“Mandy is a creative force, showcasing a unique blend of leadership and strategic design thinking. She invests her heart and soul into every creative challenge, consistently delivering work that is both inspiring and impeccable. Mandy possesses outstanding conceptual ideas, excels as a collaborator, and has the ability to inspire and guide teams to exceptional results. Throughout her tenure at Prophet, Mandy demonstrated adaptive thinking across a diverse range of clients and projects. From concept development to full experience design, she consistently delivered work with precision and perfection. In my career, I have not encountered anyone with such a broad range of talents AND be a joy to work with.”
— Craig Stout, Senior Partner, Executive Creative Director at Prophet
“Mandy is a strong designer, strategic thinker, and an excellent leader and teammate. She uniquely blends skills covering graphic and experience design and always with an innovative twist. She handles difficult situations with grace and her teams love her. As a colleague she was always willing to go the extra mile to serve the client's and project's needs while watching out for the health of her teams, no easy feat. An amazing human being.”
— Peter Dixon, Senior Partner, Chief Creative Officer at Prophet
“I had the pleasure of working with Mandy on a very high profile and high pressure project. Her creative talent, ability to think outside the box and personal leadership was truly impressive. She is collaborative and is able to excel under immense pressure to meet tight deadlines. In addition to her creative talents and collaborative demeanor, Mandy sets a clear vision, has high standards and is able to communicate very clearly. Truly an asset on any team.”
— Brad Watt, (Client) Chief Learning Officer at Colgate-Palmolive
“Mandy is an exceptional creative talent and leader. She is deeply invested in her projects and her teams' success, bringing passion, drive, and a commitment to true creative excellence to everything she does. She has an unwavering work ethic and a contagious positivity -- even in the face of complex challenges, wonky dynamics, or tight deadlines. She designs with intention, engages with strategy and insights with real curiosity, and creates with the highest commitment to her craft. She's also a fantastic collaborator to strategy and verbal colleagues -- she's excellent in a brainstorm, crit session, or worksession. Finally, Mandy does all this while radiating kindness and coaching and lifting up those around her. She is, quite simply, the best.”
— Darcy Muñoz, Partner, Head of Verbal Branding at Prophet
“Mandy just thinks differently than other people. She comes up with answers to creative problems that go so far beyond anything that had ever occurred to anyone on the team — but what's probably more important is that she is able to shape a wild, new, wholly fresh, never-before-seen idea into something that is doable and rightsized for the ask. Mandy is a fabulous question-asker. She's a glorious consensus builder. She speaks truth to power in a way that feels mutually enriching and driven by the spirit of teamwork. As a creative leader, I don't think it gets much better.”
— Ilana Manaster, Associate Partner, Verbal Branding at Prophet
“During my time at Prophet, I had the opportunity to work under Mandy's leadership across various projects. As a designer, Mandy is the type of creative leader you hope to have on your team. She is exceptional at empowering teams to come to new and inspiring ideas. She is skilled in bridging the gap between stagey and creative — keeping the team on track towards the big picture while guiding designers to a solution that is both meaningful and inspiring. The level of organization Mandy brings to each project assured a smooth process, even during complicated timelines, always leading to flawless delivery. All Mandy’s creative talent is tied together with her overall dedication to the work, kindness, and approachability as a teammate. I feel very lucky to have had the chance to work and learn from such a talented Creative Director.”
— Michael Ponton, Design Director at Prophet
“Mandy is a rare gem — unique in her multifaceted talents as a creative leader and brilliant at bringing them all together. I had the chance to work with Mandy in bringing brands and ideas to life for customers and employees and was constantly impressed with her empathetic approach that helped her to breathe life into events and experiences, identity work, videos, and more. And just as her talents range far and wide, her ability to make the work real spans all altitudes — from overseeing the creative vision to delivering the smallest details. She is so much fun to work with and know as a friend and I can't wait to see what will be the next thing she makes amazing.”
— Danny Chapman, Associate Partner at Prophet
“I’m so thrilled to provide a recommendation for Mandy. We worked together at Prophet where she was my go-to Creative lead. She is a true partner, able to translate business objectives into creative strategy and solutions and then execute brilliantly and flawlessly against that vision.
I have seen her conceptualize and build across many media: be it a brand identity for a billion dollar brand, an in-person experience for 300 or a notebook — Mandy brings thoughtfulness and flair and thinks big and small at the same time.
On top of her excellent taste, and ability to articulate how creativity and strategy intertwine, Mandy is an awesome person. She will do what it takes to bring the very best of the best, is at home in any board room or coaching a 21 year old intern, and I really like hanging out with her.
Plus she has one of the best zoom backgrounds…that’s actually real!”
— Kate Price, Partner at Prophet
“I had the great pleasure of working directly with Mandy for her full 8-year tenure at Prophet. Mandy possesses the rare combination of being a deep strategic thinker, a bold, thoughtful leader, and a creative powerhouse. She's able to independently concept front-end experiences, bringing thoughtful inspiration to her work while always being mindful of the practical realities of content development, fabrication, installation, etc. She can also lead creative teams, guiding them using her deep knowledge and expertise combined with her intuitive understanding of emerging trends.
If you have a creative problem, you couldn't find a better person to partner with to solve it. Her ability to translate brand strategy into inspiring design opportunities with robust rationale is unparalleled. She can help you set your objectives, then will wow you with her inspiring and beautiful ideas on how to achieve them. Don't miss an opportunity to work with Mandy!”
— Ryan Detwiler, Principal, Client Services at Prophet