We’re a small team with big ideas and a passion for doing things well.

Sean Shapiro, Co-Founder

  • I have spent 20 years helping organizations tell better stories.

    I started as an art director, worked my way up to leading a creative department producing over 1,400 projects a year, and eventually found my way into the nonprofit world, where the work started to feel like it had real stakes. I rebuilt the United Way's website, grew an executive LinkedIn account to 77,000-plus monthly impressions, and ran a digital campaign that drove 17,000 visits to a donation page. Before that I scaled an e-commerce business past a million dollars and directed a company-wide rebrand for a national brand working alongside Apple, Tesla, and Pepsi.

    I am based in Cleveland. I serve on the boards of Daily Dose of Reading, the Urban League of Greater Cleveland's Minority Business Assistance Center, and the Area 19 Workforce Development Board. The work I do for clients is the same work I believe in outside of office hours.

    If your organization has a story worth telling and needs help telling it, that is exactly what I do.

Kacey Shapiro, Co-Founder

  • Kacey has built a distinguished career in marketing and communications, spanning business-to-consumer, business-to-business and not-for-profit sectors across both domestic and international markets. Her diverse industry experience includes open innovation, cosmetics and consumer care, and hospitality.

    She brings expertise in brand management, strategic planning, public relations, email and social media marketing, graphic design, budget oversight, project management, customer engagement and large-scale event management. At Great Lakes Theater, she leads direct-to-patron promotions, marketing initiatives and communications strategy, while also serving as Creative Marketing Director for partner organizations Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.

    Kacey is a graduate of Youngstown State University, where she earned a B.A. in Theater with minors in Telecommunications, Art History, Design and Sociology. She lives in Pepper Pike, Ohio, with her husband, Sean, and their children, Ada and Ian.

Christine Cirigliano, Creative Director & Strategic Consultant

  • Christine is a Creative Leader who helps companies establish a strong corporate identity in the marketplace by building their brands from the ground up. She develops clear creative direction, structures project workflows, and coordinates teams so work moves smoothly from concept to completion. Christine partners with clients who need full creative development, as well as organizations with in‑house Creative Services teams that benefit from an experienced collaborator who can step in, guide the process, and keep work on track.

    Christine brings a strong understanding of how brands are built and how they reach the customer. She works hands on, designing visual systems, layouts, and assets that translate seamlessly across print, digital, online, and experiential environments. Her background in print production gives her a practical understanding of how creative decisions impact the final product.

    Throughout her career, Christine has worked with a wide range of industries, including KeyBank, Rigid Tool, law firms, healthcare and agricultural landscape publications, the Lake Erie Monsters, real estate, hospitality, physicians, boutique businesses, and spas. Moving across so many sectors has made her a quick study who listens closely, understands a client’s goals, and translates their vision into clear, effective creative solutions.

    There is no corporation too large or business too small for Christine’s experience to support. She approaches every client as an individual, hears who they are, and delivers work that is never cookie cutter..

Michelle r. Bosau, Advancement
Director & Strategic Consultant

  • Michelle has more than 25 years of fundraising and non-profit management experience including marketing, public relations, corporate sponsorship, major gifts and annual campaign management, as well as strategic planning, feasibility studies, and back office operations improvement. Michelle has held diverse leadership roles in organization with budgets ranging from $1 million to $850 million, and staff sizes of 2 to 200.

    Michelle believes that the keys to fundraising success are insightful analysis of existing supporters, creative storytelling, and continuous and deliberate relationship building strategies. Through these methods she has led diverse teams to double their number of individual donors, secured first-time $1+ million foundation grants and corporate gifts, and increased year-over-year donor retention by 80%.

    Michelle held leadership roles at three United Ways: Executive Director of United Way of Mat-Su (AK), and Senior Director of Development at United Way of the National Capiral Area (DC), and United Way of Greater Cleveland (OH). She also served as the Michigan Director of Philanthropy for the American Cancer Society, responsible for all major gifts; Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations for Oakland University; Vice President of Fund Development and Public Relations for Neighborhood Service Organization, a $28 million Detroit-based human service organization; and Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at the nation-wide Rails to Trails Conservancy.

    Michelle holds a Certificate in Non-Profit Management (University of Alaska), a Bachelor of Science in Communication (Ohio University), a Master of Arts in Marketing Communication (University of Hartford), and a Post-Graduate MBA Certificate in Entrepreneurship (Oakland University). She held the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential from 2010 to 2026, and is an alumna of Leadership Detroit.  Michelle has taught communication courses at two universities and presented marketing communication seminars to non-profit leaders.