In Europe during the early 1200s, gold hallmarks were used to designate the purity of gold in a piece of jewelry. Each piece included three marks; the mark of the assaying office (those who determined the quality and purity), the caratage of gold and the goldsmith who created the piece. These marks became a pre-requisite for gold items offered for public sale and most importantly, told the buyer which smith made the jewelry, thus designating the standard in which the piece was created.
Your brand is your mark. It connects people directly to your work; to how you do things; to who you are in your space. Your brand speaks to the quality, purity and standard of your company. Brand recognition builds trust and great branding diminishes the possibilities that your clientele will look elsewhere. It makes you the only option, and that’s how you leave your mark.
Bryan grew up in central Texas but has lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the last 30 years. He cares about four things: God, his family, design, and Notre Dame football.
Bryan has dedicated his life to impacting people. Over the years he has pioneered life-changing projects through design, marketing, and events. He also developed a thriving business in which he manufactured and sold custom designed products.
For the last 22 years, he worked at Guts Church, holding various positions such as Creative Director, Events Director, Music/Worship Director, Services Designer and Director, Communications Director, Social Media Director, Internship Director, Quality Control Director, CEO & Senior Pastor Executive Assistant, and New Development Buildout and Renovation Project Management.
During his time there, he led an annual outreach with a team of 1,500 unique yearly volunteers that reached over 500,000 people.
Caitlyn grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she now lives. She loves God, her family, reading novels, and her Bernedoodle, Grit.
She graduated from Oral Roberts University with a Bachelors in Fine Arts and upheld a 3.9 GPA. She was placed on the President’s Honor Roll all four years, was Chaplain of the Freshman Honor Roll Society, and attained an Academic Scholarship, Cherokee Scholarship, and Whole Person Scholarship.
Caitlyn has always loved art in every medium and is passionate about graphic design. She is also versed in entrepenuralship, having made and sold product in five retail stores in Tulsa.
After college she worked as a Graphic Designer at Classical Conversations, where she developed product advertising designs, merchandise designs, social media content, podcast graphics, etc.
She was later hired at Guts Church as the Design Coordinator. There she built and led a team of designers, photographers, video editors, and volunteers. She oversaw and executed the design of creative concepts in print and digital format, and was responsible for producing relevant branding and advertising content.
