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Your Brand. Your Business. Your Career.

Stuck, stalled, or spinning your wheels?

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got.”

Need straight talk, a new perspective and tactical solutions from someone who’s built businesses, brands and bullet-proof creative careers?

I’ve got 30 years agency-side, client-side, mentored hundreds of creative professionals, and built a thriving agency and personal brand.

Whether it’s brand consulting, coaching, or a mastermind, together we can get you unstuck, confident and clear on how to move forward.

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Everyone from Fortune 100 clients to small business owners work with Philip. His knowledge when it comes to branding is unparalleled.
— Chris Ducker, CEO + Founder, Youpreneur

Are you a creative pro who wants more clients, to grow your business and build your personal brand? Then the BONFIRE community is exactly what you’ve been waiting for.


The Bonfire community helped sharpen my skills, present the best version of my personal brand online, and gave me the confidence to start putting myself out there without fear of failure or judgement. This led to landing a full-time role teaching design at the university level, despite a troubled economy.
— Zack Marsh, Bonfire Member

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Stuck in your creative career? My 1:1 creative pro coaching gives you real, actionable guidance—no fluff, just results. Let’s cut through the noise and get you moving.

Need business guidance? Hourly brand consulting delivers clear, actionable insights to sharpen positioning, marketing and priorities. Straight talk, real results.

BONFIRE is where creative pros level up. Mentorship, support, and a community that pushes you forward. No excuses, just motivation and growth. Ready to catch fire?


After a truly life-changing coaching session with Philip, I revamped my resume, portfolio, website, and LinkedIn profile. My phone and email immediately started BLOWING UP, and I quickly landed a great contract with a high-end culinary company. Philip, thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me the clarity, tools, and confidence to achieve opportunities I never imagined. Easily the best money I’ve ever spent.
— Luana Gomes, Creative Director

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YOUTUBE

My YouTube channel with over 300k subscribers, is where I share my expertise in branding, marketing and creative career development.

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PODCAST

On Brand Design Masters podcast rated in the TOP 5% globally, I balance solo shows with interviews with accomplished experts.

LINKEDIN

On my LinkedIn profile, I share insights and opinions on business branding, content marketing, industry trends and professional development.

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Learn Brand Strategy

Brand Strategy 101 teaches you how to use proven strategic branding processes with your clients so you can land bigger projects, increase your fees, get paid for thinking, and become a highly valued business partner.

BS101 includes:

  • 7 Modules

  • 25 Lessons

  • 24 Strategy Tools downloads

  • 8+ hours of instructional videos

Immediate, life-time access to all the course videos, checklists, downloadable tools and resources.


I’ve been a designer for 10 years. I just delivered the brand strategy process Philip teaches and I can tell you on thing: It works! I just increased the scope of a client project to include strategy and transformed it into the biggest project I’ve completed in my career.
— Paul Feeney, Founder, Atlantic Advisory

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FREE Mini E-Book

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