Two decades ago we were a small creative collective working with big brands like Burton Snowboards.
Today, we’re makers pushing past market expectations, branding experts working alongside clients who value one-of-a-kind work, and risk-takers solving complex problems with creativity.
In the in-between, we’ve built a team and portfolio that’s gained a reputation for being unapologetically authentic.
Whether you’re here looking for your next ad partner or to make your next career move, there’s one thing we want to make clear about this business—we all have a choice: we can either follow or Defy.
The foundation of great work is a strong strategy. It’s what guides the courses we take to get clients where they want to go.
We prefer open communication with our clients to learn their businesses, develop relationships with their team, and jot down the small anecdotes that lead to big ideas down the line.
DEVELOPING GREAT WORK REQUIRES TRUST.
We believe an environment that promotes our team’s physical and mental health creates an atmosphere of inspiration and collaboration. So that’s just what we do. Together we’ve developed a flexible workflow that allows us to influence culture from the inside of our office or from the inside of our homes.
Our investment in people grows well outside our workspace. We understand this is all bigger than ourselves, so Defy continues to serve nonprofits and the ad community at large.
Don’t see a position for you? Send your stuff to team@wedefy.com. We’re always interested in putting the best talent on our radar.
Case Study
TeamAltemus
2019 -
2020
TEAMALTEMUS’ MISSION IS TO HELP ATHLETES VET FINANCIAL ADVISORS, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE INFORMED, STRATEGIC, AND OPTIMIZED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURES.
Choosing a financial advisor is one of the most important decisions a pro athlete will make in his or her career. To help equip athletes to make that decision wisely, former wealth manager Courtney Altemus left Wall Street to found TeamAltemus.
TeamAltemus’ mission is to help athletes vet financial advisors, enabling them to spot potential red flags before it’s too late, and empowering them to make informed, strategic decisions.
As TeamAltemus strengthened their foothold in sports business, it needed a consistent brand more reflective of its industry-leading expertise, and a straightforward, powerful message. Defy teamed up with the powerhouse to make this idea a reality.
As most successful brand projects do, Defy’s approach with Team Altemus project began with a strategy. We talked extensively with TeamAltemus’ staff, researched the history of the industry, and spoke with sports business experts including player agents and sports businesses economists.
Then, we put together our take on the TeamAltemus brand, both as it stands today and where it may find itself as the model of college athletics transforms.
One of TeamAltemus’ key differentiators – its role as a totally unbiased “coach” – inspired the development of the creative direction the client ultimately selected. The direction utilizes a collegiate style font and textures from sport to allude to TeamAltemus’ experience in the field, and their primary audience.
The design was inspired by one of TeamAltemus’ mantras: “Positive stories only.” TeamAltemus takes that approach to heart, so we made a concentrated effort to thread that philosophy through all executions, from everything from photo treatments to presentation templates to social tactics.
TeamAltemus’ rebrand enabled the company with a distinctive, approachable, and easily understood brand, perfectly positioning the consultancy to assist scores of athletes. The completion of this project comes at a time when the NCAA has finally agreed to allow college athletes to capitalize on their Name, Image, and Likeness. During this unprecedented time, which will see college athletes making financial decisions that they otherwise wouldn’t encounter for years (if ever), the experts at TeamAltemus are perfectly poised to dramatically increase the volume of positive stories about athletes and finance.
Ready to evolve your brand? Reach out – our team at Defy up to the challenge.
2.15.21
You always had a choice. Instead of following, you chose to Defy.
As you’ve come to know from our relationship, we always looked to push beyond limits to help our clients create work that stands out from the norm.
Over the last 12 months, we’ve finally gotten around to focusing this same approach on our own agency.
Moving forward, the agency formerly known as [ 2 one 5 ] Creative will go by Defy.
Our new brand name honors the spirit of our beginnings as an artists collective 20 years ago, and lights an exciting path ahead for an agency that continues to grow and evolve.
Together, we look forward to continuing to defy the conventional, limits, and expectations in 2021 and beyond.
