Building strong brands and relationships

Keith Brenner, the founder of Brenner Design is a graphic design professional, brand manager and communications partner, He has a remarkable reputation for delivering substantial results while taking the success of clients’ businesses to heart. He prides himself on his versatile and creative approach, as he captures clients’ thoughts/goals and turns them into innovative and compelling visuals that tell a story.

He began his career in graphic design, seamlessly overseeing every project phase, from client interaction to printing coordination. Keith’s current work encompasses the roles of Owner, Creative Director, and Designer at Brenner Design LLC, He specializes in all aspects of brand management. He notably built the EGO Fishing Gear brand, propelling EGO fishing nets to serve as the fastest growing product in Cabela’s fishing department nationally.

Keith has served clients across diverse sectors and industries, working diligently to provide in-depth consultations and translating clients’ descriptions and preferences into dynamic designs.

To both his colleagues and clients, Keith  is known for his multidimensional vision and sound ability to foster long-lasting business partnerships.  Keith is extremely passionate about his work and constantly pursues creative inspiration. In his spare time, Keith enjoys spending time with his family, along with golf, travel, outdoor activities, and photography.

Professional Experience

2008 – Present

Brenner Design LLC, Overland Park, KS
Owner, Creative Director, & Designer

Coordinate large-scale projects and offer creative direction, design, and artistic expertise to drive superior results for clients. Establish and maintain brand awareness and integrity while increasing market share. Successfully deliver new products into marketplace. Cultivate productive client relationships, working diligently to understand needs and long-term goals. Assist small businesses in creating a professional branding appearance within local and national markets; build brands based on market research and product placement goals. Coordinate vendors and manage finances. Key clients include Hospitality Eyecare, Boss N Sided Kicks BBQ, Genesis Inc., Crazy Lady Farm, Cargill, Prairie Winds Golf Club, and Southern Hospitality Ventures.

Played critical role in positioning EGO Fishing Gear as a leader in the sports fishing gear industry through market research, print, email, and online advertising, web/product design, and tradeshow graphics.

  • In 2010, EGO Win achieved top honors at the world’s largest fishing tradeshow with the launch of the EGO S2 Slider Landing Net System, which helped EGO penetrate a large market with top outdoor retailers.
  • Additionally, EGO fishing nets served as the fastest growing product in the fishing department nationally at Cabela’s.

Developed and managed brand image for RoostTents.com, a new product in the outdoor mobile tent industry. Crafted appealing look and feel for print advertising; maintained focus on brochures and SEO strategy. After six months, website ranked on the first page of search results for rooftop tents.

  • Roost Tent was featured on vehicles for Nikon’s National Parks Camera promotion tour; it also was picked up by SylvanSport as an add-on to their GO-Easy utility exploring trailer.

2005 – 2008

Genesis Inc., Denver, CO
Senior Graphic Designer

Worked closely with Creative Director on various jobs, including ID development, annual reports, website and signage designs, business collateral, and more. Served such clients as Frontier Airlines, Snap-on Tools, IHS, Petunia Pickle Bottom, Gabriel Resources, Giant Bicycles, Kraft Foods, Pearl Izumi, Case Logic, and Bolder Boulder 10k.

2000 – 2005

Axio, Colorado Springs, CO
Graphic Designer

Partnered with Creative Director, managing projects from client interaction to printing coordination. Key clients included United States Olympic Committee (USOC) ATMEL,  Peoples Bank, and other various sized companies.

Acted as Senior Designer for the USOC’s 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and 2004 Summer Athens Olympics internal collateral communications. Projects ranged from athlete guide books, security badges for Olympic village, presentation materials, media signage, and special invitations for events.

  • Project required coordination between Axio and USOC internal marketing team and involved long-distance communication and vendor coordination (printers, gifts, system/branding design).

Education & Extended Education 

2000

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
University of Nebraska at Kearney

2015

Attended Denver WordCamp 2015
2015.denver.wordcamp.org

2015

Active Member of Fort Collins Wordpress MeetUp group

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