Design Strategist
Provide contemporary design to elevate your marketing and brand strategies.
Brand Specialist
Boost your brand awareness to new levels with a comprehensive strategic plan.
Visual Storyteller
Elevate your visual storytelling with striking images and compelling videos.
Bradley Girard
Consultant | Creative Director
Mission Viejo, California
949-433-3475
Linkedin: @bradleygirard
Elevating Brands: Consulting and Design Services for Small to Mid-Sized Businesses
As an award-winning Creative Director and Consultant with over 30 years of experience in B2B, B2C, and nonprofit sectors. I excel at helping small start-ups and mid-sized companies elevate their brands. I focus on fostering collaboration with my clients to achieve their organizational goals. I have a strong background in graphic design, photography, podcasting, video production, and marketing.
Throughout my diverse client portfolio, I take pride in understanding and translating the client’s vision into the appropriate medium. From my early days as a freelance designer to building a successful boutique agency staffed with talented creative professionals, I have consistently upheld strong business ethics. Quality, flexibility, and uncompromising craftsmanship are the foundations of long-term business relationships.
I have collaborated with notable clients, including the San Francisco 49ers, Del Taco, Quiksilver, Toshiba, Verio Healthcare, Mandy Li Collection, CPS Insurance, The Irvine Company, Oceanside Glasstile, Ladera Ranch Magazine, and GISH Biomedical. I firmly believe that to prosper professionally, one must challenge oneself by stepping outside of one’s comfort zone and taking on projects that promote growth and expand knowledge. I am confident in my ability to manage any project that comes my way, even outside my current expertise.
My skills extend across various mediums, including print, advertising, publishing, display, online media, trade shows, photography, and podcasting. One of my proudest achievements was developing the brand and identity of The Rippel Foundation from the ground up. I have won 14 international design, print, and marketing awards and have been featured in industry blogs and the HOW Design Promotion Issue.
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Testimonials
Brad is a kind and generous team player. He works collaboratively with his colleagues to create communications products that are compelling, creative, and results-driven. While working with Brad, I was impressed by his wide skill set, which include video production and editing, web development, podcast production, and graphic design. What also stands out about Brad is that he is a problem solver who is always willing to step in to help his team, often working on incredibly fast timelines to deliver. His vast knowledge, skill set, and ability to steer a creative vision in ways that take an organization’s visual identity to the next level is a valuable asset to any client or employer.
I have worked with many art directors and graphics professionals throughout my career, and I can say without reservation that Brad is one of the all-time best I’ve ever worked with. He and I collaborated closely on many complex communications projects during the three years that we worked together, and I greatly valued not only his skill and creativity, which are exceptional, but also his positive attitude, enthusiasm, openness to new ideas, and genuine desire to go above and beyond to find the best solution.
Bradley was able to take my idea and create a brand logo that captured the look, feel, and professional image that I envisioned on the first try. I look forward to working with him on my next idea.
It is rare to find a creative talent that understands how to design for a higher purpose than merely creating a beautiful piece of art, promotion, or marketing collateral. Bradley understands that cross platform Marketing and Advertising requires hard core design skills, a strategic thought process, and a true business sense that will bring value to his clients. I have known Bradley for years and when I look at his list of long term clients, I understand why.
Over the past 12 years, I have really enjoyed working with Bradley and his team. Bradley has done a great job of understanding our goals for our literature and advertising, and has developed creative ideas that have lead to amazing catalogs, architectural binders, and advertisements. Bradley has been an integral part of our marketing team over the years, and has helped us shape our brand look and feel, art direction, and overall creative strategies. More than just a talented graphic designer, and photographer, Bradley is a great person. I’ve really enjoyed working with Bradley over the years, and our team has a good working relationship where the synergies of the teamwork have lead to creative masterpieces. His personable qualities and collaborative approach to business makes Bradley an excellent extension of our team, and I would highly recommend him to other companies requiring creative graphic design, photography, or advertisement needs.
Bradley Girard of BGS was brought into Wavien to develop a fresh branding approach for Wavien trade show displays and various supporting marketing collateral. Previously, Wavien used traditional truss structures from exhibit companies, with great expense and disruption to the Wavien staff to support set-up for show. The CEO of Wavien, Dr. Ken Li, was approached by Bradley and with his approval, the new look was accomplished and at a great flexible convenience. BGS also provided Wavien with photography, packaging design, and collateral design for their LED lighting product offerings. All of which contributed to the success of our marketing efforts. Thank you Bradley.
Bradley Girard is a consummate Creative and Graphic Design resource. His understanding of messaging, branding and communication is second to none. Bradley has a solid understanding of color and design fundamentals, image manipulation, traditional typography and layout/concept design. If you are looking for a resource with a creative mind who can translate your vision to paper or the web, I highly recommend Bradley Girard.
Wow, what a talented guy; Bradley really delivers and more. Hands-on and really cares about end-results; not just his part, but the whole project. I will be coming back for more!
The Design Process
DISCOVERY
The process begins with a discussion to understand the full scope of the project, the targeted market, and the actual expectations of our client.
PLANNING
Next, we develop a cohesive plan to ensure the best possible outcome for your project. We believe in the saying, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.”
CREATION
Once we have a plan creation begins by engaging strategic design, photography, and messaging to achieve marketing objectives.
EVALUATION
Once we complete your project, it is important to evaluate the entire process, from the initial concept to the final completion, to inform future efforts.