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Hello! I’m Marissa. I am a problem solving, creative professional with a passion for learning and growing. I currently live on the beautiful Central Coast of California in San Luis Obispo with my husband Braden and our dog Appa (as seen above ◡̈)
I have a passion for developing brands. Through my strategic creativity and project management, I have played a key role in successfully launching multiple brands from concept to creation. In addition, I have developed, executed, and analyzed a multitude of successful sales and marketing plans and go-to-market strategies for product and service launches. I thrive on projects requiring keen attention to detail and strategy and I bring innovative thinking and intentional design to all my endeavors.
I initially got my start in the business and branding world when my mom decided to switch careers to follow her passion and open up her own pottery studio in Southern California back in 2007. Since it was a family business, it meant all hands on deck! I spent hours a day helping my mom create this business from the name, logo, website design, brand aesthetic, and overall brand mission. From that moment on, I discovered a passion for creating something out of nothing.
Watching this pottery studio come to life is one of my favorite memories to this day. I knew all the hard work and genuine love that went into making that business what it was. I knew the countless collaborative family dinner meetings that went on every evening and all the brainstorming behind them. This was not just a pottery studio, it was our family. We wanted everyone that walked in the door to feel the warmth and authenticity that we had created.
To this day, that experience has guided me in my career and it has helped me to develop my “why.” That is to align myself with companies that I feel passionate about the mission they are trying to get across which then inspires me to help bring the brand to life and authentically reach customers that feel the same way.