Michele Brautnick

Michele Brautnick bleeds ink. We’ve learned not to poke her. As Design Director, she works hard, and motivates the rest of us to work hard, to be sure the work is good. Then, because good is never good enough for her, she works harder — and we work harder — to make it better than good. She will develop five brilliant concepts for everybody else’s two, and has the annoying habit of often writing the best copy in the house. (That’s actually only annoying to the copy writers.) Inspiration, she will remind us (always kindly) is the product of work. And then she has this way of looking at us that gets us back to work. Right. Now. We’re sure that look will come in handy when baby Oscar gets a little older. Yep. Brilliant designer, leader by example, new mom… Michele is all that, along with the goofiest sense of humor and a kind, kind heart, won by Chad.