What I do and how I do it

Rent my Brain

Strategic support for a sharp point of view.

I often step into brand teams or founder-led businesses to help sharpen thinking, pressure-test ideas, guide teams, or lead brand strategy projects.

Rent my Brain

Strategic support for a sharp point of view.

I often step into brand teams or founder-led businesses to help sharpen thinking, pressure-test ideas, guide teams, or lead brand strategy projects.

Rent my Brain

Strategic support for a sharp point of view.

I often step into brand teams or founder-led businesses to help sharpen thinking, pressure-test ideas, guide teams, or lead brand strategy projects.

Run a Rebrand

Refresh, reposition, rebuild.

I lead rebrands from positioning to execution shaping the narrative, and making sure the creative actually reflects where the brand is headed.

Run a Rebrand

Refresh, reposition, rebuild.

I lead rebrands from positioning to execution shaping the narrative, and making sure the creative actually reflects where the brand is headed.

Run a Rebrand

Refresh, reposition, rebuild.

I lead rebrands from positioning to execution shaping the narrative, and making sure the creative actually reflects where the brand is headed.

Go from Zero to One

From idea to impact.

I work with startups and innovation teams to define positioning, shape product narratives, name things, and bring early-stage brands to life with strategy that sticks.

Go from Zero to One

From idea to impact.

I work with startups and innovation teams to define positioning, shape product narratives, name things, and bring early-stage brands to life with strategy that sticks.

Go from Zero to One

From idea to impact.

I work with startups and innovation teams to define positioning, shape product narratives, name things, and bring early-stage brands to life with strategy that sticks.

Finding Focus

Clarifying brands that have outgrown their story.

When brands are moving fast but the messaging’s messy, the team’s confused, and no one can explain what they do in a sentence, I help untangle the mess, tighten the strategy, and make the brand make sense again.

Finding Focus

Clarifying brands that have outgrown their story.

When brands are moving fast but the messaging’s messy, the team’s confused, and no one can explain what they do in a sentence, I help untangle the mess, tighten the strategy, and make the brand make sense again.

Finding Focus

Clarifying brands that have outgrown their story.

When brands are moving fast but the messaging’s messy, the team’s confused, and no one can explain what they do in a sentence, I help untangle the mess, tighten the strategy, and make the brand make sense again.
A mix of what I do best

A mix of what I do best

Brand Strategy

The foundation for everything that follows. From research and positioning to naming and narrative, messaging, and architecture, I help define what the brand stands for, who it’s for, and how it all fits together.

Capabilities

Brand Strategy & Positioning
Brand Narrative
Naming
Messaging Frameworks
Portfolio Architecture
Strategic Audits
Research & Insights
Persona Development & Segmentation
Competitive & Category Mapping
Cultural Foresight & Trend Mapping

Brand Strategy

The foundation for everything that follows. From research and positioning to naming and narrative, messaging, and architecture, I help define what the brand stands for, who it’s for, and how it all fits together.

Capabilities

Brand Strategy & Positioning
Brand Narrative
Naming
Messaging Frameworks
Portfolio Architecture
Strategic Audits
Research & Insights
Persona Development & Segmentation
Competitive & Category Mapping
Cultural Foresight & Trend Mapping

Brand Strategy

The foundation for everything that follows. From research and positioning to naming and narrative, messaging, and architecture, I help define what the brand stands for, who it’s for, and how it all fits together.

Capabilities

Brand Strategy & Positioning
Brand Narrative
Naming
Messaging Frameworks
Portfolio Architecture
Strategic Audits
Research & Insights
Persona Development & Segmentation
Competitive & Category Mapping
Cultural Foresight & Trend Mapping

Experience & Product
Strategy

Where brand meets behavior. I help shape how people experience a brand across products, platforms, and touchpoints translating strategic thinking into product architectures, UX principles and product strategy.

Capabilities

Design Thinking & UX Strategy
Product Architecture & Organization
New Product Ideation Sprints
Innovation Strategy & Future Visioning

Experience & Product
Strategy

Where brand meets behavior. I help shape how people experience a brand across products, platforms, and touchpoints translating strategic thinking into product architectures, UX principles and product strategy.

Capabilities

Design Thinking & UX Strategy
Product Architecture & Organization
New Product Ideation Sprints
Innovation Strategy & Future Visioning

Experience & Product
Strategy

Where brand meets behavior. I help shape how people experience a brand across products, platforms, and touchpoints translating strategic thinking into product architectures, UX principles and product strategy.

Capabilities

Design Thinking & UX Strategy
Product Architecture & Organization
New Product Ideation Sprints
Innovation Strategy & Future Visioning

Creative Strategy

I help turn brand thinking into big ideas. I shape campaign platforms, creative territories and messaging that inspire teams, unlock concepts and push work further.

Capabilities

Creative Briefing & Concept Development
Brand Worlds & Design Territories
Campaign Strategy
Messaging Frameworks

Creative Strategy

I help turn brand thinking into big ideas. I shape campaign platforms, creative territories and messaging that inspire teams, unlock concepts and push work further.

Capabilities

Creative Briefing & Concept Development
Brand Worlds & Design Territories
Campaign Strategy
Messaging Frameworks

Creative Strategy

I help turn brand thinking into big ideas. I shape campaign platforms, creative territories and messaging that inspire teams, unlock concepts and push work further.

Capabilities

Creative Briefing & Concept Development
Brand Worlds & Design Territories
Campaign Strategy
Messaging Frameworks

Brand Leadership

I step in as a strategic partner to lead brands through change, whether it’s a rebrand, a repositioning, or bringing clarity and alignment to teams, stakeholders and creative work.

Capabilities

Brand Governance & Creative Stewardship
Rebrand or New-to-World Project Management
Fractional Brand Leadership
Team & Stakeholder Alignment
Workshop Design & Facilitation

Brand Leadership

I step in as a strategic partner to lead brands through change, whether it’s a rebrand, a repositioning, or bringing clarity and alignment to teams, stakeholders and creative work.

Capabilities

Brand Governance & Creative Stewardship
Rebrand or New-to-World Project Management
Fractional Brand Leadership
Team & Stakeholder Alignment
Workshop Design & Facilitation

Brand Leadership

I step in as a strategic partner to lead brands through change, whether it’s a rebrand, a repositioning, or bringing clarity and alignment to teams, stakeholders and creative work.

Capabilities

Brand Governance & Creative Stewardship
Rebrand or New-to-World Project Management
Fractional Brand Leadership
Team & Stakeholder Alignment
Workshop Design & Facilitation

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Brand thoughts for brand people.



And the ones dragged into brand meetings.

©2025, Anna B Hughes

Say hi.

It’s how most good things start.

Subscribe to my Substack

Brand thoughts for brand people.



And the ones dragged into brand meetings.

Say hi.

It’s how most good things start.

Subscribe to my Substack

Brand thoughts for brand people.



And the ones dragged into brand meetings.