Steil
Born with keen observational skills, immense focus, and a tendency to be highly sensitive to the needs of others, I spent much of my early free time exploring and interacting with countless “visually complex stuff” found in my nearby grandparents’ home just a few blocks away.
Since then, I’ve been collaborating with for-profit and non-profit companies of various sizes for the past 25+ years in the area of brand creation, assessment, and evolution. My work experience has included boutique graphic design, brand and marketing firms, including co-founding Be That Design LLC in 2013 with Lisa after completing my Master of Fine Arts Degree in Interactive Design.
The reason I show up to work each day is to help our clients meet their goals. Learning each day, our team becomes an integrated part of our clients’ marketing teams. Together, we co-create the most effective and impactful brand communications possible while meeting client timing and budget parameters.
EDUCATION: B.A. Studio Art, University of Northern Iowa; M.A. Interactive Design, University of Minnesota