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The beginnings
Grew up wild in Zimbabwe, with a pack of ten tameless dogs, in overgrown backyards inhabited by black mambas and spitting cobras. Until the cultural shock of a lifetime hit at age 14 when we moved to Canada. From a land where the grocery store sometimes carried one of an item, to “twenty-four different kinds of jam you say?” This was the beginning of my fascination with branding and how visual language shapes our landscape.
Then, age 17, wide-eyed and bushy-tailed, I hit NYC running – learning that compassion and speed can work flawlessly together when done right.