The Creative Studio
WHERE STRATEGY TAKES SHAPE
Two structured programs. One environment built for the work.
The MGD Creative Studio is both a physical space in Oakland and an intentional framework for thinking, a hub where collaboration, culture-building, and strategic clarity come together.
This is where leaders and organizations come to do the work that cannot happen in a boardroom. To get honest about what is not working. To rebuild a narrative from the foundation up. To leave with a roadmap that actually holds.
CREATIVE INCUBATOR
For leaders, ready to build a Brand that matches the depth of their work.
The Creative Incubator is a guided brand-building framework for creative entrepreneurs, executive teams, and cohort programs who are done guessing and ready to build with intention.
Over three to five months, we move through a structured four-phase process, from clarifying your brand DNA and positioning to developing your go-to-market strategy and launching with confidence.
This is not a course. It is a strategic environment where your brand gets built, thoughtfully, culturally, and with a clear roadmap that works in the real world.
Who It's For:
Founders and creative entrepreneurs building from vision to market-ready strategy.
Executive teams navigating growth, repositioning, or new ventures.
Organizations activating cohort programs or multi-venture incubation.
Think Tanks
For leaders who need clarity, alignment, and a room where real decisions get made.
The Think Tank is MGD's Brand Strategy Intensive and Expert Facilitation offering, designed for leaders and teams navigating growth, change, or increased visibility who need focused, high-impact sessions that actually move things forward.
Facilitated by Sharee Adriazola, these sessions create structured, culturally grounded environments where priorities sharpen, alignment happens, and organizations leave with the clarity to act.
Available as half-day and full-day intensives, on-call facilitation, and custom cohort sessions — hosted in our Oakland studio or brought to your location.
Who It's For:
Executive teams preparing for growth, launch, or organizational change.
Mission-driven organizations needing cross-stakeholder alignment.
Leaders who need a strategic thought partner, not just a facilitator.
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Not Sure Which Program Is Right for You?
Start with a 15-minute conversation. We will listen to where you are, what you are navigating, and help you identify the right next step, whether that is the Incubator, the Think Tank, or something else entirely.