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Be the mission.

Be the brand.

Be the brand your mission deserves.

It's loud out there...

You’re building something meaningful. A product with purpose, a mission that matters. But today’s media landscape is chaotic: attention is fragmented, algorithms are fickle, and audiences are bombarded with noise. For modern startups, standing out isn’t just a challenge, it can be existential. To break through, you need more than mere content. You need a story that transcends the noise, galvanizes your audience, and turns your mission into a brand that's impossible to ignore.

Shape your story.
Fuel Momentum.

Be the mission. 
Be the brand.

Evernorth was founded to help mission-driven startups transform vision into a brand that commands attention and builds trust. Through deeply aligned brand strategy, clear storytelling, and intentional execution, we’ll help you define what sets you apart, and communicate it in a way that's undeniable. The result? A brand that doesn’t just speak, but resonates. One that turns your mission into a movement and stops people in their tracks.

$30M+
Revenue generated
For Seed to Series A startups
300k+
Products sold
Spanning software and hardware
35X
Subscriber growth
In 3 months
$5M
Series A raise
Led by Warner Music Group
5X
User Growth
For creative SaaS company in under 12 months

How it works

The Evernorth approach

Your brand is more than just colors and font, it's your company's identity. And in today's crowded market, it's the one thing that can truly set you apart.

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#01

Foundations

In a Post Seed to Series A organization, your strongest brand asset is often something you already have: You. Every team has its own personality — a rhythm, a style, a voice — and in this first sprint we'll uncover and codify the personality that powers your products and your company. surfacing the “why” behind what you do.

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Story and Strategy

With the foundation set, it's time to give the brand a heartbeat. Together we’ll map 3 to 4 priority audiences, pinpoint where they spend most of their time, and design the content, web, marketing, and social architecture to reach them there. We'll produce content that resonates and make sure that everything, from landing pages and marketing materials to customer support and nurture flows, reflects what you stand for and how you want people to feel when they encounter your brand.

#03

Launch

Now we go live. With your story clear and your audience defined, we’ll launch your brand into the world through a calibrated mix of paid, earned, and owned media. We’ll double down on what hits the hardest, refine what doesn't, and adapt quickly, honing in on the most effective messaging and channels.

#04

Momentum

With traction under foot, it's time to lean into what’s working and step on the gas. We’ll scale the channels that convert, experiment with new platforms and personas, and forge partnerships with kindred brands and creators. The goal is to cultivate sustainable growth, making your brand synonymous with the communities it serves, and maintaining steady acceleration.

"But wait... who are you?"

I’m a brand strategist, former CEO, and creative leader with over a decade of experience building brands that resonate, leading teams through transformation, and helping products find their audience. Most recently, I led the legacy music-tech company Cinesamples through a bold evolution, growing its new platform Musio by 5x and delivering its first profitable year since 2020.

I started Evernorth for one reason: to use everything I’ve learned to help mission-driven teams build sustainable momentum with clarity, and purpose. If you’re a small team with a big idea, I’d love to help you shape the brand and build the marketing strategy that helps you achieve your goals and then some.

Don't take my word for it

"Chris is the blueprint for what a marketing leader should be: empathetic, energetic, strategic, and hands-on."
Adam McHeffey
Chief Marketing Officer, Artiphon, Inc.
"Inspired by his ability to navigate high-pressure situations with humor, grace, and clarity of purpose"
Jeremy Bennett
Marketing Operations, Cinesamples
"Strategic vision that guided the team toward clear goals and positioned us for continued growth."
Amy Crowe
CEO, Amy Crowe & Co
"I've seen Chris do in one day what it would take Yamaha a team of ten people, and three weeks to do."
Arne Wallbrecher
Senior Product Manager,
Bose Corporation
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Case Studies

Musio

Musio

2023 - 2024

2023 - 2024

Profitable (finally): The strategic shift that turned Musio around.

When legacy music tech company Cinesamples launched Musio, they needed a fresh perspective to help them adapt to the modern world of music creation. As Director of Brand Marketing and eventually CEO, I helped guide the company to exponential growth and their first profitable year in 3 years.

Helping Cinesamples modernize with Musio

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Artiphon

Artiphon

2019 - 2023

2019 - 2023

The brand that generated $25M in revenue

Nashville based Music Tech startup, Artiphon, had a knack for coming up with new and innovative ways to make music. Imaginative and quirky, Artiphon's instruments were often unfamiliar, breaking the norms of what we've come to expect from a traditional "instrument." As Marketing Art Director I lived in the space between the company and the public, making content and creating a brand that bridged the gap between Artiphon's ideas and the audience's reality.

Bringing Artiphon's Imaginative instruments to life

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Orba Kickstarter

Orba Kickstarter

2019

2019

The record breaking Kickstarter campaign

In 2019 Artiphon released Orba, the first new product since the company's launch four years earlier. Orba was a completely different direction for Artiphon and it aimed to do big things, despite its small form factor. Feeling at home on the Kickstarter platform, Artiphon chose to launch the product there, and we (the marketing team) embarked on a 6-week mad dash to pull off went on to become a record breaking crowdfund campaign.

Building a record breaking crowdfunding campaign

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The Art of Sucking at Music

The Art of Sucking at Music

2023

2023

Growing an audience... like really fast.

After years of brand and content creation I wanted to test a simple hypothesis: Honest, vulnerable, value-based content is king. In March of 2023 I launched "The Art of Sucking at Music," a YouTube series that leaned on my background in brand, content creation, and music to tell relatable stories and encourage creatives to keep creating. I fully expected it to flop at first, and I was pleasantly surprised when it didn't.

Creating content that resonates and builds community

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Become the brand your mission deserves.

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