Don't just manage your brand. Rule your universe.

I work with the founders, CMOs, and creative directors of iconic brands like Diptyque, Armani, Kérastase and ILIA to build epic, soul-level brand operating systems — detailed codes of actionable directives that keep a brand consistent on every platform, in every market, through every era.

15+

Years in Brand Strategy

100+

Clients Served

85+

Global Markets Reached

Working with founders and teams shaping culture across beauty, fashion, and luxury.

For brands that want to become
and remain iconic.

We work with:

  • Founders

  • Business and marketing leaders

  • CMOs and Brand Directors

  • Global digital teams

SIGNATURE SERVICES

Foundational engagements, 8-12 weeks

Iconic Brand Story Architecture

Clarify your positioning and narrative foundation, so the brand knows exactly what it’s saying, who it’s for, and how it transforms the culture.

Iconic Brand Voice Strategy

Define how your brand speaks across every platform, touchpoint, and moment of expression.

Iconic Brand Bible

A complete system that brings story and voice together. Built to guide both strategy and execution.

SIGNATURE SERVICES

Foundational engagements, 8-12 weeks

Iconic Brand Story Architecture

Clarify your positioning and narrative foundation, so the brand knows exactly what it’s saying, who it’s for, and how it transforms the culture.

Iconic Brand Voice Strategy

Define how your brand speaks across every platform, touchpoint, and moment of expression.

Iconic Brand Bible

A complete system that brings story and voice together. Built to guide both strategy and execution.

Iconic Brand Story Architecture

Clarify your positioning and narrative foundation — so the brand knows exactly what it’s saying, who it’s for, and how it differentiates.

A detailed brand saga that has the emotional heft to support many eras and iterations. We’ll create a Big Bang that will reverberate for generations to come, from genesis to revelation and everything in between.

Iconic Brand Voice Strategy

Define how your brand speaks across every platform, touchpoint, and moment of expression.

Iconic Brand Bible

A complete system that brings story and voice together. Built to guide both strategy and execution.

SPRINT SERVICES

Focused interventions for specific brand moments
2-3 weeks

Brand Extension Sprint

Defines how your brand expands without losing coherence. When you're planning a new sub-brand, category, or product extension.

Campaign Narrative Sprint

Unearths the big idea and messaging hierarchy around your next campaign or launch.

Commerce Copywriting Sprint

Yields world-class copy across a focused eCommerce and/or marketing initiative. A powerhouse language system that transforms browsing into brand building and shopping into storytelling.

$12,500

Most brands make products. I'll help you build a world.

Hi, I'm Cristina Black.

Over the last fifteen years, I've helped brands like Diptyque, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Kérastase and ILIA transform strategy into living systems that guide every decision they make. Together, we'll build the kind of narrative architecture that gives creative teams confidence, products meaning, and customers something worth believing in.

Define how your brand shows up.

If you’re ready to bring clarity, structure, and narrative elegance to your brand, let's start there.

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