Kelly Bernard

Enigma
DISC Type : dci

Founder & Creative Lead at Glitch&Grit

Bend, Oregon, United States

Overview

Kelly Bernard is the Founder and Creative Lead of Glitch&Grit, where her work blends design, documentary, and editorial storytelling. An award-winning creative, she has a background in cinematography and art direction and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. People who have worked with her describe her as brave and a go-getter.

Outside of her professional work, Kelly is passionate about documentary filmmaking, funding and creating her own projects to inspire fellow creatives. She has a strong interest in the outdoors, with her companys ethos highlighting activities like skiing and trail running as part of the creative life.

She created and directed a short documentary exploring the reinvention and creative evolution of the musician Bobby Hall, also known as Logic.

Personality Overview

Friendly Yet Blunt

Persuasive & Assertive

Hard To Convince

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

Documentary Filmmaking
She has gone independent to fund and create her own documentary projects, including one about artist evolution and another on creative fulfillment.
Creative Storytelling
Her career is built on blending design, documentary, and editorial into a distinct visual point of view for brands, athletes, and musicians.
Supporting Creatives
She started a documentary series to open an honest conversation about creatives not feeling fulfilled and aims to inspire others with her independent projects.

Media Appearances

Kelly has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2023
Founder & Creative Lead at Glitch&Grit
1-2022 - 2-2023
Senior Art Director at Godfrey Dadich Partners
2-2020 - 1-2022
Art Director at Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners
11-2019 - 2-2020
Junior Art Director at RPA
5-2019 - 11-2019
Art Direction Intern at RPA

Education

2017 - 2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design

More Information

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Exp : 6 Location : Bend, Oregon, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder & Creative Lead at Glitch&Grit
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Insights For Selling To Kelly

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kelly is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kelly

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kelly move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Kelly take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Kelly

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