ABOUT KRISTOFFER

Hey there, I'm Kristoffer.

But, please, call me Kris.

I'm a strengths-based, brand-obsessed, and stakeholder-powered positioning strategist who helps teams get crystal clear on their shared narrative for why the brands, products and services they deliver stand out over all others.

Designer turned copywriter, turned creative director, turned strategist and workshop facilitator. With a career spanning nearly two decades, my path has taken me through a number of specialized roles. Today, I advise and consult with c-suite leaders on how to best position their brands—from organizational identity to corporate culture, and yes, even products and services.

I've spent the majority of my career working as an organization development and change practitioner, helping high-stakes, highly-regulated, complex organizations in healthcare, higher education, and government navigate large-scale transformational change initiatives—from complete brand overhauls to brand campaigns aimed at changing public opinion or perception. I've worked across industries, applying my experience in positive organizational psychology to repair marketplace inaccuracies, re-align internal and external brand perceptions, reinvigorate brand storytelling, and improve trust and reputation.

No, I'm not a spin doctor. I work with visionary, impact-driven and purpose-led leaders on a mission to bring the soul of their brands to life. Some have aged into obsolescence, others have let inaccurate marketplace perceptions become their identities. Many have made great changes within their organizations, but struggle to break free from old or outdated narratives that no longer serve them. That's where I come in: I help teams in transition make perception and reality one in the same.

As a strengths-based consultant, and former organization development and change practitioner, I help those with misaligned brands and inaccurate positioning—often through no fault of their own—get clear on what makes their organizations special and unique, and then develop the positioning strategies, narratives, messaging, and campaigns to more accurately shift and reflect their true, authentic identities.

It starts from the inside, out.

POSITIONING FOR PRODUCT, SERVICE & ORGANIZATIONAL BRANDS

Branding is dead. Long live branding.

I started in my career when a brand actually was just a logo, and when being on-brand simply meant using the right colors on the flier. Times have changed and branding as a discipline has evolved. Today, people use the term to refer to more than design, or marketing communications. Now, it also represents internal culture, shared organizational identity, and the perceptions people hold. Branding as a process has become incredibly complex, but teams continue to struggle seeing and managing the big picture.

Working across all dimensions of brand, I've helped hundreds of organizations shape better businesses, build better cultures, and tell better stories because their positioning was fueled by a shared understanding of a core identity; one that's authentic and true. Positioning strategies I create work to align all dimensions of brand: from the business, to the culture, to the communications.

POSITIONING FOR

Brands as Businesses

Businesses exist to serve a purpose. Usually to deliver a service. Ultimately to drive profit. I develop positioning strategies aligned with operational imperatives.

POSITIONING FOR

Brands as Cultures

Culture is defined by the values and standards of behavior that drive performance and deliver on experiences. I develop positioning strategies aligned with performance cultures.

POSITIONING FOR

Brands as Stories

Communication matters. From visual to verbal, it sets the tone for how people perceive us. I develop positioning and messaging that makes compelling promises, and delivers on them.

MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY

Fair. Kind. Good.

My mother is the single most influential person in my life. She inspires me to do better and be better every day. And while I'm not perfect, I do what I can to honor her legacy through the work I do, and the people I meet.

VIRTUAL HANDSHAKE

Still looking for more?

If you're still here, then maybe there's something else you were looking for. And if you're keen to learn a little bit more about me, as a professional, then let me indulge you with my obsession with new storytelling technologies.

LETS GET TO WORK

Rally the troops and raise the stakes; it's time to craft a story that positions you as the category standout.

I work with bold, entrepreneurial, and impact-driven organizations seeking change. If that sounds like you, then there's someone I want you to meet. (Hint: it's me).