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Kerry Stranman is a Brand Alchemist, creative strategist, and comedian based in Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio. With 30 years of experience shaping brand visions for some of the world's most valuable companies — including Google, Barbie, Uber, Khan Academy, U by Kotex, Addyi, Sundance Institute, and the ERA Coalition — Kerry brings the rigorous strategic instincts of top agencies, the hands-on agility of an independent, and a rare gift for creating the conditions where clarity and creative breakthroughs happen naturally.

Kerry's career spans the world's most storied advertising and communications agencies — Leo Burnett, J. Walter Thompson, Havas, strawberryfrog, GMMB, and enso — where she developed Effie Award-winning campaigns, led brand repositioning for billion-dollar businesses, and pioneered research-led strategy across consumer marketing, social impact, and citizen engagement. As founder and president of Kerry Stranman Insights & Strategy, she delivers world-class brand positioning, communications strategy, market research, and creative facilitation for purpose-driven organizations and growth brands — faster and more cost-effectively than traditional agencies. She is a former Adjunct Faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, where she lectured on branded content in the Masters of Entertainment Management program.

Kerry is also a writer, performer, and producer whose solo comedy show Now What? Cosmic Fairy Tales of Midlife in Los Angeles premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2024 to audience acclaim. Her stand-up comedy performance credits include The Comedy Store, Haha Comedy Club, The Dojo, Tao Comedy Studio, and The Virgil. A GenX woman living the brand she studies — vital, funny, and gloriously unfinished — Kerry holds a B.A. in French from The Ohio State University, an M.A. in French Literature from New York University, and a very Californian Masters degree in Spiritual Psychology.