Our Team

Work directly with our senior leaders who bring 60+ years of combined experience to the table.

 
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Katie Karatzas

Customer Insights + UX Design
Founder, Early Bird Studio

Katie ensures that our work is grounded in empathy and that our designs are human, accessible, and age-friendly. With a strong foundation in ethnographic research and product innovation, she transforms complex information into clear principles and effective design guidance. Katie gives back by mentoring elementary STEAM students in design thinking and volunteering in her community.

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Paul Caldera

Brand Strategy + Experience
Founder, Saltworks

For the past two decades, Paul has helped leading companies in a wide range of industries position their brands and express them with strategic design and integrated brand communications. In all cases, his work has had a positive and measurable impact on his clients’ business performance. Paul is also a graduate professor of integrated marketing communications at Emerson College.

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Drake Pusey

Experience Strategy + Design
Founder, Volition Project

Drake founded Volition Project in 2014 to help empower people through brands that care. He uses his fluency in information architecture and frameworks to uncover the strategic alignments that create opportunities for clients. Drake serves as an Expert-in-Residence at the Harvard Innovation Lab, and empowers the residents of his town as a Human Rights Commissioner.