Partners

We have a network of carefully selected partners–including companies, creative services and seasoned business specialists–each of whom contributes their specific expertise, knowledge and skills to our virtual team.

Brandon Winckler Design
Brandon Winckler Design, founded in 2008 and based in Minneapolis, is a branding and graphic design firm helping new businesses define their character, and existing brands take on new life. We offer over 10 years of industry experience and foster long lasting relationships with clients based on communication, mutual respect and trust.  www.BrandonWinckler.com

Casa Valencia – Visual Communications Design
Casa Valencia specializes in strategic brand development. Owner and Creative Director, Liz Pangerl integrates over 20 years of design expertise to produce marketing communications and advertising to effectively reach the general and U.S. Hispanic markets.  www.CasaValenciaLLC.com

Experience Activation
An experience-driven culture can create powerful organizational alignment and focus. Experience Activation helps build solid relationships with customers and employees, one experience at a time. www.experienceactivation.com

NorthHike

Each small business goes through key lifecycle stages on the path to growth. Unfortunately, small and mid-size business owners find it difficult and frustrating to break through the maturity barrier once sales mature and reach a plateau. This is the growth stage where NorthHike adds the most value. Our business model delivers an executable business growth plan that acts like an internal compass to guide you toward success. NorthHike services include:

• Clarity and Prioritization – Focused on high-impact business objectives

• Research and Analysis – Identify true value proposition and profile right customers

• Evaluation and Road Mapping – Develop schematics so gap opportunities reveal themselves

• Execution and Coaching – Employ business plan and coach key team members on effective implementation

www.northhike.com

Profit Resources
Profit Resources is a profitability software and profitability consulting company. We help our clients magnify their profit by enabling them to understand the profitability of their account holders, products, officers, and branches, and by showing them how to price their products more profitably!  www.profitres.com

Quantumweb
Quantumweb is an IT and information security consulting practice with experience in cryptography, application security, development and UNIX administration. We specialize in network and web application security testing, secure software development lifecycle and information systems architecture. Quantumweb has partnered with Studio Collective, Inc. to develop the Dark Matter® media distribution platform.

Studio Collective
Studiio Collective is a group of multi-disciplinary artists and designers. Our artists work independently and collaboratively to direct, design and produce projects in all mediums. Our specialties include Design, Film, Broadcast, New Media, Print, User Experience, and Products. Studio Collective has partnered with Quantumweb to develop the Dark Matter® media distribution platform. www.StudioCollective.com