hello.
I’m Courtney and this is my dog, Larry. Adding a ‘Lady and the Tramp’ moment here because research shows you get more likes when you have a dog in your photo. But really, this page is to help you get to know me a bit better so you are inspired to reach out and connect because that is when the real magic happens. Plus, you might be able to meet Larry.
I’ve spent more than 15 years inside brand work: shaping the strategy, writing the brief, building the plan, and leading the teams that bring integrated campaigns to market for Nike, Adobe, HP, Sprint, Mattel, and Major League Baseball.
My path has run through every part of the work. I started as a designer at HOK Architects. At Goodby Silverstein & Partners, I ran workflows for Sprint, a $35M account with up to ten campaigns in flight at once. I spent a decade at Nemo Design leading a $2.5M+ portfolio of brand and campaign work, managing and mentoring my team and bringing in freelancers to flex capacity on major launches. Today I lead the Adobe relationship as an Account Director at Thesis.
What ties it together is a love of building things that work: a brief grounded in real insight, a plan everyone understands, and a process that lets talented people do their best work. I bring calm, focused energy to fast-moving projects. I believe great work starts with great relationships, and that the best outcomes happen when strategy, creativity, and execution move in sync.
That same instinct led me to found CAYA, a membership-based social club for families in Vancouver, WA, where parents and kids can work, play, move, and connect under one roof. I’ve built the brand, the member experience, the business model, and the financial plan, and now I’m working on bringing CAYA to life as a real, physical space. It’s the clearest picture of how I work: start with a real human need, then build the brand and the system to deliver it.
When I’m not working, you’ll find me with my family (I’m a mom of two little humans, which is a big part of why CAYA exists), staying active, and chasing whatever creative project has my attention.