Bryan is a visionary creative director with nearly three decades of experience in digital product design. As the founder of Powell Design in 2004, he has consistently demonstrated his ability to turn complex design challenges into meaningful, innovative solutions. His broad experience spans various industries, from entertainment and healthcare to finance and luxury goods, designing elegant user interfaces for nearly every type of screen and platform. This diverse background allows him to deliver innovative solutions for each industry’s specific needs.
Throughout his illustrious career, Bryan has held pivotal roles at several renowned companies, each contributing significantly to his expertise in digital product design. At Vertu, he served as the Interactive Design Manager, where he crafted the vertu.com website and user interfaces for luxury mobile phones, seamlessly blending hardware and software to enhance user experiences. As a Creative Director at Pittard Sullivan, Bryan led the design of numerous award-winning websites and convergent media projects for high-profile clients such as ABC, Oscars.com, and Fandango. His tenure at Cow saw him direct innovative website projects, including Kahlua.com, while at AND Interactive, he spearheaded interface designs for broadband applications for companies like @Home and the Getty. These diverse experiences have solidified Bryan’s reputation as a versatile and visionary leader in the digital design landscape.
Wicar is a senior technical leader, specializing in product development with a strong focus on technology implementation and innovation. With over 18 years of experience across the full product lifecycle, Wicar excels at bringing complex technical concepts to life, from initial product vision and strategy to hands-on prototyping, feature specification, and detailed design execution. His hands-on approach ensures that technology integration appropriately aligns with business objectives while pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with modern engineering.
Wicar’s past experience includes leadership roles at companies like DeepMile, Nokia, Vertu, Comcast, and Yahoo, where he successfully launched and scaled products across various platforms, including mobile, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions. Notably, he co-founded a cybersecurity startup focused on AI-driven threat detection, developing innovative technologies that enhance security for smart devices.
Chase is an award winning designer with a broad creative background, holding over 10 years of experience in graphic design and visual story telling. He contributes a unique perspective to the team by discovering and strategically incorporating insights that enhance user workflows. Intention is at the heart of Chase’s work. From icon design to complex system design, he understands that there is no room for details without purpose. His work is supported by a curiosity that leads to the most important question; why? The result is a progressive take on appropriate design solutions for clients and end users alike.
With career foundations in marketing and public relations from his time at Thorpe Marketing, Chase pivoted to his strength of design with a position at Primal Wear Inc. There, he quickly promoted from an Associate to Senior Design position as he streamlined workflows, acted as the liaison between the design team and clients, and planned seasonal releases for Primal Wear’s apparel lines. Upon leaving Primal Wear, Chase co-founded his media company, Chasing Jo. Chase’s experience in story telling and graphic design is a powerful combination for impactful User Experience Design.
