
Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

Creative Strategy for @empire x Super Bowl LX!
Led the narrative framework behind a full-scale exhibition marking EMPIRE’s 15-year anniversary — shaping a space rooted in independence and cultural ownership, built to honor the artists and visionaries who shifted culture, and what their movement has meant to the Bay, the music industry, and the world.
@larussell @tooshort @e40 @shaboozey @fatjoe @larryjunetfm, @therealsymba, San Francisco’s Mayor @danielluriesf showed up to celebrate a brand that’s been putting artists first long before that became a buzzword.
Partners @levis and @jumpman23
Full circle: Bay Area roots, global impact, and a community that pulled up with love.
Lead Producer: Jen Truc Kaplan, @jentruckaplan
Creative Director: Larry Gordon, @hitup_lg
Creative Director, Design: Andenew Ayele @and_lab
Creative Director, Copy: Jerry R. Louis
Spatial Designer: Clinton Allen, @clinton.allen
Creative Strategist: Adam Sanders, @adamfsanders
Project Manager: Amanda DiLauro, @amanda_dilauro
Executive Producer: Stefanie Behringer, @steffliiii
Creative Director, Founder: Nate Nichols, @the_nichols
Client Partner leads: Shauna Alexander @sparkedheart, Peter Kadin, Nima @nima_empire, @Ghazi, Anysia @_anysiaaa_
EMPIRE photographers: @yoookayla, @hannahHazy, @kayladeguzman, @saylornedelman
Fabrication partner: JMP, @john_murray_productions_inc
Creative agency and production: Palette Group, @palettegrp
A huge thank you to @sparkedheart for bringing us on and guiding the project!

it’s not that they haven’t changed, it’s that you have
the people who once saw you, don’t even see themselves
the places that brought you warmth, now bring you weight
and you realize the things you used to hold, held you back
you stop reaching for what’s gone and start responding to what’s real
you stop trying to be understood and start to understand yourself
you start moving in silence and stop moving in noise
because change doesn’t ask for permission, it asks for presence
and when you finally stop resisting and start accepting, you’ll realize…
it’s not that they haven’t changed, it’s that you have
📸: @em.lias

it’s not that they haven’t changed, it’s that you have
the people who once saw you, don’t even see themselves
the places that brought you warmth, now bring you weight
and you realize the things you used to hold, held you back
you stop reaching for what’s gone and start responding to what’s real
you stop trying to be understood and start to understand yourself
you start moving in silence and stop moving in noise
because change doesn’t ask for permission, it asks for presence
and when you finally stop resisting and start accepting, you’ll realize…
it’s not that they haven’t changed, it’s that you have
📸: @em.lias

it’s not that they haven’t changed, it’s that you have
the people who once saw you, don’t even see themselves
the places that brought you warmth, now bring you weight
and you realize the things you used to hold, held you back
you stop reaching for what’s gone and start responding to what’s real
you stop trying to be understood and start to understand yourself
you start moving in silence and stop moving in noise
because change doesn’t ask for permission, it asks for presence
and when you finally stop resisting and start accepting, you’ll realize…
it’s not that they haven’t changed, it’s that you have
📸: @em.lias

it’s not that they haven’t changed, it’s that you have
the people who once saw you, don’t even see themselves
the places that brought you warmth, now bring you weight
and you realize the things you used to hold, held you back
you stop reaching for what’s gone and start responding to what’s real
you stop trying to be understood and start to understand yourself
you start moving in silence and stop moving in noise
because change doesn’t ask for permission, it asks for presence
and when you finally stop resisting and start accepting, you’ll realize…
it’s not that they haven’t changed, it’s that you have
📸: @em.lias
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