“Brands driven by the personality, values and vision of individuals are the MOST RELEVANT AND AUTHENTIC BRANDS.”

ABOUT

 

Tessa’s experience spans three continents and sectors as diverse as food, fashion, the environment, technology and sport. The common factor is that her work focusses on strategically developing businesses and individuals by starting with what she believes should be the most critical, influencing factor – the BRAND.

With a background in brand development across multiple platforms including television, publishing, licensing, sponsorship, speaking, franchising, digital, social and traditional media to name a few, she understands how these business models can be used to both communicate and leverage brands - at the same time as maintaining the integrity of what they stand for.

Her specialties include:

  • Brand Strategy

  • Brand Development

  • Brand Management

  • Business Development

  • Social Media Strategy

  • PR Strategy

  • Digital & Website Strategy

  • Intellectual Property Strategy

  • Publishing

  • Creative Project Management


Working for and collaborating with fast growing, entrepreneurial companies with strong leadership is what she loves.

Her success is evident by the companies and individuals she has had the honour of working with including Jamie Oliver, Natasha Sideris, the Tashas Group, Fox Browne Creative, David Higgs, Lewis Pugh, Stella McCartney, Joe Boxer, and Razorfish to name a few.

Tessa was born and raised in Canada. She has lived in both the UK and the US for extended periods and now calls South Africa home.

 

It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with Tessa. She is an expert in her field who can deliver strategy at the highest level. What makes her a rare breed is her ability to work collaboratively, execute and get things done to deliver world-class projects. She is also an amazing human being with great compassion and heart for the people and projects she works on.

— Kholisa Thomas - Founder, Artfull