Kesia Nielsen is the Founder and Creative Director of Braaand, a holistic branding and design studio committed to crafting timeless branding, mindful messaging, and exciting designs for businesses with a greater vision than just numbers. By embedding purpose into the core of each brand, Braaand empowers businesses to champion their audience and take pride in what they’re building through a creative signature style.

Kesia’s journey in the design world began shortly after earning a degree in Graphic Design, where she quickly discovered her passion for creating unique visual identities. She saw it as a design system rooted in emotional intelligence and real human empathy, bringing depth to design. This realization propelled her career evolution from graphic designer to creative director, to brand strategist and designer, and ultimately, to studio owner.

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Day 1

October 10

Max Ottignon  •  Duy Nguyen & Lan Mai  •  Dhiya Choudary
Vanessa Eckstein  •  Eleazar Ruiz  •  Kevin Cantrell
Mike Daines  •  Beau Oyler  •  Marisa Sanchez-Dunning
Liza Enebeis & Christopher Noort

Day 2

October 11

Jordan & Jeremy Coon  •  Andy Pearson
Violaine Orsoni & Jérémy Schneider  •  Scott Na‘auao
Robyn Kanner  •  Adrian Orozco  •  Kesia Nielsen
Chris Owens  •  Cat How  •  Michael Benjamin