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We’re proud to have provided support to these exceptional organizations.

Downtown Cleveland, Inc.’s mission is to attract talent, jobs, residents, and investment through market influence, community impact, and irresistible experiences.

Events Produced For This Client:

  • Gigs on the Green - Weekly Downtown Cleveland concert series (June-October 2023)

  • Warehouse Wednesdays Courtyard Crawl - Monthly multi-stage concert series in the Warehouse District (June-September 2022)

    *Responsible for all entertainment and outside vendor booking, placemaking, event logistics, and on-site event management.

Marketing Produced For This Client:

  • Take a Hike® - Self-guided historic neighborhood walking tours. (2020-2021) *Content Creation: Recorded and produced 14 audio walking tours & 20+ historic character actor videos + promotional videos . Provided marketing support.

Canalway Partners is a non-profit cultural heritage organization that serves as a catalyst for projects and programs within the Ohio & Erie Canalway National Heritage Area in Cuyahoga County.

Events Produced For This Client:

  • Cleveland History Days - 10-day event series, consisting of over 50 public events (2023) *Full-service marketing. Led the marketing, advertising, and publicity efforts. Managed the event partner communications + logistics.

  • Cuyahoga River Rally -Outdoor festival w/ variety of river tours + entertainment (2020-2023) *Conceptualized and produced the event. Responsible for cultivating relationships with local organizations for programming partnerships + talent booking + full-service event planning, logistics, staffing, and production.

  • Cycle Canalway (Virtual programming) -Comprehensive lifestyle guide and maps for biking the Towpath Trail (2020-2021) *Researched, wrote, and produced a comprehensive lifestyle planning guide for biking the Towpath Trail + created and executed the companion marketing and contest promotions.

  • Towpath Trail Lantern Parade - Annual public parade + arts event (2022-2023) *Conceptualized and produced the event, secured and managed featured artists, produced instructional videos & workshops, contracted event entertainment, event logistics, and on-site management.

  • Towpath Strolls -Annual event series featuring weekly live entertainment along the Towpath Trail (2021-2023) *Conceptualized event series, booked entertainment, logistics & on-site production and management.

  • Tremont: Epicenter of Immigration Tour  -Walking tour of historic churches + live art experience (2020-2021) *Conceptualized and produced the event. Sourced, contracted, and managed the artists and entertainment. Provided logistics, on-site production, and management.

  • Provided Event Support —  Towpath Stage 4 Ribbon Cutting at Camp Cleveland in Tremont (2021) & Towpath Trail Completion Celebration at Canal Basin Park (2022)

Shaker Square is home to a diverse range of businesses, amenities, and dining destinations bringing residents together from across Cleveland.

Events Produced For This Client:

  • Season’s Greetings From Shaker Square - Free community holiday festival (2023) *Conceptualized and produced the festival. Responsible for all aspects of event planning and execution including entertainment, artist booking, logistics, staffing, and on-site management. Designed and installed large-scale holiday displays in vacant merchant locations + activated locations with event activities.

  • Summer on the Square - Monthly public summer afternoon event series hosted during Shaker Square Farmers Market (June-August 2023) *Conceptualized and produced the public event series. Full-service event planning. Curated the monthly event themes. Responsible for all aspects of the event from start to finish including vendor/entertainment booking, logistics, event setup, staffing, and on-site management.

University Circle Inc. (UCI) is the community service corporation responsible for developing, serving and advocating for University Circle as a vibrant and complete neighborhood without borders.

Events Produced For This Client:

  • Uptown Summer Series  -14-week public summer series in University Circle. (2018 & 2019) Weekly schedule of events & monthly festival-style special events. Provided Full-service event planning and production. Responsible for all aspects of the series from concept to execution. Coordinated promotions with district partner organizations and merchants. Designed, produced, and distributed all public marketing collateral. Provided support marketing and publicity services for the series.

Environmental Health Watch provides education, assistance, research, direct-service and advocacy for healthy homes and sustainable community.

Marketing Produced For This Client:

  • Fresh Fest Cleveland 2019-2022- Free public festival celebrating the arts, urban agriculture, health/wellness, local food, and entrepreneurship. (2019-2022) Full-service festival marketing and PR services. Established the festival branding. Responsible for all marketing collateral (print, digital, website), large format stage/wayfinding signage, festival merchandise, festival and sponsor-related promotions, public registration/ticketing, and media relations.

Events Produced For This Client:

  • Fresh Fest Cleveland 2022- Along with handling the festival marketing and public relations, Axon Creative was responsible for the full festival event planning, placemaking, logistics, and festival operations in 2022. This included city and state permitting, road closures, site mapping, security planning, festival vendor logistics, staffing, festival setup, on-site management, and operations.

Case Western Reserve University: the top-ranked school in Ohio and one of the best research universities in the U.S. Located in Cleveland, Ohio

Events and Marketing Produced For This Client:

  • Uptown Upside Down Halloween Bash Public Halloween Event (2019)

  • Uptown Winterfest Public Holiday Season Event (2019)

    Axon Creative provided full-service marketing, event planning, logistics, and on-site management of these CWRU student/public festival-style holiday events. Responsible for all aspects of the event management and marketing from creative conceptualization to day of events management.

The Coventry Village Special Improvement District was formed in 1996. The organization is responsible for the marketing, special events, public art and overall beautification of the Coventry Village neighborhood within Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

While serving as the Executive Director, was solely responsible for the economic development, marketing, beautification, and event planning of the 1/4 mile retail and residential district.

Events Conceptualized and Produced For This Client:

Marketing Produced For This Client:

  • Harvey Pekar Park Dedication - Responsible for the dedication and public art transformation from Coventry Square to Pekar Park

  • Coventry Cash Program - Consumer economic stimulus program created to incentivize post-holiday season spending in Coventry Village

Axon Creative Agency raised nearly $25,000 for the SaveCLEVenues Fund which is managed by the non-profit, Cleveland Rocks PPF.

Pro bono Community Marketing & Fundraising

  • SaveCLEVenues Online Auction (2020)- Axon Creative Agency conceptualized, produced, and marketed an online auction raising nearly $25,000 for the #SaveCLEVenues Fund. The auction, which was hosted on the Rust Belt Revival auction website included a wide variety of donated rock and roll memorabilia and music-related experiences. The critical funds helped some of the area’s music clubs weather the coronavirus pandemic shutdown.

BorderLight’s mission is to present innovative theatre that inspires, builds cross-cultural understanding and celebrates the diversity of the human experience.

Marketing Produced For This Client:

  • Borderlight International Theatre + Fringe Festival Cleveland - Four-day public theater festival with 40 productions from across the globe, staged in 11 indoor and outdoor venues in downtown Cleveland from Public Square to Playhouse Square. (2019)

    Axon Creative provided the brand identity, full-service marketing/public relations, and marketing/wayfinding signage for this inaugural festival in 2019. Produced two comprehensive festival program guides, managed guide distribution, produced festival promotional videos and commercials, digital advertising billboards, festival merchandise, negotiated advertising buys, and produced a a private media preview event. Was responsible for all aspects of festival marketing and media coverage/relations.

Founded in 2016 by artist, Derek Hess, his longtime agent, Martin Geramita, and Angie Hetrick of Axon Creative Agency. The four-day Arts for Mental Illness and Addiction event series works to shatter the stigmas through approachable and engaging public art events.

Events & Marketing Produced For This Client:

  • Acting Out! Festival (2016-2017)

    Axon Creative Agency is a founding festival partner. In collaboration with Artist, Derek Hess and Martin Geramita, the Axon team is responsible for the programming, marketing, and event logistics.