◆ ABOUT
I'm Jamison Aweau · a marketing and branding leader for mission-driven organizations, based in Irvine, California. Native Hawaiian (Kānaka Maoli), Army infantry veteran, and a designer at heart, with a BFA in Architectural Design.
Over the last 15 years I've founded two companies, built a creative agency that served brands like Harley-Davidson and Ralph Lauren, and led marketing for national nonprofits, scaling Bunker Labs from 8 to 55 cities and now driving election-reform advocacy at Veterans for All Voters.
The through-line: narrative strategy that moves people to act, backed by systems that make it measurable.
◆ TIMELINE
Leading content, communications, and digital strategy for a national nonpartisan election-reform nonprofit, narrative strategy, campaign creative, paid media, email/SMS, web, and events.
VIEW PROJECT ↗A six-month engagement rebuilding the call-to-action strategy and grassroots advocacy program for an entrepreneurship-policy nonprofit.
VIEW PROJECT ↗Six years leading brand, content, and marketing for a national veteran-entrepreneurship nonprofit, full rebrand, 8 to 55 locations, revenue from $2.5M to $8M.
VIEW PROJECT ↗Founded a brand and creative agency (originally Founded, later sold to Steven Bartlett's Flight Story) serving Harley-Davidson, New Balance, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Carhartt, and more.
VIEW PROJECT ↗Founded and scaled a men's lifestyle brand from a digital editorial platform into e-commerce and three retail locations.
VIEW PROJECT ↗Four years of active duty. Honorably discharged, 2011.
◆ LISTEN
A podcast conversation about the path from infantry to brand-building, founding companies, serving the veteran community, and marketing for mission-driven work.
◆ CREDENTIALS
EDUCATION
BFA, Architectural Design
The Art Institutes, Pittsburgh
PROCESS
Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Lean Six Sigma Institute, 2011
SERVICE
U.S. Army, Enlisted Infantry
Honorable Discharge, 2011
◆ CERTIFICATES
Game Design: Arts and Concepts
California Institute of the Arts
Issued Oct 2020
Brand and Product Management
IE Business School
Issued March 2021
UX Design
Issued Jan 2021