Your vision deserves a brand that can carry it. Brand strategy, identity and go-to-market support for founders and organizations building something worth paying attention to.

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Who we are

WHO WE ARE IEI IS THE ENGINE THAT POWERS A FOUNDER’S IDEAS INTO INCOME + IMPACT. OUR MISSION Give mission-driven founders the clarity and structure to communicate their vision, build a brand around it, and move it into the marketplace. OUR VISION A world where founders turn meaningful ideas into sustainable brands without abandoning their values, voice, or vision.

About IEI

Ideas leads to Income + Impact

Our philosophy

Your Brand Is A Being™

A brand is not something you put on a business. It is something you build from the inside out. It has an identity, a way of speaking, a set of beliefs, and a reason people stay. That is what we mean by a being.

For years, founders have been taught that branding starts with a logo, a website, or marketing. We believe it starts somewhere deeper.

  • A logo is an expression of a brand.
  • A website is an expression of a brand.
  • Content is an expression of a brand.

But none of those things can tell you who the brand is.

Your Brand Is A Being. It has a mind, a voice, a personality, relationships. It evolves. Identity before image. More than a logo, a living expression.

In their words→

Marco Lomax
Self-published author and speaker, Baltimore
Brand Playbook™ participant
Joy Christian Leonard
Brand Playbook™ participant
Like, you get it... I wasn’t sure how to even put this into words... So, you took it and ran with it. I really appreciate that.
Founder, an events and workplace experience company
You know my brand better than I do.
Founder, an apparel company
I love the questions that you sent me, because it made me think more deeply about my business, my ideas, and I felt like I could connect more with my brand.
Founder, a beauty service business
A wealth of knowledge and experience. Tab helped me create a great fundraising campaign and provided support for rolling out marketing and social media strategies.
LaQuida Chancey, equitable community developer and keynote speaker
Tab’s ability to execute quickly and at a high level is exceptional. She put together a comprehensive brand package with every detail we need to represent and communicate about our company.
Amber N. Jones, co-founder, a start-up cooperative