Brandwerks is a full service brand development company. We are brand experts who understand consumer packaged goods, inside and out. That’s because we have owned and managed businesses ourselves, and also created and marketed many successful brands for others.
Who We Are
Brandwerks is no ordinary agency. We're a hands-on business and brand development company. We have significant CPG brand marketing, advertising and sales experience. We know what it takes to create brands that make a connection with your customers and consumers. We have run businesses and managed brands on a global level. But we're also entrepreneurs like you who can roll up our sleeves and work for you.
What We Do
We have a great deal of expertise that extends from concept to consumer, but our primary focus is your brand. Your brand is not a logo; it's a unique communication that makes an emotional connection with your customer. We provide many services including, brand creation and improvement, packaging, advertising, website design, photography, social media, public relations and sales and distribution services.
Industry Expertise
Because of our branding expertise and our well-defined development process, we are able to offer value to our clients in many industries. However, our primary focus is natural, organic and conventional food products; alcohol and nonalcohol beverages; agricultural commodities, consumer and household products, restaurants/hospitality, professional services and education.
Meet Our Team
John Recca
Brand Development
John has many roles, but primarily he provides strategic planning, brand development and account management services to Brandwerks’ clients. He has significant branding, marketing and sales expertise, particularly in food and beverages and is very passionate about creating unique, well-positioned brands. Learn more about John.
Shaun Cooney
Graphic Design
Shaun is the owner of Monument Graphics, a full service design shop offering corporate identity, print, web design, digital marketing and packaging solutions. He has a true entrepreneurial spirit and the exceptional ability to create and manage outstanding design quickly and cost-effectively for his, and our clients.
Amy Park
Graphic Design
Every designer has their own unique style. Amy’s is very layout-focused, which is perfect for food labels and packaging. With all of her work, she tries to maintain a look and feel that is consistent with a company’s brand. When asked to create a brand from scratch, she uses trend research and real world inspiration to do so.
Crystal Golden
Graphic Design
Crystal is a graphic designer and brand specialist and a valuable member of our team. She has a wealth of professional experience, and with it, a deep passion for all things branding, illustration, and infographics. View some of her latest work at Step Beyond Studios.
Jeff Petersen
Graphic Design
Jeff has the imagination to nurture strategic design solutions from discovery to final art. His particular talent is branding and identity. He has a solid understanding of the business side of our industry, which means our clients always get practical solutions.
David Schachter
Intellectual Property
As an intellectual property attorney, David provides valuable services to our start up and established clients, especially those who need help in securing and protecting trade and brand names. His areas of expertise include all intellectual property (e.g., trademarks, patents, and copyrights) and general commercial matters.
Barb Gasper
Strategy and Research
Barb is a valuable member of our team and helps our clients with visioning, strategic planning, brand development and all aspects of consumer and market research. She has a wealth of alcohol beverage experience in the beer and wine industries, including project work with the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board.
Thomas Tenenbaum
Commercial & Securities Law
Tom is a premier securities regulatory defense attorney and commercial litigator. He is the founder of Tenenbaum Law, a business law, securities law, and litigation firm. To each matter that he works on, Tom brings four decades of experience in the complex areas of business and securities transactions and litigation.
Matt McFadden
Website Design
Matt owns MM Outreach Solutions, providing website development and design for academic organizations, local and state non-profits and grant funded projects all throughout the United States. With a specialty in agriculture, services include member directories, job boards, membership sites, payment processing, database integrations and more.
Annette Slade
Photography
With over 18 years experience as a commercial and editorial photographer, Annette has a true passion and eye for creating emotionally charged images to capture the quality and appetite appeal of our clients’ products. She is known for her warm and inviting images and the comforting and affective quality she incorporates into her photos.
Garlic Media Group
Video Production
We have partnered with Garlic Media Group, an award-winning, full-service video production house and video marketing solution. Garlic’s capabilities include: National and local commercials, training videos, selling videos, online advertisements, content marketing campaigns and more.
Printing Services
Impression Label is a full-service, pressure-sensitive label printing company that creates premium labels, promotional materials, decals and much more. Impression provides our clients with the best service, fast response and finish times, reliability, and most of all, the highest quality printing solutions. Visit Impression Label to learn more.
Our Experience
We have spent our careers developing many successful brands.
Contact us for a free, no obligation consultation and needs assessment