- Strategic Direction · 2026

Branding,business strategyand technology.

For founders and executives whose company grew on improvisation and now needs method to consolidate its market position, before operations run over strategy.

Less agency jargon. More real diagnosis and practical direction.

09
Years in creative direction
40+
Brands served
05
Acts in the workflow
AI
Applied in the creative process (consistent image generation, prompt engineering)
01 · Market Tension

The common mistake: treating positioning problems as execution failures.

In most companies, marketing goes one way, operations goes another, and the brand image becomes a Frankenstein in between. The outcome is the worst of both worlds: you spend more and more on ads while the market still doesn't see your real value.

You've hired a marketing agency, tried paid traffic, run isolated campaigns, and still it feels inconsistent. The problem is rarely the tool. It's the lack of a clear strategic diagnosis before choosing the tool.

Chess piece - strategic direction
02 · Positioning

Where business strategy, brand and technology intersect.

I work exactly at the intersection of business strategy, brand and technology. My background is in Accounting, which gave me the technical foundation to read financial structure, viability and the real weight of every decision inside a company. The last nine years in creative direction and consulting expanded that view to brand narrative, value perception and market positioning.

Today I use Artificial Intelligence in my daily work the same way a mature company uses spreadsheets or a CRM: as part of the operation, not as a display. AI helps me simulate market scenarios, organize reasoning and cut the time between diagnosis and delivery in half. The goal stays the same: truly understand your business model and surface the bottlenecks that people running the day-to-day can't see.

Certifications

Continuing education

  • Dom Alberto

    MBA in Innovation and Digital Business

  • FGV

    Business Models in Digital Communication

  • FGV

    Sales and Marketing Integration

  • PUCRS

    Synaptic Brain

  • GRAN

    Data Analysis and Business Intelligence

  • FIAP

    Business Intelligence

  • Omie

    Marketing Plan

  • Conversion

    Growth Hacking

03 · Methodology

The five stages of the systemic evolution flow.

01

Business Assessment

Before recommending any direction, I take time to understand the business as a whole. That means listening to people, reviewing operations, studying the market and analyzing the numbers. Better decisions come from seeing the complete picture.

02

Positioning Clarity

The visible problem is rarely the real one. Many companies invest more in marketing when what they actually need is a clearer market position and a stronger value proposition. My role is to identify what deserves attention before new initiatives begin.

03

Strategic Direction

Once the scenario is clear, we define a practical roadmap aligned with the company's reality. Every recommendation considers brand, communication, operations, technology and execution capacity, respecting the pace of the business.

04

Brand and Communication

A strategy only creates value when people can understand it. I translate strategic decisions into a clear visual identity, messaging, presentations and communication materials that strengthen how the market perceives the business.

05

Strategic Follow-up

After the project is delivered, I remain available through strategic review sessions to discuss priorities, answer questions and refine important decisions as the business evolves. The goal is to help the company move forward with confidence and increasing autonomy.

Strong brands are designed, not improvised.

- Selected cases

Brands built with method and intention.

A snapshot of projects where strategy, branding and narrative translate into coherent visual systems with high perceived value.

Case Malkah

Malkah

Beauty & Self-care

Rebranding aimed at pulling the brand away from the generic appeal of the traditional beauty market and bringing it closer to the premium audience it actually serves.

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Case Pleal

Pleal

High-end residential

Brand identity designed for the premium real-estate market, where signature architecture and lifestyle sell before the first brick is laid.

Case Grupo Haja

Grupo Haja

Construction

Institutional branding structured to convey what a renowned construction firm must communicate above all: solidity, safety and on-time delivery.

Case SAGi Science

SAGi Science

Scientific validation · Biomed

Visual system and positioning built on scientific precision, communicating intellectual authority far from the aesthetic clichés of common startups.

Case Unius Gallery

Unius Gallery

Contemporary art

A quiet identity that lets the curation speak first and the brand stay second, exactly the rigor a contemporary art gallery requires.

Case Alverth

Alverth

Advisory accounting

A brand structured to position what advisory accounting actually sells: patrimonial security and clarity for the partner, not just tax spreadsheets.

Case Upward

Upward

Financial advisory

A brand that balances the sophistication of the private market with the technical rigor a mergers-and-acquisitions advisory requires.

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- Social proof

Companies served

Brands from different sectors that trusted strategic direction to evolve their positioning, narrative and perceived value.

Pleal Incorporadora
Goodyear
Intelbras
Grupo Haja
A10 Empreendimentos
R21 Empreendimentos
Z1 Estruturas
Pelanda
DriftBR
BDS Tecnologia
Pleal Incorporadora
Goodyear
Intelbras
Grupo Haja
A10 Empreendimentos
R21 Empreendimentos
Z1 Estruturas
Pelanda
DriftBR
BDS Tecnologia
04 · Services Ecosystem

Practice areas.

My practice areas work together. None of them generates real value if sold in isolation, because brand positioning, design and technology are gears of the same commercial system.

01
Clarity to decide

Strategic Diagnosis

Clarity sessions to accelerate critical decisions. A panoramic view of your business model to align brand, operations and next steps.

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02
Brand construction

Branding & Positioning

Building or refining positioning for companies that need competitive excellence. Definition of a unique value proposition and a central narrative.

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03
Quiet authority

Communication & Performance

Editorial lines and digital presence designed to build authority and long-term relationships with your ideal client.

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04
AI as an extension of thought

Applied Innovation · AI

Workflows using AI to optimize content creation, market research and internal process organization.

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05
Strategic advisor

Continuous Mentorship

A strategic advisor at your side to validate communication, marketing and innovation decisions month by month.

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This work is for you if
  • You lead a small or mid-sized company and already understand that "posting more on Instagram" or changing the logo in isolation won't fix sales.
  • You've hired generic marketing in the past and were left with the frustrating feeling that the consultants didn't really understand your business model.
  • You see branding as a structural strategic investment, as important as opening a new location or launching a new product line.
  • You prefer consistent, sustainable evolution over abrupt jumps without a solid commercial base behind them.
Not the right fit if
  • You're looking for a "magic marketing shortcut", get-rich-quick formulas or product launches with no real substance behind them.
  • You just want an execution arm to "make assets" without leaving room to question or align the positioning strategy.
  • Your corporate culture prioritizes immediate profit at any cost, even when it compromises delivery quality or respect for the people involved.
05 · Manifesto

“Strong brands don't compete for attention. They build meaning.

I believe companies are built by people and for people. Technology shouldn't be a daily burden or a fashion, it should be a tool of release so your team can focus on what they do best: building relationships and generating value. Growing without trampling your own values takes more work, but it's the only path that holds up over time. My job is to help you structure a business that is as solid in its numbers as it is honest in the story it tells the market.

06 · Strategic FAQ

Honest questions, direct answers.

Most advertising agencies focus directly on routine execution: social posts, paid ads, email marketing. I work one step earlier, on the decision itself: who your brand wants to attract, where your market is heading and what the most viable differentiation plan is. I also lead and coordinate creative execution, but only after we have a designed strategy, never the other way around.

I use AI as part of the operation, the same way a mature company uses spreadsheets or a CRM. It helps me simulate market scenarios, organize reasoning and cut the time between diagnosis and delivery in half, but the strategic decisions remain human.

It depends on the size of the bottleneck. A diagnosis can be resolved in a few sessions, while a full repositioning covering brand, narrative and action plan usually takes two to four months to structure at the required depth.

07 · Next step

Don't wait for the gears to jam to look for strategic clarity.

Let's talk and figure out where your brand and operation need to go from here.

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