They have been a strategic partner for us on several projects to-date, including clients and new business. They've brought strategists with different skill sets to each project, and worked to create relationships with our internal agency stakeholders; as well as clients. They are fast and have a deep bench. But my favorite part of partnering with them is when we push, pull, twist, and shape a new and thoughtful strategy together that inspires and prepares our team and clients to make great work.

With one of our senior strategists on maternity leave, and several key strategic projects in the works, we had a big gap to fill. They jumped right into several projects that were mid-way through and provided immediate strategic oversight, briefing creatives, overseeing creative output, writing several key marketing strategies and interacting seamlessly with clients. Their high-level of strategic thinking, and ability to develop and articulate a comprehensive marketing strategy, was critical to ensuring our clients were impressed time and again. Plus, their effortless integration with our team was invaluable!

We had our biggest pitch of the year, and their team model was just what we needed. In a few short sprints, they built the strategic framework, briefed creatives and even ran a virtual focus group in several days.

Where do I start! They were instrumental in providing strawberryfrog with facilitation support for a large client of ours. Christine and her team of brilliant strategists and facilitators jumped right in and helped us navigate through the entire 6-week project and were the perfect compliment to our existing internal team. They are quick to respond to requests, have the ability to immerse themselves into the culture of your company, flexible with timing and flawlessly execute the assignment. They are absolute pros and I would recommend them to any company looking for strategy and/or facilitation support.

When we hire freelance talent, our big challenges are speed of resourcing and ensuring we have senior oversight on all work product. With this team model, we were able to solve these. Their responsiveness and the way they price their staffing make it very simple to get what we need quickly.

Among the best solutions we’ve discovered for managing and thriving in the dynamic marketing and agency environment is Christine Olivas’ team. We’ve brought them in for both short stints to survive chaos and also longer-term arrangements to cover maternity leave or just simply manage a long stretch of new business activity and client onboarding. Every experience has been stellar, with smart individuals jumping in seamlessly to make a difference. They are all also quite lovely in terms of style, personality, and ways of working. Their team contributed directly to our ability to grow revenue profitably without burning out the existing team, and their involvement happened without creating awkward situations as they transitioned on or off the business. I will always see them as a truly valuable extension of my team.