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let's guide your brand to clarity.

ARCHITECTS OF IMPACT.

experts in clarity.

What do we know about your brand? Not much. And that’s why we are the right fit for it.

We don’t come with stale assumptions, rigid beliefs, or recycled strategies.

We come with an outsider’s perspective—the secret advantage of breakthrough brands.

The biggest threat to good strategy? Tunnel vision. Industry knowledge is valuable, but real innovation comes from clarity, not clutter.

Because the best strategists aren’t drowning in details—they’re cutting through them to find clarity.

Brand Shepherd. Guiding Brands to Clarity.

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the only brand clarity framework:

vibe, tribe, & why®

clarity of your brand’s presence

Your brand's vibe: its words, tone of voice, positioning, promise, visuals, and values.

clarity of your brand’s presence

Your brand's tribe: its ideal customer profiles, their unique wants, motivations, and challenges.

clarity of your brand’s presence

Your brand's why: the challenge your brand solves for your tribe.

creative services for growth:

clarity applied

strategy.

  • brand strategy
  • brand architecture
  • brand marketing strategy

design.

  • website design & development
  • logo/brand identity design
  • brand marketing design
  • packaging design

development.

  • website development
  • api & erp integrations
  • crm growth
  • backend efficiencies

growth.

  • brand marketing
  • website content
  • email marketing
  • social media marketing

we give clarity to brands of

all sizes and stages

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case studies:

clarity spotlight

articles, podcasts, & more:

resources for clarity

some of our

happy clients

“They were patient, insightful, and very creative in helping to achieve a more modern, and user friendly website that reaches a further base then the last web site. I highly recommend them!”

JUSTIN ROBBINS
Owner
JM BURNS STEEL

“Our logo design stands out as a national class image which speaks to our clientele while representing our product and quality standards. Thanks, Dan and the creative team. You all deliver excellent value.”

Col. Don Lambert
founder
The Colonel’s Creamery

“Beyond providing expertise in design and marketing know-how, what I find most empowering is their ability to truly listen, understand, and help bring to life my business concepts, in an efficient, professional, and well-thought-out manner.”

Jorge Cepeda Jr.
VP Global Sales
ExcelAg

daimen carter

designer

  • Web designer
  • Web UX and UI specialist
  • Front end web developer
jess smith

strategic ops lead

  • Process development and implementation
  • Content development coordinator
  • Technical Project Management
john marshall

creative lead

  • Multifaceted designer for web, print, and video
  • Concept development
  • Deck design expert
nibir

wordpress engineer

  • Front end web developer
  • WordPress expert
  • Shopify, WIX, and BigCommerce expert
janine huldie

project manager

  • Project liaison
  • Keeps projects moving, big picture
  • Web Maintenance
brennan zagami

lead copywriter

  • Vibe, Tribe, & Why® Facilitator
  • Brand Experience Guide™ Copywriter
  • Web and Marketing Copywriter and Editor
daniel crask, founder of brand shepherd
daniel crask

brand strategist

  • Customer-first approach to brand clarity.
  • Creator of the Vibe, Tribe, & Why® brand clarity framework for business development.
  • Interests: his four children, writing music, health, exercise, and gardening.