ABOUT
“When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek.
Now it’s a point of pride in a weird way.”
– J.J. Abrams
Brainchild Studios (BCS) is a boutique full-service web design and digital marketing agency with locations in Chicago and Milwaukee. We are a virtual agency, hiring only the best and brightest industry rockstars so we can provide you with the same quality of service and deliverables as the big agencies, but at a much more competitive rate. That’s what happens when you eliminate overhead, hey? We pride ourselves on our work ethic and expertise. Why wouldn’t we though, when our team members average 8-15 years of industry experience in their respective fields.
At BCS, we utilize best practices, data and behavioral tendencies to drive our strategies and increase conversions for our clients. Our main focus is providing top-of-the-line web design, web development, content strategy and digital marketing services, that solve our clients’ business needs.
Our agency reflects the same values that we hold as individuals: Be proud of the work you do. Be kind. Be honest.
You can expect the following when working with us:
- Ease. We want to make our clients’ lives as easy as possible and provide them with a strong online foundation to grow their businesses.
- Expertise. We have a team of almost two dozen seasoned experts to provide recommendations for and execution of customized websites and digital strategies for our clients.
- Friendliness. We want to make our mothers proud, so we will always engage with you in a polite, kind, respectful and well-intentioned manner. We might add in a few puns along the way, just for good measure.
- Transparency. We don’t like tricks and we bet you don’t either. So no tricks. No surprises. At least not the unwelcome kind. Everything will be clearly laid out in our contract and we’ll make sure we’re on the same page through regular check-ins.
To prove just how easy we’ve tried to make this for you, we’ve expanded our services so we can assist you with almost all of your digital marketing needs. If you like working with us, you’ll save time developing relationships with multiple vendors to get the job done! Check out some of our work!
We can help build your content strategy, develop and execute upon it and then create a robust website that not only tells your story, but looks gorgeous, has a great user experience and most importantly, converts.
Each client has their own story to tell. It’s important to us to make it easy to get that story told and help their business grow.
Because let’s be honest, we all love a good story.
Some of Our Clients Include
Our Rockstar Team
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Kiley
Owner & CEOKiley is a proud Wisconsinite and Marquette alum who recently relocated to Milwaukee's Third Ward and is thrilled to be back in MKE! With over a decade of digital marketing, strategy and web design experience this consumer behavior nerd loves building brands and delivering results. She's a comedy lover, international wanderer and a sucker for a good romantic comedy.
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Bailey
Finance & Operations DirectorBailey is a Wisconsin native who spent half a decade hiking and skiing around Colorado before landing on accounting and finance as a career. She has decade of finance and public accounting experience under her belt, including auditing Fortune 500 clients. While she enjoys traveling with her husband, Bailey spends most of her time at home with her biggest client, her one year old daughter.
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Laura
Strategic Account DirectorLaura is a strategy executive with 10 years of experience in the field leading digital strategy and innovation across a variety of businesses and industries. She specializes in leveraging analytics, research and emerging trends to successfully drive brands towards positive change and future-focused solutions.
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Michael
Creative DirectorMichael has been involved in advertising and marketing for 20+ years and has done it all. He’s helped concept and implement brand platforms and strategies for local, national and international companies. Even with all that experience, the concepts he’s most proud of bringing to life are outside of his chosen field — his two awesome daughters.
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Keri
Account ManagerKeri is a Florida native who is navigating Wisconsin one cheese curd at a time. She has 11 years of experience in the marketing and advertising field, making her a well-rounded account manager. She has experience in the digital retail space working with Walmart.com and suppliers such as Nestle, Revlon and Philips.
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Jill
Account Manager & Content StrategistJill's 18 years of digital industry experience has lead to numerous awards including a W3 Silver Award, a Davey Award and the Business Marketing Association's top honor. She's a founding member, former Vice President, and seven-term board member of the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association. Jill is a mother of two, loves puns, enjoys hiking and is obsessed with voice technology and Amazon's Alexa.
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Christiana
Account Manager & Content StrategistChristiana has over four years of experience in content strategy and creation, social media management, data analysis, SEO and email marketing. She has consulted with various organizations and clients to meet their social and marketing needs and social media management and is pursuing her master's degree in Digital Communication Strategies at Marquette University.
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Christine
Account Manager & Email StrategistChristine is a Milwaukee native with over six years of experience in digital commerce. With a love for the online experience and a knack for operations, Christine has partnered up with brands such as Kohl’s, Groupon and LivingSocial. When she’s not playing quarterback for big projects, you can find her running along the lakefront or checking out the newest craft brewery in town.
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Maddy
Digital Marketing AssistantMaddy is a graphic designer and enjoys being immersed in everything digital. She has been an East Side resident for over six years and believes Milwaukee is the place to be! She prides herself on always having a restaurant recommendation and believes a screen should be replaced with a good book every night.
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Dave
Social Media DirectorDave is a seasoned veteran of the social media world and Milwaukee advertising community with over ten years of experience crafting and executing successful social media strategies for local businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Having established and developed numerous social media departments, Dave has had the opportunity to launch effective and award winning projects and strategies for numerous brands.
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Rachel
Social Media StrategistRachel is a results driven social media strategist with extensive experience at early stage startups and B2C brands. From food-finding apps to disrupting influencer marketing in paid distribution channels, she thoroughly enjoys cracking the unique code of performance marketing for brands. Without social media, you would find Rachel pursuing dreams of being the next Steve Irwin (hiking boots and khaki shorts!)
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Alexandra
Social Media PartnerAlexandra has spent over a decade helping companies find their voice and build their brand from the ground up. She has built a very successful career in fashion and editorial photography. Alexandra and Louis, her four year old French Bull Dog, split their time between New York City and Chicago. She runs ALX Creatives, one of Brainchild's sister agency partners.
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Tracy
Social Media Video PartnerTracy is an Emmy-award winning content creator with two decades spent working in TV newsrooms across America. With over 17,000 interviews under her belt, Tracy has a skill for pulling out the best in people, making them and their companies shine on camera and connect with their audiences. She loves live music and is a die-hard Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Game of Thrones fan. She is the Co-Founder of Social Snacks, one of Brainchild's sister agency partners.
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Andrea
UX DesignerAndrea Zehnder has over 18 years of experience as a UX designer for local and national brands. When she’s not orchestrating a symphony of pixels, you can find her inventing recipes, decorating cookies or playing football with her 9-year old son. And yes, she can throw a great spiral.
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Allyson
UX Designer/DeveloperAllyson enjoys immersing herself in communities, both online and off. She loves design, code, online video, and will always have a podcast recommendation, even if you don't want one. You will probably find her in overalls, a current trend she likes to take credit for and definitely started before it was cool.
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Tim
UX Designer/DeveloperTim is a creative/art director who understands conversion, allowing him to excel in both design and development. In his 20 years of experience he has worked within virtually every medium. You might find him designing a logo one minute and be coding a custom site the next. In his free time, you'll find him either chasing his children or on the mat working his way towards a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu.
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Austin
UX Designer/DeveloperAustin is a UX, design, social media, hospitality and luxury marketing connoisseur. A southern gentleman at heart, a twin at birth and a fashion icon at present, he brings all his style to the table at Brainchild Studios.
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Grey
Graphic DesignerGrey's world revolves around punk rock music, Japanese food, and street style fashion. She does graphics for a living, observes human behavior out of curiosity, and challenges herself with boarding tricks. She's teaching herself code and finds the similarities between code and print design oddly fascinating. Her dream is to be like Mr. Robot...sans the desire to erase world debt, of course.
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Ashley
SEO CopywriterAshley is an ex nine to grinder with a passion for all things health and wellness, especially nutrition. Have any health and wellness questions? She is the go to girl! With a positive attitude and appreciation for life, Ashley is a digital nomad who loves getting creative with the written word.
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Ryan
Local SEO StrategistRyan doesn't believe in "this is the way we've always done things." When he doesn't find what he wants, he makes it. He carries that mindset, along with his 12 years of experience, through to SEO, taking an approach that may challenge your assumptions about your business and customers, but ultimately delivers results.
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- 310 E Buffalo Street, Suite 123
Milwaukee, WI 53202 - 414.367.7672
- 420 W Huron St
Chicago, IL 60654 - 312.767.8748
