Andy Brenits | SpeakerHub

Personal Details

Bio

Andy Brenits is Principal of Brenits Creative, a brand positioning and creative strategy firm that helps growing businesses and entrepreneurs doing by themselves compete with big-brands by creating a consistent way to look, communicate, and act.

Before founding Brenits Creative Andy led in-house creative teams at Fortune 500 brands such as Banana Republic, The Gap, National Football League, KPMG, and Arizona Public Service.

Andy is also President of the Board of Directors of InSource, the professional association for in-house creative leaders and serves on the Small Business Council of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce as well as the public arts council for the Town of Queen Creek where he lives with his family.

An experienced mentor and teacher, Andy has taught undergraduate and graduate classes at Pratt Institute, Rowan University, The Art Institute of Phoenix, Sessions.edu, Columbia University, and most recently at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He earned his Master’s Degree in Design Management from Pratt Institute and has a BFA in Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts.

When he isn’t proactively managing his to-do list, he’s busy cooking and taking photographs of his cactus flowers and family.

Current position (3)

Owner

Brenits Creative

Creative Director

Arizona Public Service

Creative Director

KPMG

Degrees (2)

Design Management

Pratt Institute

2000 to 2002

Graphic Design

School of Visual Arts

1990 to 1994

Presentations

Presentations (4)

Influencing the BUY Decision

This presentation focuses on marketing and branding strategies for small businesses, local businesses, and consultants looking to drive customer engagement, influence anyone making the “buy” decision, and how you can do it all in a consistent voice.

Finding your "it" factor

Knowing what makes you unique and separates you from your competition, places you on the road to total domination in your industry. We call it your “it” factor.

You know what we are talking about, right? You can’t quite put your finger on what “it” is, but you know sure companies have “it.”

Apple has “it,” Coca-Cola has “it.” Microsoft has “it.” Nike has “it.” You have “It” too.

Managing and Leading Creative Teams

Understanding the difference between leadership and management is crucial for new leaders. This presentation reviews the traits and skills of effective managers and leaders and how they are different.

Productive, Not Busy

The first key to being productive (and not just busy), is not to let things rattle around in your head. We’re going to get you into the habit of getting all of your “stuff” organized and prioritized so that when you do act on something, you can be 100% focused on that task, and not distracted by the “cognitive itch” of things just floating out there unorganized.

Past talks (5)

Moderator

In-House Perspectives

New York

September 19, 2019

Moderator

In-House Perspectives

Seattle

March 23, 2017

Building a Business Case for Creative Workflow Management

InMotionNow Webinar

Webinar