Well, Hello There!
Currently, I am a partner at Lightning Bar Collective, a Portland-based hospitality group behind several of the city’s most recognized bar concepts. I provide creative and strategic direction across multiple venues - shaping brand vision, developing concepts, and aligning creative and operations from idea to execution.
I've helped build multiple brand + bar concepts from the ground up, working hands-on to shape how each brand looks, feels, and shows up in the world.
From identity and creative direction to marketing and guest experience, the focus has always been on clean, intentional branding... nothing extra, nothing forced.
That approach earned one concept a spot on Esquire’s Best Bars of 2024 list - proof that building experiences with intention, alongside the right team, is the sweet spot.
Why are you seeing this?
After more than a decade as a bar developer and operator, it’s clear where my real passion lives: the creative process. Building brands, shaping experiences, leading teams, and bringing ideas to life. I’m ready to step away from the day-to-day bar life and focus fully on brand, concept, and experience direction - the work I’ve found most fulfilling throughout my adventures.
And let’s keep it real... ideally with fewer 2 a.m. emergency text messages!