I help organizations build world class brands.

CREATIVE LEADER, DESIGN THINKER, EXPERIENCE MAKER

I believe insight-driven strategy and emotionally intelligent design can change how people connect with the world — and with each other. When creativity is grounded in purpose, it has the power to build trust, shape culture, and drive meaningful growth. 

As a hands-on brand and creative leader, I’ve guided strategy and design across agencies and in-house teams spanning technology, food, consumer, and mission-driven sectors — experiences that have deepened my understanding of what makes brands matter and endure. I’m endlessly curious about human behavior: what draws us in, what moves us to act, and what makes an idea stick.

Today, I’m most energized by building brands that blend creativity, technology, and human experience, helping organizations turn ideas into meaningful products and experiences that create lasting value.

Let's build something worth remembering.

CORE
COMPETENCIES

Capabilities

Brand Strategy

Positioning

Brand Platform

Brand Assessment

Brand Narrative

Competitive Analysis

Market Assessment

Market Research Insights

Audience Personas

Brand Architecture


Brand Development

Brand Refresh

Visual Identity

Design systems

Unified global masterbrand guidelines and tool kits

Integrated marketing campaigns
(brand and product launches)

Web design

UI/UX design

Core messaging

Social content creation

Marketing assets & collateral

Packaging

Signage & Wayfinding


Creative Leadership

Creative vision & strategy (framing tech, product, and experience)

Full stack creative direction

Team building

Creative operations

Creative mentorship

Internal brand integration

Brand governance

Agency & vendor management (onboarding, training, leading)

Pitch deck strategy & creation

Project management


Accolades

+ San Francisco Show (Best of Show,
Waltor Landor Award, 3 gold medals)

+ New York Art Directors Club

+ American Corporate Identity

+ Communication Arts Magazine

+ Print Regional Design Annual

+ Graphis Brochure

+ RSVP show

  • “Karin is the real deal. A passionate creative leader who understands how critical creative is in building a break through brand experience. What I appreciate most is her ability to span from brand strategy to creative execution and to add value throughout each step of the process. Karin will fight for her ideas (as any strong CD should) but is also highly collaborative and a very special person to have on any team. ”

    Debbie Kristofferson, VP Marketing and Brand Strategy, Peet’s Coffee

  • “Karin is an inspiration! She delivered in every way for us and made sure to patiently listen, integrate, and execute all of the work in a way that makes us proud of our legacy and excited for a promising future.”

    Leo Panian, Principal, Tipping Structural Engineers

  • From a process perspective, Karin quickly defines sophisticated problems, seeing creative opportunity in the difficulties. She is tirelessly creative, with every review yielding great new thinking. Karin is a mature executive communicator able to facilitate toward smart solutions, while also patient with client team processes and divergent viewpoints.

    Travis Culwell, Director of Product Marketing & Creative Services, A3Ventures

  • Karin is a gentle genius, and kindly shepherded my firm through an overhaul of our branding. Her process is inclusive, intuitive and highly strategic. Karin consistently met the challenge of synthesizing sometimes conflicting needs via a linear process toward a fabulous product.

    Maryam Rostami, Principal, TEF Design

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