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Let’s make your business strong. Like chai, from the inside out.

Our time-tested strategic methodology combines data and dialogue to highlight your most valuable offerings, the many important people involved, and the most relevant market fundamentals revealing powerful insights and opportunities for your brand and business.

Opportunities that we unlock together, to create value for you by accounting for everybody.
Let’s make your business strong. Like chai, from the inside out.

Our time-tested strategic methodology combines data and dialogue to highlight your most valuable offerings, the many important people involved, and the most relevant market fundamentals revealing powerful insights and opportunities for your brand and business.

Opportunities that we unlock together, to create value for you by accounting for everybody.

CX realignment and customer engagement strategy for VW.comIntegrated brand identity and communication strategy for Los Angeles DistilleryIntegrated brand identity and communication strategy for Powerfoods, LisbonIntegrated brand identity and communication strategy for Gracias Madre Spiced RumIntegrated brand identity and communication strategy for Namastday Yoga Center, Los AngelesPersonal brand strategy and logo design for Kenta Yonesaka







Gracias Madre Spiced Rum

Operations Research / Consumer Research / Business Strategy / Brand Architecture / Brand Positioning / Brand Identity / Product Messaging / Product Naming / Packaging Design / Illustration / TTB Permits / Trademark Registration

Los Angeles, CA



︎ Where we were. We were in the process of branding a new premium sipping rum set to launch soon.

︎Where we wanted to be. Gracias Madre aimed to redefine rum by distancing itself from the traditionally masculine, naval-themed perceptions of the spirit. Their goal was to become recognized as a gender-inclusive specialty sipping spirit.


︎ How we’d get there. Our research and analysis of consumer behavior, stakeholder constraints, and market demands pinpointed the ideal niche for the brand to capture attention and stand out on bar shelves.

We crafted a fantastical brand environment for the dark sipping rum, characterized by an illustrative style and enchanted storytelling.

Specialty printing techniques allowed the brand to make a lasting impression at international trade fairs and competitions. Plus, custom-designed digital marketing and sales materials helped to amplify and scale communications effectively.