Stefany Martin

Vice President of Marketing  |  Raft

I have had the distinct pleasure of working with Aaron not once, but twice. The first was at Blue Yonder (f.k.a. JDA Software) where he was part of the creative leadership team and the second while at Synergi where I was fortunate enough to bring Aaron on as a contracted creative director where we partnered on creative strategy and a rebrand.

Aaron is a proven out-of-the-box thinker who brings strategic vision and creative design coupled with the rare ability communicate across the organization. His design vision is powerful and sophisticated and allows organizations to set themselves apart from the competition. As a team leader, Aaron is invaluable. He is highly collaborative and never hesitates to jump in to help solve problems. 

I highly recommend Aaron for creative director roles. Not only is he a pleasure to work with on a personal level, I’ve witnessed firsthand how he seamlessly navigates large and small organizations and consistently delivers exceptional work.

Global Creative Director  |  Digi-Key Electronics

I had the pleasure of leading, working with, and collaborating with Aaron on all manner of creative opportunities while the Director of Creative Services | Global Creative Director at Blue Yonder Software. When I think of Aaron's abilities I think of three words: Do. It. All.

Many designers know their way around a layout, but Aaron's conceptual prowess paired with his polished and sophisticated design acumen means whatever problem he's taking on you'll get fresh and ultra-creative solutions. And he's more than capable of pulling the entire campaign together by developing the headline and copy. Like I said - he can do it all.

But it doesn't stop there. Aaron is also an accomplished and capable Creative Director. He's comfortable working with various teams and individuals across an organization to help determine the marketing need, craft the brief, assemble the right talent, provide the vision, and ultimately drive creative solutions that get results for the company–while helping his business partners shine.

If you need a multi-faceted creative leader that will give it 120%, 100% of the time–give Aaron a call.

Freelance Marketing Executive

I worked with Aaron on a corporate branding project. He was recommended personally by someone he worked with in the past and whose opinion I value greatly. He exceeded expectations across the board – not only with excellent designs, but with his insight, thoughtfulness and communication.

Aaron is a superb creative director. His design skills are exceptional, and he nailed the perfect brand to communicate the company’s personality visibly. The work he delivered also made it easy to create and maintain a strong brand to stand out in a crowded market.

He will be at top of my list the next time I need creative services.

Vice President, Analyst Relations  |  o9 Solutions, Inc.

Aaron is a brilliant creative director! What impresses me most is his ability to understand and truly hear how I want someone to feel when they read a piece of collateral or receive a swag kit. It's critical for the final design to be done in a way that evokes emotion or motivates action - and it is hard (and rare) to find a creative leader who can enable that in the way Aaron does.

There were times when he challenged me get out of my comfort zone, and I am so glad he did. I trusted his vision, and every project on which I worked with Aaron was well received by our internal and external clients. I loved that he could help us be edgier (and get noticed) while staying true to our brand.

From ideation to project delivery, Aaron was well organized and thoughtful, and he communicated changes to timelines in a prompt manner. And, above all, he is a good person all the way around!

Principal – Pinnacle Peak Marketing

Aaron and I worked together for many years and collaborated on multiple projects and clients. We worked closely to pitch and present to clients and prospects, offering them a full marketing and creative design solution.

Aaron was the creative/innovative design part of our work, while I was the marketing/strategy piece of the puzzle. However, what I quickly learned the more I worked with Aaron is that he is so much more than an extremely talented graphic designer. He was a true partner in the marketing strategy and planning of each project and client we worked with.

It is difficult to put into words the extra value Aaron provided to me and our clients because he is such a different thinker than anyone else I have worked with in that same role. He is truly creative and talented as a designer but he always looked at the entire picture, beyond the design. He is designer who thinks like a marketer, is intuitive, is a problem solver, and thinks well beyond the creative brief given to him.

With every short-term campaign, he considers what results will come in the short-term and how it will affect future efforts in the long-term. This is an enormous amount of trust I had to put into a design partner to help develop innovative brands for clients and then to continue to protect, improve, and advance those brands. At the same time, with Aaron's outstanding work, he was also advancing and protecting my own brand as a marketing services company, and together we produced exceptional, award-winning work.

Aaron is a true leader who participated in many client meetings and provided the guidance and expertise that clients relied on to complete their projects and create something special. I truly appreciated that I had a creative design partner for these client projects who could take the lead, advise clients, provide unique expertise, and produce such beautiful work.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Aaron and love looking back at all the great work we did together. He would be a valuable asset to a company who needs a very forward-thinking Creative Director and leader.