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Ready to show up in the marketplace like you mean it?
I’m here to raise your brand pulse with provocative speed, unorthodox principles and 20+ years of business-building prowess.

Book your 60-minute Brand Zingventory Audit, and we’ll zero in on that scintillating spark that gives your brand its red-hot edge.

Want more to adore? Invest in a Zing Your Brand Coaching Cycle, bring me on board as your Behind-the-Scenes Branding Muse, or plug me into your next client proposal. There are plenty of ways to play…

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For everyone:: 60-minute Brand Zingventory Audit ($497)

Just how much ZING can we compress into one single hour? You’ll be mesmerized, breathless and ready for action. Guaranteed!

You’ll begin with a Brand Anthropology Workbook full of prompts and prods to get you gazing at your online presence with unclouded eyes. (Take your time filling it all in.)

Your Workbook responses will submerge my brain in your business goals, dreams and hopes, revenue targets, ideal customers and prime competitors. FYI I’ll review it in advance so we don’t waste any time…

On the day of your Zingventory Audit, we’ll prowl around your digital presence, identifying the emotional clues embedded throughout your world – the invisible triggers that tell your audience “go away – don’t buy’” or “come out and play!”

It’s one-part reality check + one-part marketing assessment + one-part strategy session. You’ll leave with a clarified vision of your business’ undeniable value – and how to re-package your story so your customers swoon, swoop back and get smitten all over again.

Book your 60-minute Brand Zingventory: (You’ll breathe a sign of relief, I promise!)

Our Zingventory was an hour of inspired insights that had my synapses zapping with ideas! Van’s ability to take you back to the heart of your brand to help you express the passion and realism is amazing. We were experiencing roadblocks in translating the excitement we felt for our brand into the engaging, inspiring and impactful voice we wanted our brand to possess. With Van’s help and insights, we were able seek the TRUE vision and voice that IS Push Pull Cambodia.”

Joellen Nicholson
Possibilities Officer / Head of Marketing / Push Pull Cambodia, pushpullcambodia.com

Van went way beyond my expectations. She immersed herself in my world and used her creativity, innovativeness and ingenuity to see things that I couldn’t see in my brand. She peeled back the layers to find my emotional story to connect me with my audience – and give my brand more spark, a faster pulse, and more zing!.”

Teresa Pangan, PhD, RD / Positive Career Catalyst Coach teresapangan.com

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• For big ideas people, innovative thinkers and restless creatives:: Zing Your Brand 1:1 Business Coaching (One month $850)

If you’re looking to start a brand new business or kick start your current business and have no idea where to start, we’ll hop on the phone for three energy-packed sessions that will rejuvenate your thinking and get you moving forward with a spring in your step!

FYI This process is really about recognizing who you are – so others can.

• You tell me where your biggest point of pain is (or your biggest frustration), and I’ll pull back the layers and help you stop shooting yourself in the foot. Instead, we’ll focus on tapping into your real creative genius so you can shine.

• You tell me where your passion lies, why it’s so meaningful to you and why anyone else should care about it. Then I’ll probe around, check out what really makes you tick and how to create a brand and a values match that works for you beautifully.
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• For business owners:: Zing Your Brand 12-Week Coaching Package ($3600)

Once we’ve completed our initial Brand Zingventory, you’ll have a crisp game plan complete with website tweaks, copy pivots, aesthetic directions and story-shifting principles.

You can march forth on your own, and DIY your brand development. Or, we can build on what we began, with a Zing Your Brand Coaching Cycle.

Weekly 60-minute check-ins, for 12 weeks straight. Unfettered advice. Resourceful connections. And amaZING grace to help you glide across the finish line.

Start by booking your 60-minute Brand Zingventory, and if you want to make the magic last, we’ll sync up our calendars for 90-days.

Van has completely blown me away with her brilliance in helping me craft a strong branding front. Before working together, I was trying so hard to fit in that I got completely lost in the crowd. Within minutes of every session, Van was transforming my plain Jane copy AND my visual thinking into something specific and spectacular that was more in line with who I am and what I do. She’s given me the freedom and confidence to truly express myself and my unique business through branding that really pops. Now, my idea client has no problem finding and contacting me because it’s clear what I do. Thanks Van, for helping me kick some ass!”


Jessica Sabatini

Life reDirection Expert, the360woman.com

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For company leads:: Behind-the-scenes-Branding Muse ($6000+)

If you’ve been charged with the task of bolstering your company’s brand identity, you’ve got your work cut out for you.

I serve as a Behind-the-scenes Branding Muse for innovative CEOs, VPs and other company leads in NYC and around the globe. Summon me to your HQ for a 1:1 brainjam, or beam me in via Skype to synthesize your vision.

Our meetings will be ultra productive, story driven and rich with practical, implementable action steps. In and out. Onward and upward. Time is of the essence.

Let’s get acquainted with a 60-minute Brand Zinventory, and if the energy’s right – and the need is palpable – I’ll be your Muse for a fiscal quarter, a free-flowing year, or moe.

“Van is, without question, the most creative, energizing and brilliant communication-marketing-brand visionary I know. She is able to zero in a core message and make it sing. She gets whatever the ‘point-of-pain’ your client is experiencing and knows how to speak to it. Her visual acumen has a flair that captures eye and mind at the same time. In addition to being highly talented, she’s fun and entirely pleasurable to work with. I love working with Van, pure and simple.”

Janet Wigfield
Vice President, Executive Director, Conferences + Events, Working Mother Media, workingmother.com

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• For agencies:: Plug ‘n Play Proposals

From architecture firms to marketing agencies, and from interior design pads to elite fashion houses, writing an irresistible project proposal is no slice of cherry pie.

To make your proposal really sing, weave a piece of Zing Your Brand into your plan. You’ll look like a brand-savvy visionary, and your client will dig the added value in your offer.

Tell me about your project, and we’ll co-create a traffic-stopping proposal.

Kim“What is more important than a strong brand and truly standing out and having a clear message? Van has a beautiful gift of creatively pulling out those ideas from you and adding her magic to support you in creating an impactful brand. She’s creative, intuitive and highly business savvy. If you’re serious about creating a brand with great awareness, she’s an important investment in the development of your business.”

Kim DeYoung
Founder, Metromom.com