COPYWRITER / COPYEDITOR
ILLUSTRATOR / DESIGNER
LEAD DEVELOPER AND ENGINEER | CO-FOUNDER
CREATIVE DIRECTOR | CO-FOUNDER
Led by creative director Jesse Michael Hayes and lead developer Marcia Apollos Johnson, we're focused on cause-driven companies and nonprofits — those rooted in community, environment, food sovereignty, housing security, arts and culture. We've built our reputation working with national and international organizations such as the NAACP and TEDx, and community-centered cultural institutions including the Aquinnah Cultural Center and the Shinnecock Nation Boys and Girls Club — even our partnerships with creative icons like Tananarive Due and Lola Flash have grown out of that same belief in story as a tool for change.
At the core of everything we do is story. We don't just design logos or build websites — we uncover the narrative throughline connecting your mission and audience, and build a brand strategy around it, using our STORY Framework. It's how we craft visionary brands that move people and communities to come together, act, donate, and celebrate.
MESSAGING CONSULTANT
CO-FOUNDER
Developing lasting relationships with carefully chosen partners since 2010, we partner with people and organizations we admire that share a commitment to furthering positive initiatives.
We have style, not a style.
We know that unique voices require unique aesthetics and solutions. Our work is driven by your values, goals and the desires and behaviors of your audience.
Our clients get the benefit and personalization of working with a boutique creative agency run by award-winning creative professionals supported by the experience and highly strategic approach of a large-scale firm.
Expertise
– Brand Identity, Strategy & Messaging, Project Development & Creative Consultation
– Web Design & Development, E-Commerce, Software Development, Webflow, Wordpress, Shopify, Squarespace, Mobile First
– Digital Strategy, Social & Email Marketing Strategy & Management
– Art Direction, Illustration, Animation & Motion Design, Film & Photo Production
– Print & Package Design, Book Design, Layout & Publishing, Signage, Environmental Graphics, Interior Design
– Editing, Research, Writing, Content Development
They took time to understand our needs and helped us bring forward our stories with respect, depth, and responsibility.
DIRECTOR | AQUINNAH CULTURAL CENTER
Our Client Partners
Sharpen, Inc
Mass General Brigham
Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Mela Lee
Monique Billings, WNBA
K. Lookinghorse, designer
Open Roads Media
TeMaTe Institute of Black Dance + Culture
Vineyard Gazette
Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society
NASCAR/America's Racing Team
The Estate of Vince Guaraldi
Temple View Capital
Red Cat Kitchen
The Martha's Vineyard Vision Fellowship
Lens & Larder - Ireland
Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group
Lola Flash
Airea Dee Matthews
Shock G. & Digital Underground
Virtuous Con
TickFree MV
NAACP
Boys & Girls Clubs of Shinnecock Nation
Martha’s Vineyard Community Television
Theatre on the Blue
Big Bang! Studios, Minneapolis
Huckleberry Woman
Mass Audubon's Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
Bluebelles of Portobello
Edgartown Board of Trade
Cronig's Markets
Cocobeet Organic Juice
University of Southern California
The Lincoln Motor Company
Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School
Orange Peel Bakery
The Black Leaf, tea company
Martha’s Vineyard Coffee Co.
Majority Action
MIT / CommonWise Ed
PRN Alumni Foundation
Andrina Wekontash Smith
Steven Barnes
Victor Wooten Center for Music and Nature
Kellindo
Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation
Scare Up The Vote
The Polly Hill Arboretum
MVYouth Foundation
Aquinnah Cultural Center
Tananarive Due
Moskehtu Consulting
Island Housing Trust
Buffalo Jump NYC
Chilmark School
Island Grown Initiatives
The Historic Gayhead Lighthouse
J Dilla Foundation
Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation
Tracy Murrell
Carly Simon
Naomi Jackson
Andre Cymone
Misty Meadows, Equine Learning Center
Cerece Rennie Murphy
TEDx MV
Las Melodias de la Luna
Oli Rockberger
Ingrid Chavez
The Illustrious Blacks
Michael Bland
Miri & Jem Spicery
They work as an internal partner, and bring a unique blend of art and science handling complex creative and technical projects.
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | SHARPER, LLC