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A middle-aged man with short gray hair wearing a light blue button-up shirt, smiling in an indoor setting.
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Brian Dunbar

Founder and President

For more than 30 years, I've helped organizations connect with customers build stronger brands, clearer stories, and innovative marketing.

My career has included leadership positions at some of the world’s top ad agencies including DDB, Goodby Silverstein, David&Goliath, Observatory and Juliet and has been recognized with hundreds of awards for creativity and effectiveness. Over the years, I’ve also been a frequent guest lecturer on branding and marketing at the Stanford, Haas, and UC Davis graduate schools of business.

Along the way, I've learned that successful marketing isn't about chasing trends. It's about understanding people, identifying what makes a brand truly different, and communicating that value in innovative ways that inspire people.

In 2018, I founded Invigor to make big-agency expertise more accessible. Today, we work with growing businesses of all sizes that need a nimble strategic partner to help clarify positioning, strengthen communications, improve marketing effectiveness, and create momentum for growth. The goal is simple: deliver top-tier strategic and creative thinking without the layers, overhead, and expense of a large agency.