ABOUT​
WE BUILT OUR STRATEGIC AND CREATIVE "CHOPS" leading the development of large-scale creative campaigns, in the communications world, before carving out a successful entrepreneurial space as strategic brand designers. We've worked with the top financial institutions, CPG leaders, tech giants, and leading start-ups and their investors. But as our personal interests in the natural world become more of a priority, we have made the decision to entirely focus our professional efforts on working with eco-focused companies, organizations and individuals, committed to sustaining our planet.
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OUR CAPABILITIES
Strategic Planning + Brand Architecture
Naming
Brand Identity
Web Design
Experiential Brand Videos
Educational printed + e-materials
Annual organizational reports
Infographics
​CHARLES BONGERS
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Charles Bongers has lived a lifelong passion for nature and the outdoors as a world-class sailor, mountain climber and tree advocate. As creative director, he has worked extensively with a roster of the world’s leading companies, entrepreneurs and eco-focused organizations to create award-winning, brand communications and design campaigns. In Toronto and Seattle, Charles has worked with Microsoft and large-scale startups to develop launch strategies and branding campaigns for industry-changing companies, Skytap, Smilebox and Ecobee. As the former co-creative director of Ogilvy-Toronto, Charles led the development of strategic creative campaigns for Nestle, Quaker, World Wildlife Fund and American Express.
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Charles also serves as creative director to Wild Entrust, a wildlife conservation trust in Southern Africa dedicated to supporting the long-term viability of threatened large predators. In addition, Charles is the creative director and illustrator of Coaching Conservation, a “Learning from Wildlife” educational program designed to help children to care about themselves, each other and the natural environment around them.
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He is the author and illustrator of the children’s book, Do Trees Have Mothers?, selected as a “Heather’s Pick” at Indigo Books Canada. Narrated by “Nuts” the silly squirrel and based on the science of trees, Do Trees Have Mothers? aims to create a connection to nature in young children ages 3 to 8 years with the hope of inspiring our future forest custodians.​
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​LIZ NENADICH
With an extensive background in strategic branding and business development, Liz has expertise in bringing strategy and ideas to life. As a business leader and entrepreneur, Liz has built a career working in partnership with clients and creative teams to grow both top global companies and leading start-up ventures. She began her career in the Toronto and New York advertising community with brand leadership roles for Dove/Lever Brothers, The Miller Brewing Company, Adam’s Brands confectionary, CIBC, Campbells. As co-founder and strategic lead of Extension Brand Design, Liz was instrumental in developing branding and communications campaigns for National Bank Financial, Microsoft Corporate/Seattle, Ecobee Skytap, Decho (formerly Pi Corp).
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Born in the UK, Liz has lived in Toronto, New York, Paris and Montreal and is equally passionate about design, art, community, jazz and food. Her interest in supporting up-and-coming creative talent is deeply inspired by her own two children, musicians and producers in the genre of house music and jazz vocal performance.