300+

"Marketing that isn't linked to a commercial outcome isn't a strategy — it's a brand activity plan."

Led a large marketing team, including a scaled in-house creative and content studio, at Neiman Marcus

FEATURED WORK

Proof, not promises

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Neiman Marcus

A $3B luxury house through Chapter 11 to record profitability.

Tropical island with blue sky and ocean, text overlay reads 'The Best Job in the World' in green letters.

1M+ new customers · 10:1 earned-media ROI

The Best Job in the World

A $1M budget turned into the most awarded tourism campaign in history.

$300M+ earned media · 3B+ reach

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SIGNATURE METHOD

A structured, proven methodology for building brands as worlds people want to enter — not ads they skip. The thinking behind my New York Times best-seller.

Storyscaping™

how it works

Let's discuss your growth.

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