30+ years doing our best work… and then a little more.
Bradbury is a brand consultancy that aligns an organization’s brand with its business goals and values. We have 30+ years’ experience in strategic branding and award-winning design.
300+
Design Awards
We’ve won prestigious awards from New York’s legendary The Black Book Annual Report 100 Award Show, as well as from leading design magazines such as Communication Arts, Applied Arts, and the How International Design Annual. We had a whopping 20 projects featured in the book, Font: Classic Typefaces for Contemporary Graphic Design (2009), and have been published in a number of other books, including World’s Best Publication Design. And we are honoured to have our work in the National Archives of Canada and the Institute of Design Montreal.,
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WHERE OUR STORY BEGAN…
Like most stories, it all begins with the main character – and in Bradbury’s story, that character is our founder and creative director, Catharine Bradbury. Over 30 years ago, Catharine began her journey by studying visual communications in Alberta and at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, BC. After completing her education, she landed her first position with an agency that allowed her to get her foot in the door. While the experience was valuable to her career, she found herself at a crossroad.
Catharine discovered that not having the opportunity to work directly with clients prevented her from doing her best work. It was obvious from that moment on there was only one road to take – build her own firm from the ground up. Fast forward 30 years and Catharine has an exceptional track record of pushing design boundaries and setting trends rather than following them. At the root of her journey was the desire to collaborate with clients that are like-minded and want to make a difference in this world. That mantra is the brand heartbeat of the entire team at Bradbury. It’s our pulse, it’s what we live and breath.
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WHY CHOOSE BRADBURY?
What motivates us, what gets us really excited, is working with clients who want to make a difference, clients who believe that what they have to offer is going to change the world for the better. Our honest belief in our clients’ vision and values lays the foundation for our work—creating brands people believe in.
Bradbury has spent years refining our processes and procedures to provide you with simple, yet effective solutions. We have no middlemen or account managers.
You deal directly with the Bradbury team member working on your project, so there are no extra steps, redundant phone calls or emails. We make your planning easy.
OUR TEAM
The foundation of every world-class customer experience is the people who deliver it. We are immensely proud of our team. Each and every one was invited to join us because they are exceptionally talented and committed to excellence. We understand that behind the Bradbury name are many meaningful small gestures that help make our clients’ days easier, happier and more productive.
Catharine Bradbury
Founder, CEO + Creative Director
“I’m passionate about being as creative as possible, as strategic as possible and providing the best solution possible.”
Catharine is the founder and creative director of Bradbury Brand + Design Experts. After more than 30 years of building brands people believe in, she’s developed a reputation as a brand and design leader. She developed the Brand Imprint process specifically to help clients define the intangibles that go into making a memorable brand—values, personality traits, differentiators, ideal client profiles.
Catharine uses her experience in brand stewardship and brand coaching to help clients build authentic brands from within. Her unique focus on brand strategy + design ensures tangible results, while her commitment to personal, responsive service provides the foundation for long-term client relationships.
Catharine’s portfolio reflects the incredible diversity of her clients. She’s won over 300 international and national design awards, designed over 40 stamps for Canada Post, served a six-year term on the Canada Post Stamp Advisory Committee to select stamp subjects and designs for commemorative stamps, has judged the “Best Album Cover of the Year” for Canada’s Juno Awards, and served on a number of design competition juries.
Bree Thompson
Graphic Designer +
Manager, Digital Strategy
“For me, the best part of my job is sharing the creative experience with another human.”
Bree is a passionate, dedicated designer with an impressive set of design, digital marketing and production skills. Social media is her jam, as evidenced by the thoughtful ways she weaves design into the various platforms. A detail-oriented multitasker, she enjoys Bradbury’s fast-paced, creative atmosphere. But as an entrepreneur herself, Bree also knows that your brand isn’t your logo—it’s how people experience your product or service. She uses her talents to build relationships with clients and help bring brand strategies to life.
Bill Schwarz
Partner, VP Brand Strategy +
Customer Experience Management
“So many people are on the brink of doing something great; we help them take the next step.”
Bill brings a wealth of knowledge to every project. He draws on over 20 years of senior management experience, post-graduate research in organizational wellness, and certifications in brand management, professional change management and Lean Six Sigma. A self-described life-long learner, Bill consumes white papers on leadership and branding and distils them into practical wisdom. His thought leadership provides valuable insights into the human side of branding. By helping clients map out the customer journey and identify key touchpoints, he lays the foundation for building brands people believe in.
Emily McNair
VP Strategic Marketing and Communications
“The worst they can say is no.”
Emily McNair holds her Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designations, has a Master of Administration degree in Leadership as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in entrepreneurship and marketing. She is also a certified facilitator in ColourSpectrums™ self-awareness, personal development, team building, and stress management modules as well as a certified facilitator for EQi 2.0 and EQ360 emotional awareness assessment tools.
Emily currently serves as the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs in the Hill and Levene Schools of Business at the University of Regina as well as Lecturer in the areas of Marketing, Project Management, and Organizational Behaviour.
Emily has extensive industry experience having held several marketing and related roles, and has taught several marketing courses in the Hill School of Business (Introduction to Marketing, Strategic Marketing, and Digital Marketing) as well as guest lecture on various marketing topics. She has also supervised EMBA students capstone projects focused on marketing concepts, published business cases focused on marketing concepts, and taught the Marketing Workshop for the Prince’s Operation Entrepreneur program.
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