The co-lab features one professional every week in our newsletter and social accounts for the member spotlight. Now we are layering in a brand spotlight! So many co-lab members have started their own brands and we want to share them! Think the co-lab x How I Built This.

Allison Henry Aver is the founder of Letter A, a branding practice and consultancy located in Portland, Oregon. Allison’s love of branding comes from over 20 years of leading top tier, in-house creative marketing teams that were integral to capturing the essence of the brand from A-to-Z.

Allison was the founding Design Director for the cult favorite brand, Kate Spade Saturday, led the re-brand of the heritage label Ann Taylor, was the first digital Art Director of Vogue.com, a Design Director at the prestige hair care brand Bumble and bumble under Estée Lauder and an art director for Mother’s Day at Hallmark Cards.

Allison received her Master’s Degree from the Designer as Entrepreneur Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Café Co-Lab's are small, bi-weekly networking groups focused on specific topics. They are an opportunity for co-lab members to connect, share resources , and engage with other members.

All co-lab events are free to members. Zoom details will be posted on the day of the event in our private community Slack in the #theco-lab-events channel. All questions can be directed to info@jointhecolab.com. To become a member and receive access to these exciting events, join us here.