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Grow your brand awareness
Steve
Brand Marketer / Chief Marketing Officer
Los Angeles, CA
All Star
Free Consulting Calls
Full Time
Steve is the co-founder and CMO of Leisure Hydration, a fast growing emerging beverage brand based in Los Angeles. At Leisure, Steve not only leads the brand and marketing strategy but also has become a jack of all trades across launching, bootstrapping, and fundraising for a CPG brand - think sales, ops, and random tasks :)
Prior to Leisure, Steve worked in marketing at Nike for 7+ years. At Nike, Steve led brand marketing campaigns across Nike’s owned-digital ecosystem for the running vertical in North America and helped grow the running DTC business from less than $1mm/week to a +$7mm/week business in under 4 years. In addition to leading the marketing for the digital running business, Steve also spent two years in community and digital brand marketing for Nike Los Angeles.
Steve is passionate about helping other emerging brand founders and helping established brands find new opportunities in an ever evolving marketplace.
Paid Consulting Call
$
75
Hourly Freelance Work
Hourly rate for ad-hoc freelance work
Per hour
$
100
Monthly Retainer
4 scheduled calls per month - rotating at 1 hour and 30 minutes on a weekly cadence. 8+ hours of work on tasks tied to the goals and predetermined services of our partnership. Services shared below.
Starting at
$
2500
Marketing Strategy Audit
A year into your startup? Are you a marketing leader for a legacy brand looking to transform your business? Let me deep dive into your brand and provide my point of view on how to best resonate with your ever evolving target consumer.
Starting at
$
2500
Brand Marketing Strategy + Roadmap
About to launch an emerging brand? Let's chat and make sure your considering your basic needs for your marketing strategy, and also make sure you're considering all of the low hanging fruit grassroots marketing opportunities.
Starting at
$
500
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Paid Consulting Call
$
75
Hourly Freelance Work
Hourly rate for ad-hoc freelance work
Per hour
$
100
Monthly Retainer
4 scheduled calls per month - rotating at 1 hour and 30 minutes on a weekly cadence. 8+ hours of work on tasks tied to the goals and predetermined services of our partnership. Services shared below.
Starting at
$
2500
Marketing Strategy Audit
A year into your startup? Are you a marketing leader for a legacy brand looking to transform your business? Let me deep dive into your brand and provide my point of view on how to best resonate with your ever evolving target consumer.
Starting at
$
2500
Brand Marketing Strategy + Roadmap
About to launch an emerging brand? Let's chat and make sure your considering your basic needs for your marketing strategy, and also make sure you're considering all of the low hanging fruit grassroots marketing opportunities.
Starting at
$
500
Starting at
$
Skills
Brand Marketing
Business Strategy
Campaign Strategy
Bootstrapping
Marketing Strategy
Team Building
Creative Briefing
Audience Segmentation
Brand Partnerships
Brand Positioning
Wireframing
Instagram (Organic)
Tools
Canva
Adobe Photoshop
Instacart
Amazon Seller Central
CapCut
Linktree
Excel
Klaviyo
Skio
Industry Experience
Footwear
Food & Beverage
Apparel & Accessories
Brand Experience
Nike
Case Studies
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