Less Frenetic. More Fantastic.
We're a human-centric marketing and communications collaborative. We connect custom teams of respected artists, writers and thinkers with businesses and brands to craft intuitive strategies, tell memorable stories, design engaging content and produce captivating creative campaigns.
At Creative Action Collaborative, our actions matter, and how we treat each other really counts. What we create is only as marvelous as our experience making it together. We're grounded in a simple but bold belief that navigating the path to success can be more enriching, efficient and enjoyable for our clients and creatives alike.
Our Journey: Building
Creative Action Collaborative
In 2022, we launched our agency through word of mouth referrals, letting our strong reputations and belief in the importance of healthy professional relationships foster our organic growth.
On our journey, we've developed a nimble operating model that unlocks value both client and agency-side. As new parents, we sought to challenge norms in the marketing & communications industry by recentering time as our most valuable and finite resource. How we work together is key to our surprisingly disruptive approach.
We listen to our clients closely. We select our teammates carefully. We create high-trust environments, where creatives can soar and clients can reach new horizons. We keep it simple, respecting ourselves and one another. We understand that deadlines and budgets are not a fantasy. We know that fair compensation is a love language.
We’re flexible and fast. We make it happen, and when we do, we make it count. We know that effective collaboration is the key to enjoying work more, saving time and exceeding expectations.
It’s less frenetic and more fantastic. Less bureaucracy and more beauty. Less up-charging and more up-standing. Less middleman and more everyman. Less dissonance and more abundance.
Our founders
As moms, ex-corporate misfits and mission-driven entrepreneurs, Katherine and Sydney are building something special, a refreshing approach to marketing & communications, where clients and creative talent alike thrive in a high-trust, high-respect environment that unlocks fresh thinking and produces dynamic results.
Katherine learned to nurture brands at The Coca-Cola Company, where she worked over 9 years specializing in communications, business innovation, change management and corporate social responsibility. She led social entrepreneurship incubator programs from Bangalore to Berlin. Katherine recognized the opportunity to foster intrapreneurship at the company and founded a Millennial taskforce that envisioned and advanced industry-leading paid parental leave benefits for The Coca-Company's 8,000 employees in the United States. She then extended her passion for people into managing Employee, Culture & Leadership Communications for Coca-Cola North America, where she launched an award-winning, first-of-its-kind corporate podcast, pushing the boundaries of auditory learning through transparent, empathy-driven storytelling with senior leaders, strengthening Coca-Cola’s employer brand with current and prospective employees alike. Katherine lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband, son and dog.
With nearly a decade of experience shaping global brands with renowned advertising agencies including VMLY&R, FortyFour, GSD&M and Blue Sky, Sydney is a leading brand storyteller, senior copywriter, content designer and creative director. Her broad advertising experience connected Sydney with some of the top creative minds in the industry from Atlanta to Austin to New York City, relationships she’s thoughtfully nurtured with her hallmark honesty, humor and reputation for hard work. Leading creative projects for brands including Delta Airlines, Sam’s Club, ADT, Coca-Cola, U.S. Air Force, PGA tour, John Deere and Hotel Indigo, Sydney is an experienced project manager and gifted wordsmith, unlocking marketing edge for her clients. She's also the host of the LinkedOut Podcast, the yin to Creative Action Collaborative's yang, processing the hellscape of the creative job market. Sydney lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, two young sons and three big dogs.
Earning the trust of our valued collaborators
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Questions
Find answers to commonly asked questions about our company's operations, values, and mission.
Our mission is to make collaboration more enriching, efficient and enjoyable for clients and creatives alike in a high-trust, high-respect environment.
At Creative Action Collaborative, we keep it simple by respecting ourselves and each other. We value close listening, acting with integrity and speaking honestly. We’re self-starters and supportive teammates. We’re flexible, fair and unafraid of thinking differently.
We custom-build nimble teams of top creatives from our network of freelancers to collaborate with businesses and brands on marketing and communications projects. Together, we craft intuitive strategies, tell memorable stories, design engaging content and produce captivating creative campaigns.
Fostering an effective collaboration environment helps our creatives soar and our clients reach new horizons. We understand that deadlines and budgets are not a fantasy. We know that fair compensation is a love language.
Whether you're looking to collaborate with us as a creative or a client, please get in touch. We’d love to learn more.
