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Problem solvers. Story tellers. Brand builders. Our team brings a wealth of experience and expertise to your project’s needs. We’re here to look at your business problems in new ways to come up with the best creative communication for your business. We create more than just new collateral for you — we make sure you have a cohesive, unified brand strategy. Have a project you’ve been thinking about? Drop us a note!

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Catherine Ross

CEO & Founder

Catherine is an award-winning leader in the world of art direction and design. In 2019, one of the largest commerce organizations in Illinois honored her as one of the Four Under Forty business leaders, recognizing her professional talents and involvement in the community. She has been a mentor and advisor to many young  designers, offering advice from her experience running a woman-owned business. Currently, she serves on the board of the Chicago Chapter of NAMA as well as Past Chair of the Naperville Young Professionals Network. On random afternoons she can be found working in her garden or trying out a new recipe.

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Jodi Bernicky

Marketing Strategy Director

Jodi is part analytical marketing strategist, part creative mind, and “all in” on telling brands’ stories to relevant consumers. Her jam is visualizing the overall picture for brands, creating content, and collaborating with the team to make that vision come to life. From leading local marketing strategy for a major international coffee brand (Dunkin’!) to managing accounts for healthcare, law, and retail, to using her award-winning journalistic background, Jodi brings a unique set of skills to benefit our clients. She is happy to call Naperville home, and enjoys spending time with her two children, husband James, and pup Kaylee. You can also find her volunteering with the Naperville Jaycees, as well as in local theater productions.

Cecilia Feliciano

Associate Art Director

Cecilia is a Latina multi-disciplinary designer based in Chicago, with a B.F.A. in Visual Communications from Northern Illinois University. She believes that designs should be not only visually appealing but also functional. Meanwhile, her experiences span from B2B, publishing, subscription, technology, and graphic design for corporate industries. She is a curious, passionate, and enthusiastic problem-solver. She can usually be found playing catch with her dog, Ramsey, or trying out the newest video game on those colder Chicago days.

Hend ElDesouky

Project Manager

Hend is a Project Manager based out of Chicago,IL. Hend has experience in quality assurance, control and also in process improvement. She has corporate program & project management experience with multi-national corporations which will help drive the projects within RCW to the finish line with the focus on quality. Hend enjoys spending time with her little family (husband & two kids). She loves to plant, read books and also craft in her spare time.

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Alison McKenney

Graphic Designer

Alison is a Chicagoland based graphic designer with a B.F.A in Visual Communications from Northern Illinois University. Strategy driven and passionate about meaningful design, Alison has worked in the field alongside her studies with experience in various forms of print design as well as web/mobile design. Alison takes pride in her work ethic and never has a shortage of new ideas to bring to the table. When she is not working, Alison can be found working on an oil painting or spending time with her cat.

Katie McGraw

Katie McGraw

Graphic Designer

Katie is a Chicago-based graphic designer with a specialty in motion graphics and animation. She graduated from North Central College with B.A. degrees in Graphic Design and Marketing, earning Outstanding Major awards in each. Upon graduation, Katie gained experience in the news industry where her graphics and animations were showcased daily on a national level. Her other experiences include creating digital, print, social, and animated content for a range of corporate in-house teams and local clientele. Outside of designing, Katie enjoys playing tennis, trying out new coffee shops, and painting.

Marlee Silberman

Web Developer

Marlee is a Chicago native and web developer, specializing in e-commerce sites. She continues to manage a recently launched  e-commerce website, whose sales are increasing substantially each year. But freelancing is only half her job. The other half entails running her own business. For Marlee, building a business has been her pride and joy. Day-to-day operations involve searching for new clients, consulting, following up, organizing, building a professional network and investing her time in very meaningful ways.

Clementine

Supervisor

Clementine supervises all daily activity and has particularly excellent attention to detail when it comes to finding kibble hiding in corners.

She can be found napping on Jeffrey’s lap most afternoons while he’s working on his laptop, although she will take breaks for keeping stray socks in line and organizing her squeaky toys. She approves of peanut butter and disapproves of the vacuum and baths.