Let's Build Brands That Move Markets.

We call it Strategic Leadership Without The Overhead – Leading ambitious companies by gaining clarity and scaling faster with built-in brand & marketing execution.

Tim DeSilva

As a founder and strategist, I’ve spent the past 25 years building brands by doing the work — not just steering from the top.I’ve worked across brand, marketing, sales, product, operations, and technology, learning firsthand how strategy actually plays out when it touches the real world.Today, I work with companies to sharpen their brand, scale their marketing, and align sales and product under clear, actionable, and iterative strategy.It’s strategic leadership with hands-on execution. I offer growing brands and organizations in transition, the strategic leadership of a CMO, plus the ability to execute, and the option of a built-in, senior team.Whether it’s developing go-to-market plans, repositioning brands, training teams, or accelerating revenue growth, I focus on solutions that drive real outcomes.But if you want slides, slogans, automation, tech or music recommendations, we can throw those in the mix too.

Highlights:

  • Guiding brand and growth strategy at Culture Pilot for over two decades, helping premium brands scale across tech, hospitality, business, and consumer markets.

  • Leading GTM strategy to help a SAAS based tech company secure $5M upfront and an additional 5-year exclusivity deal.

  • Building Brand Strategy and Sales Enablement process for a new venture to close two offers over $4M in under 90 days.

  • Developing Brand and Direct-to-Consumer Strategy for niche retail brand, controlling supply chain to drive omnichannel growth and achieve category-leading market position.

  • Building a MedTech brand and guiding fundraising efforts that secured $15M across Seed to Series B over a three-year period.

If you're building something ambitious and need a strategic operator who can both architect the plan and move the pieces forward, let's connect.

Speaking & Workshops

May 6, 2023
Go To Market Roadmapping
1pm @ Culture Pilot [Virtual]Oct 3, 2022
Brand Storytelling Workshop
1:30pm @ FUSE (Houston Campus)May 17, 2022
Brand Storytelling Workshop
9:00am @ FUSE (Houston Campus)Nov 16, 2021
Branding & Marketing for Startups
6:30pm @ Founder Institute Texas [VIRTUAL]Oct 28, 2021
Chase for Business – Getting Results w/ Creative Online Marketing
11am-1pm @ Rice University Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies [VIRTUAL]Feb 2, 2021
Chase for Business – Getting Results w/ Creative Online Marketing
11am-1pm @ Rice University Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies [VIRTUAL]July 7–9, 2020
Rice University – Marketing Strategy and Communication in Uncertain Times
2pm-4pm @ Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies [VIRTUAL]May 1, 2018
Artist Inc – Navigating web technology for Artists & Creative Professionals
4:30-6:00pm @ Fresh Arts-Houston, TXJune 20, 2017
AIGA Design Loop: Careers Edition (Moderator)
6:30-8:00pm @ NUU Group-Houston, TXMay 10, 2017
Personal Branding for Artists & Creative Professionals
5:00-6:00pm @ Heights Public Library-Houston, TXAugust 16, 2016
Exploring Passion Projects (AIGA Design Loop)
6:30-8:30pm @ Fill In The Blank Studio-Houston, TXMarch 30, 2016
The Past / Present / Future Journey of Tech
Oso Bay Creative Summit XIX Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, TXFebruary 8, 2016
Innovation and Startup Culture – Turnstone Roadshow 2016
5pm @ McCoy-Rockford, Houston, TXSept 9, 2014
Bridging gaps between Baby Boomers and Millennials
Infovine! Marketing Symposium for Non-profits
5:30pm @ Noble Energy Room, Houston Food Bank, Houston, TXOct 22, 2013
Engaging Human Behavior & Sensory Marketing
AMA MarketingEDGE Conference Spin Up
4pm @ Norris Conference Center - CityCentre, Houston, TXOct 2, 2013
Looking toward the ubiquitous mobile era
HiMA Interactive Strategies Conference
4pm @ Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University, Houston, TXSept 14, 2013
STEM to STEAM: The importance of Arts for success in Education and Business (Moderator)
Houston Arts Partners Conference
9am @ Houston Ballet Center for Dance, Houston, TXAugust 6, 2013
Marketing and Technology within Arts and Education
YA National Leadership Conference
1:45pm @ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TXJune 25, 2013
Best practices in Design Thinking - AIGA Design Loop
6:30pm @ Museum of Printing History, Houston, TXJune 19, 2013
Visual Communication in Brand Development (Lecture)6pm @ University of Houston, Houston, TXApril 16, 2013
Personal Branding & Social Media Etiquette w/ UHSMSA
4pm @ University of Houston main campus, Houston, TXFebruary 24, 2013
Engaging Human Behavior
10am @ TEDActive, Palm Springs, CANovember 8-9, 2012
Co-host: VISUALIZED Conference
9am @ Times Center, New York, NYMarch 27, 2012
The Importance of Personal Brand in Business
Responsibility and good PR motives
11:30am @ Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, Sugarland, TXOctober 27, 2011
IRL vs. URL: The experience of human connection
2pm @ PRSA PR Day 2011, Reliant Center, Houston, TXSeptember 28, 2011
AIGA Small Talk: Branding and the importance of creative culture in major metros
6pm @ Culture Pilot, Houston, TXSeptember 24, 2011
Attractive business culture
10am @ The Business Makers Radio Show, Houston, TXSeptember 2, 2010
Influence and gamification within design and marketing culture
7pm @ Culture Pilot, Houston, TXDecember 17, 2009
Toys & Games – History, influence and product design predictability
7pm @ Culture Pilot, Houston, TX

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Headquartered in Houston, TX and in flight to everywhere.If you're building something ambitious and need a strategic operator who can both architect the plan and move the pieces forward, let's connect.

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