the life of [Daniel] Pye

Brand strategy & creative direction

I help businesses find the brand inside the business they've become.

Fifteen years across boutique agency, hypergrowth startup, and global enterprise. Currently leading creative for Intact Insurance's Specialty division — twenty verticals, 150+ territories. Exploring brand director roles in complex categories.

Selected work

2018—2026

01.

Intact Insurance  ·  Brand strategy

Surfacing a strategic gap leadership hadn't named.

A brand messaging framework built to make the case for a more deliberate brand model in a specialty insurance business growing faster than its brand architecture. 

02.

Bevi  ·  Visual Lead

Brand discovery happens in the field, not in the brief.

A brand messaging framework built to make the case for a more deliberate brand model in a specialty insurance business growing faster than its brand architecture. Currently being socialized with senior leadership.