Portfolio
I spent the last 8 years as Founder, Brand Strategist, Creative Director, Leadership Advisor, and Marketing & Internal Communications Specialist of Red Thread Brands –– an integrated marketing agency specializing in connection. My portfolio is a snapshot of that teamwork––igniting passion with action!
case studies
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Agency | Red Thread Brands
Chris Adams | Company founder, led brand strategy, executive advisory, creative direction, integrated marketing, internal communications, and event strategy for healthcare, global not-for-profit, and mission-driven clients. Built and led a 10-person cross-functional team, driving content, campaigns, client and employee engagement, and business growth.Transformed brand, marketing, and communications for a private-equity-owned healthcare system over 5 years. Served as embedded strategic and creative lead, building patient trust, increasing community visibility, and driving marketing efforts that supported a successful financial turnaround and merger.
Directed a full brand refresh and multichannel marketing strategy for the same healthcare system, delivering a 60% conversion rate, reducing cost-per-click by 3x, and increasing daily patient visits 2.3x year-over-year through integrated digital, social, web, and print campaigns.
Drove measurable brand perception and patient growth, increasing Net Promoter Score from 4.4 to 76.5 over two years and shifting patient volume from 4.2% below forecast to 9% above forecast.
Led global event strategy and brand campaigns for a membership-based not-for-profit across 5 countries, driving awareness and engagement. Events attracted 4,000 attendees, and branded social content earned 107.3K impressions during the campaign period.
Generated $2.4M in earned media value through digital-first campaigns using only first-party data. Achieved 250M+ organic views across channels, boosting global visibility and thought leadership without paid media.
Drove business development and strategic growth, managing client relationships, leading consultative selling, and aligning brand and communication strategies with evolving client needs.
8 years10 full-time employees
2016 – 2024
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Client | Neighbors Emergency Center
Transformed brand, marketing, and communications over 5 years. Served as embedded strategic and creative lead, building patient trust, increasing community visibility, and driving marketing efforts that supported a successful financial turnaround and merger.
Directed a full brand refresh and multichannel marketing strategy, delivering a 60% conversion rate, reducing cost-per-click by 3x, and increasing daily patient visits 2.3x year-over-year through integrated digital, social, web, and print campaigns.
Drove measurable brand perception and patient growth, increasing Net Promoter Score from 4.4 to 76.5 over two years and shifting patient volume from 4.2% below forecast to 9% above forecast.
5 years
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Client | IFMA (International Facility Management Association)
Led global event strategy and brand campaigns for a membership-based not-for-profit across 5 countries, driving awareness and engagement. Events attracted 4,000 attendees, and branded social content earned 107.3K impressions during the campaign period.
Generated $2.4M in earned media value through digital-first campaigns using only first-party data. Achieved 250M+ organic views across channels, boosting global visibility and thought leadership without paid media.
Drove business development and strategic growth, managing client relationships, leading consultative selling, and aligning brand and communication strategies with evolving client needs.
5-year client engagement
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Client | Zilker Properties
Red Thread Brands created a beautiful and bold rebrand for a fun and warm real estate brokerage with a 35 year history in the heart an iconic “weird” area of Austin. The rebrand speaks to the future of the Austin market while also embodying important aspects of the legacy brand.
1-year client engagement
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Client | Pasha Law
Red Thread Brands helped Pasha Law increase their social media following by 111% and their engagement by 225% while implementing a content strategy to engage followers in all their various owned media channels.
3-year client engagement
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Client | MedCapp
Red Thread Brands helped MedCapp build a brand that is easy to understand and speaks to diverse audiences to communicate their depth of knowledge in the healthcare billing industry.
6-month client engagement
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