our leadership team
chief executive storyteller
andrew sharpe
I’m the one who’s ultimately responsible for everything the agency does or will do.
In addition to being founder & Chief Executive Storyteller, Andrew is also an award-winning marketing strategist. He is the Past President, and former Director of Thought Leadership, with the BC Chapter of the American Marketing Association (BCAMA).
A self-described marketing insight-er, Andrew is a regular blog contributor to influential sites such as Retail Customer Experience and is a recurring on-air guest on both CBC and Global News—for branding and consumer marketing related topics. He’s also spoken at numerous conferences and marketing events throughout North America—from Anchorage, Alaska to Anaheim, California, and from Victoria, BC to Toronto, Ontario.
For nearly 25 years (including working client-side as interim Director of Marketing with a national franchised company), Andrew has been instrumental at creating compelling stories and building the brand from the inside out for dozens of regional, national and international B2B and B2C organizations.
If he had to create a tagline for himself, it would be: Always Thinking.
executive creative director
graham livingstone
I’m the one who makes sure the entire creative team is always pushing for breakthrough ideas – while staying on brand.
Prior to co-founding BRANDSPANK in 2006, Graham established his reputation as an award-winning Art Director at some of the top agencies in the country while working on clients such as White Spot, Chevron, Molson Breweries, Whistler-Blackcomb, Four Seasons, and Triple Os. In fact, he was the creator of the, now iconic, Triple Os ‘Arrow’ logo and signage.
In his role as Creative Director, Graham is the one who makes sure the creative team is always pushing for innovative ways to build the brand and connect with customers-while always adhering to the brand’s personality and principles. As a leader, he is equally adept in both traditional AND digital realm. From web design, interactive display, and mobile ad development to exterior signage, interior design and broadcast campaigns, Graham’s creative input helps to effectively tell a client’s brand story in-store, online, and outdoors.
As a creative thinker, Graham is somewhat of a Renaissance man. A classically trained designer, he is also an accomplished ‘free hand’ illustrator as well as a multi-instrumentalist. No surprise, then, that his creative concepts (and those of his team members) so often strike the right chord for so many of our clients.
VP brand experience
belinda davidson
I’m the one who shows retail developers & shopping centres how to deliver exceptional brand experiences by thinking like a customer.
Recognized as a leader in the shopping centre industry, Belinda has been connecting customers to brick and mortar destinations for over 25 years by leading with ‘brand’ to define marketing strategies and deliver memorable customer experiences.
A Marketing Strategist, with international experience and an impressive client-side career in retail real estate, she now shares her expertise and insights with other retailers and retail developers–balancing creativity with analytical skills.
Over the years, she has worked with both international and national brands including Time Out Market Montreal, Crate&Barrel, Decathlon, Coach, Saks Off Fifth, Uniqlo, and Lego. Like the rest of the BRANDSPANK crew, she’s passionate about bringing brands to life through every part of the customer journey and using spaces to deliver differentiated and shareable experiences.
Belinda is the recipient of numerous Marketing awards, including the International VIVA Best of the Best award from ICSC for most outstanding marketing campaigns.
Belinda is also the first to acknowledge that there may be a connection between her customer centric marketing approach and her addiction, er, passion for retail therapy.
managing director, US operations & VP of brand culture
eben greene
I’m the one who guides you, your team and your organization to rethink your purpose and evolve with confidence.
Eben has been a passionate transformative change agent for nearly two decades – well before that term and philosophy ever became such an integral part of the strategic planning process. As an early adopter, in this area, he’s helped dozens of businesses to navigate organizational change with confidence by uniting creativity, critical thinking and common sense to tap into the power of a focused, energized culture.
Prior to Brandspank Eben created a successful strategic change agency in Seattle that provided brand culture marketing solutions for clients such as AT&T, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Metropolitan Market, Bartell Drugs, Microsoft, and the Washington State Ferries.
Building off of his Washington State experience and client success, Eben is now, also, leading our US team by introducing BRANDSPANK’s ‘Build The Brand From Within’ strategies throughout the lower 48 – and specifically along the Westcoast and Southwestern states.
A little known fact is that in 1988 Eben made hats. Perhaps this explains why so much of what he excels at – from establishing a culture to or building relationships – is always top-of-mind.
Raj Grover
CEO | Hightide Inc (Canna Cabana)