Hidden truths reveal
transformative opportunities.

Our search for insights and stories fuels our courage to create something new. Truth frees us to shift, evolve, and grow—to activate your vision against its odds. Truth, be told.

hy·per
adjective
over; beyond; above.
           
quake
verb
energy; shift; movement.
Truth. Some say it hurts. We say it matters — more than anything when it comes to building brands and businesses.

SERVICES

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Innovation

Innovation

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Brand

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Campaign

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Innovation

Explore opportunities to build, test, and de-risk ideas for startups, venture teams, and innovative leaders, identifying what is true and what must become true to realize your vision and move faster to bring new value to market.

Product & Service Concepts
Minimum Viable Brands
Opportunity Exploration
Insights & Validation
Design Sprints
Startups & Ventures
New Business Creation
02

Brand

Create or modernize your brand with human-centered strategy and divergent design to attract new customers, inspire the people you serve, and grow your business—from startups to Fortune 100s.

Strategy & Planning
Positioning
Brand Identity
Packaging
Naming
Narrative & Storytelling
In-Market Strategy & Execution
03

Experiences

Build immersive brand and cultural experiences in both digital and physical environments that captivate your audience, inspire action, and strengthen customer loyalty. We call this Storybuilding®.

Innovation

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Brand

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Experiences

Build immersive brand and cultural experiences in both digital and physical environments that captivate your audience, inspire action, and strengthen customer loyalty. We call this Storybuilding®.

Immersive Storytelling
Digital & Interactive Content
Museums, Arts & Cultural Spaces
Customer Experience Centers
Executive Briefing Centers
Activations & Live Events
Experiential App Development
Web & Mobile (UX/UI)
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Experiences

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Growth Marketing

Boost your market impact with performance marketing. Achieve fast, measurable results to efficiently attract and retain customers, and get the most out of your investment to build long-term growth.

Growth Strategy
Fractional Growth Consulting
Awareness Campaigns
Launch Campaigns
Paid, Earned & Owned Media
Audience Acquisition
Martech Infrastructure
Attribution & ROI Modeling
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Experiences

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Sustainability

Bridge the gap between sustainability* and your business to future-proof your organization. We’ll identify ways to improve viability and create a strategy to integrate sustainable practices. Additionally, we'll help you communicate these efforts to boost your visibility and reputation with stakeholders.

Business Viability Auditing
Business Impact Auditing
Materiality and Risk Assessment
Sustainability Strategy Development 
ESG Reports, Design & Production
Certification and Rating Services  
Communications
Strategic Campaigns 

*Sustainability is the right to endure amid environmental, social, and regulatory change. Genuine sustainability is validated by your people, processes, and your promise—your truth. When it’s yours, you won’t want to do something to do something; you’ll do something that means something.

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How We Work

Everything starts with understanding your vision, why you want help, and who you serve. We apply that to insights that are hard to find and easy to feel. This process creates strategy and design that builds both beautiful and useful stories and experiences. Human-centered. Business-focused. Outcome-driven. That’s a great story.

Working With Us

Thoughtful. Confident. Eager. Too much of one can throw things out of whack. A healthy balance of the three — that’s us.

We act with empathy, show poise, and project positivity. We’re on a mission to give clients a surge of purpose and passion. Above all, we believe in their ambitions. Every idea is an underdog story. We love those. It’s who we are. We’ll find a way to win.

Our Approach to Sustainability

We believe sustainability is fueled by the combined motives of altruism and success. These are not mutually exclusive, but they’re not harmonious either. If we don’t embrace their friction, sustainability can get lost in acronyms, ubiquitous slogans, or worse—apathy.

We choose the truth of progress; that it happens through slow, imperfect, often mundane, but passionate efforts to endure.
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Colin Crotty +
CEO & Partner
Cincinnati
Leadership
Dale Tesmond +
Founder, Storybuilding
Cincinnati
Growth
Dan Barczak +
Chief Creative Officer, Partner
Cincinnati
Leadership
Chris Brill +
Chief Financial Officer
Cincinnati
Leadership
Melissa Kelly +
President & COO
Cincinnati
Leadership
Molly Baker +
Director of People Operations
Cincinnati
Operations
Myles Bryan +
Creative Director & Managing Director, Potion
Brooklyn
Leadership
Thomas Federl +
Chief Sustainability Officer
Cincinnati
Leadership
Alisha Norman
Senior Project Integrator
Salt Lake City
Production
Amanda Temple
Senior Client Leader
Cincinnati
Client Service
Ari Monkarsh
Executive Director of Growth Marketing
Salt Lake City
Growth
Becca Wilson
Associate Creative Director, Experiential
Cincinnati
Design
Björn Kemper
Associate Creative Director, Experiential
Cincinnati
Design
Brandon Dawson
Executive Director of Strategy & Brand Experience
Durham
Strategy
Brian Simons
Design Director
Cincinnati
Design
Christie Gronauer
Senior Project Integrator
Cincinnati
Production
Claire Bradley
Senior Producer / Content Developer
Brooklyn
Potion
Claudia Hatch
Social and Community Manager
Salt Lake City
Growth
Crosley O'Hearn
Senior Creative Producer
Cincinnati
Production
Dalal Aljassim
Strategic Business Development Manager, Experiential
Brooklyn
Potion
Emily Esterle
Associate Creative Director
Cincinnati
Design
Eric Pace
Production Implementation Director
Cincinnati
Design
Grace Garso
Junior Project Manager
Salt Lake City
Growth
Grace Mullen
Senior Client Leader
Cincinnati
Client Service
Hayley Hinshaw
Senior Designer, Experiential
Cincinnati
Design
Jaime Villegas
Executive Director, Client Leadership
Cincinnati
Client Service
Jen Noll
Director, Experiences
Cincinnati
Production
Jessica Rizzuto
Senior Digital Strategist
Salt Lake City
Growth
John McDaniel
Executive Producer, Storybuilding
Cincinnati
Production
Jon Covey
Director of Technology
Cincinnati
Operations
Josh Belcher
Director of CX Strategy
Cincinnati
Strategy
Joshua Hardman
Senior Designer
Cincinnati
Design
Julie Hakemoller
Senior Project Manager
Cincinnati
Production
Kathryn Beane
Director of Strategy & Experiential Content
Atlanta
Strategy
Katy Koetting
Senior Designer
Cincinnati
Design
Lillian Currens
Senior Content Strategist
Cincinnati
Strategy
Lilly Roush
Social Coordinator
Salt Lake City
Growth
Madison Poulter
Senior Content Strategist, Experiential
Los Angeles
Strategy
Marshall Thompson
Director of Strategic Growth
Salt Lake City
Client Service
Mikaila Wenker
Senior Designer, Experiential
Cincinnati
Design
Mike Fox
Strategy Director
Cincinnati
Strategy
Paige Gutter
Senior Client Leader
Cincinnati
Client Service
Ritesh Lala
Technology Director
Brooklyn
Potion
Ryan Bedinghaus
Executive Director, Brand
Salt Lake City
Client Service
Sarah Buchan
Senior Client Leader
Cincinnati
Client Service
Scott Dierna
Senior Designer
Cincinnati
Design
Sofia Ramos
Designer, UX/UI
Cincinnati
Design
Summer Jones
Marketing Channel Lead
Salt Lake City
Growth
Tom Bolton
Creative Director, CX
Cincinnati
Design
Tyler Rice
Creative Director, Experiences
Cincinnati
Design
Valerie Peterson
Marketing Manager
Cincinnati
Operations
Vicki Stamper
Controller
Cincinnati
Operations
Zi Jiwei
Designer
Brooklyn
Potion
Chris Brill +
Chief Financial Officer
Cincinnati
Leadership
Colin Crotty +
CEO & Partner
Cincinnati
Leadership
Dale Tesmond +
Founder, Storybuilding
Cincinnati
Growth
Dan Barczak +
Chief Creative Officer, Partner
Cincinnati
Leadership
Melissa Kelly +
President & COO
Cincinnati
Leadership
Molly Baker +
Director of People Operations
Cincinnati
Operations
Myles Bryan +
Creative Director & Managing Director, Potion
Brooklyn
Leadership

From startups to enterprises, we rally behind our clients’ vision and find a way to win.

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AbbVie
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BRANDING
PACKAGING
CAMPAIGNS
Best Buy Health
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IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
BRANDING
Booz Allen Hamilton
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IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
BRANDING
Cincinnati Art Museum
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BRANDING
CAMPAIGNS
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
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BRANDING
CAMPAIGNS
Esther Price Candies
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BRANDING
PACKAGING
GROWTH MARKETING
GE Healthcare
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IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
BRANDING
Great American Insurance Co.
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BRANDING
CAMPAIGNS
HCA Healthcare
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IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
BRANDING
Honeywell
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IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Illumina
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IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Jim Stengel Company
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BRANDING
GROWTH MARKETING
Mayfield Brain & Spine
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BRANDING
INNOVATION
GROWTH MARKETING
Microsoft
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IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
BRANDING
Munich Re
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BRANDING
CAMPAIGNS
Neurostar
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BRANDING
CAMPAIGNS
INNOVATION
One Banana
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BRANDING
CAMPAIGNS
SUSTAINABILITY
Pavion
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BRANDING
CAMPAIGNS
GROWTH MARKETING
Teradata
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IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Thorne
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INNOVATION
BRANDING
GROWTH MARKETING
University of Dayton
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INNOVATION
BRANDING
CAMPAIGNS
Verizon
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IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
BRANDING
Visa
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IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
CAMPAIGNS

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