we’re
faucethead
Hey there,
it’s good to
see you.
Faucethead is a brand strategy and design studio for founder-led companies. We’re founder-led too, so we know exactly when it happens. The identity that got you here was scrappy, direct, a little rough. It starts working against you the moment you start winning, and showing up everywhere at once. Investors notice first. Then candidates. Then customers. Then you.
We build the identity, then make it hold up everywhere it has to. The campaign. The deck. The careers page. The follow-up email. We’ve been doing it since 2001: hard problems. Honest design. The strange, specific reasons people actually buy. The work shows it.
Principals
Mary Hoffman
CEO
2 Truths & 1 Lie
- My best job [other than at faucethead] was working at a boulangerie in Paris.
- I’ve eaten $24 pancakes with
Clive Owen. - I achieved a docent-level knowledge of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. by the age of 8.
Chris Hoffman
CCO / Founder
2 Truths & 1 Lie
- I was a gravedigger to help pay for art school.
- I am a nationally certified sea kayak instructor.
- I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a child so I named my first dog Laika.
Elissa Erickson
Campaign Director
2 Truths & 1 Lie
- I lifeguarded for Michael Phelps in high school.
- I still own my NSYNC Justin Timberlake doll and display it in my home.
- I’ve never seen The Sound of Music.
Amanda O’Reilly
SEO/AEO Strategy Director
2 Truths & 1 Lie
- I actually saw Taylor Swift perform at the Bluebird Cafe.
- My goal is to run a half marathon in every state; 10 down.
- My travels have taken me to Portugal, France and Thailand.
