Good ideas need somewhere to live.
For founders and leaders with a good idea and nowhere solid to put it. I help you build what holds it up: the brand, the message and the way your week actually runs.
Good ideas don’t fail in the meeting. They fail the month after.
Most teams don’t lack ideas. They lack somewhere to put them once everyone’s back at their desks.
Decisions that don’t stick. A room agrees, everybody leaves, and nothing changes.
Teams that keep starting over. The same problem gets solved again every quarter.
People running on empty. The work gets done by burning out the people doing it.
None of this needs another strategy deck. It needs the boring bits built: the routines, the habits and the brand that hold it all up.
A brand people can explain
Decisions that stay made
Routines that run without you
Work that doesn’t burn people out
Ideas that survive the calendar
I used to think the hard part was the idea.
It isn’t. Ideas are cheap. What’s rare is something that keeps an idea alive once it meets a calendar, a budget and six other people’s opinions. The longer story’s on my About page.
Writing, mostly. There’s a book from 2014 called Explore, and another one in progress.
David is an amazing thought partner and leader!
He is attentive, innovative and super supportive with any project he's a part of.
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David is an amazing thought partner and leader! He is attentive, innovative and super supportive with any project he's a part of. Working with him pushes you to think and produce more effectively and efficiently. Will continue to work with David on future projects.
Kerry-Ann H.
Thought partner on projects
… He is able to guide and consult others with his many years of experience by asking the right questions to get to the bottom of what you have in mind and how it will serve your audience.
I highly recommend David as a content creator, consultant, brand expert, and speaker.
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For the past 5 years I have had the pleasure of learning from David within the Orlando Tech, Black Orlando Tech, and WordPress communities. He is a branding expert and overall amazing creative who has provided valuable speaking and teaching efforts from novice to expert level professionals and entrepreneurs. He is able to guide and consult others with his many years of experience by asking the right questions to get to the bottom of what you have in mind and how it will serve your audience. I highly recommend David as a content creator, consultant, brand expert, and speaker.
Emily Walker
Consulting
David is a deep thinker about branding philosophy.
He is up to date with the latest in the industry and has a strong grasp of concepts and execution.
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David is a deep thinker about branding philosophy. He is up to date with the latest in the industry and has a strong grasp of concepts and execution. He helped us on a project related to UX and styling and was a strong team player. I wish him all the best on his future endeavors!
Rajiv M.
Informulate, LLC · Helped on a project related to UX and styling
David has provided excellent expert advice in the creative industry for me.
Provided career advice, job interview advice, things to look for, ways to better your craft, just to name a few.
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David has provided excellent expert advice in the creative industry for me. Provided career advice, job interview advice, things to look for, ways to better your craft, just to name a few. His collective group platform #alwaysupward collective is a community for creatives looking to better their brand experiences and to connect and network with other like-minded people.
Howard T.
Career and creative advice
Before you ask.
We already have an agency or a team. Why add you?
A room agrees on something, everybody leaves, and nothing changes. That gap is the work. I don’t replace your agency. I help your team close the distance between agreeing and doing.
How is this different from consulting?
Strategy is what you present. Infrastructure is what’s still standing when nobody is presenting. I build the boring bits that keep an idea alive once the meeting’s over.
How much of my time does it take?
Two to four hours a week. That’s for decisions, reviews and getting the routines in place.
Who will I work with?
Advisory is my own offer. Sevenality, my studio, does any build work that comes out of it. You work directly with me.
What happens when it ends?
The test is not whether it works while you are running it. The test is whether it survives you leaving.
Is what I tell you confidential?
A mutual NDA is standard on all advisory work.
Start a conversation.
A strategy to sharpen.
A team to unblock.
I’ll reply within two working days.