MEET ASH

I’m a Sydney-Based Freelance Brand Strategy Director specialising in helping ethical brands stand out.

EXPERIENCE COUNTS

I’VE DEFINED THE DIRECTION OF SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC BIG BRANDS, THROUGH TO DISRUPTIVE STARTUPS

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THE BRAND SPECIALIST

For Businesses

Work with Ash and get the 1:1 expertise of a global brand agency, without the overheads.

For Agencies

Get an award-winning, specialist Brand Strategist to drive projects end-to-end or fill resource gaps.

Some highlights

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    Featured Project

    Turning a happy summer grand slam into a world-class and game changing entertainment brand. Game set match.

  • The Mindful Brand Substack  Brand Images

    Featured Thinking

    Welcome to The Mindful Brand. A positively pragmatic exploration into what it takes to build a distinct, valuable and ethical business – and the role brand has to play in it all.

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    Featured Article

    In this excerpt from Interbrand's Breakthrough Brands Report, Ash speaks about the new breed of challenger brands. Accept all substitutes.

A FEW THINGS I’VE BEEN WORKING ON LATELY

Imagined the future of a 6-star luxury eco resort on an uninhabited island from scratch / Defined the direction of a First Nations Consulting and Media business designed to Unsettle Australia / Designed the brand strategy and managed the launch of an ethical investing startup / Repositioned the iconic Sydney Fish Market / Renamed an infamous cheese, you’ll know the one / Turned an entire Australian state into one focused on regeneration / And many more

Awards

AGDA Winner, Distinction, Brand Identity Expression, 2019, Coca Cola: Frozen

AGDA Finalist, Print Campaign, 2019, Coca-Cola: Frozen

AGDA Finalist, Commercial Alcohol Packaging, 2019, Tinnies

AGDA Winner, Distinction, Brand Identity Expression, 2019, Coca Cola: Frozen AGDA Finalist, Print Campaign, 2019, Coca-Cola: Frozen AGDA Finalist, Commercial Alcohol Packaging, 2019, Tinnies

AGDA Winner (Distinction), Motion Branding (Never Sit Still), 2019, Event Cinemas

AGDA Finalist, Brand Identity - Large Business, 2019, Event Cinemas

AGDA Winner (Distinction), Motion Branding (Never Sit Still), 2019, Event Cinemas AGDA Finalist, Brand Identity - Large Business, 2019, Event Cinemas

Transform Awards Gold Award Winner, Best Visual Identity from the Public Sector, 2023, Sydney Fish Market

Transform Awards Gold Award Winner, Best Brand Evolution (Consumer), 2023, Sydney Fish Market

Transform Awards Winner, Best Overall Visual Identity, 2023, Sydney Fish Market

Transform Awards, Silver Award Winner, Best Use of Copy Style or Tone of Voice, 2023, Sydney Fish Market

Transform Awards Gold Award Winner, Best Visual Identity from the Public Sector, 2023, Sydney Fish Market Transform Awards Gold Award Winner, Best Brand Evolution (Consumer), 2023, Sydney Fish Market Transform Awards Winner, Best Overall Visual Identity, 2023, Sydney Fish Market Transform Awards, Silver Award Winner, Best Use of Copy Style or Tone of Voice, 2023, Sydney Fish Market

If you’re a business needing the expertise of a global brand agency without the overheads, or an agency needing a specialist brand strategist who can support you delivering award-winning work – I can help.

Get in touch.

Schedule a call or shoot me an email, I’d love to hear from you.