Channing Bailey
Creative Director
About
<p class="big" style="box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; font-family: haiku-by-channing-medium, -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #232323; background-color: #ffffff;">Channing Bailey is a brand design and communication meliorist whose work ranges from high-growth startups to household names. Channing is proud to partner with some of the world’s most ambitious and forward-thinking brands.</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; font-family: haiku-by-channing-medium, -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #232323; background-color: #ffffff;">As the Chief Creative Officer of Channing & Company and Aspire: A Human Development Company, Nashville's #1 human development firm, Channing is the lead creative behind some of the most influential messages in education, business, and culture.</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; font-family: haiku-by-channing-medium, -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #232323; background-color: #ffffff;">His cross-sector experience enriches his creative work and relationships — from education to finance and retail to entertainment, with deep expertise in culture, brand, and business design.</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; font-family: haiku-by-channing-medium, -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #232323; background-color: #ffffff;">Since 2009, Channing has worked with global companies and thought leaders, influencing how the world perceives some of the most influential brands and entities, including Nike, Adidas, Brand Jordan, Angela Yee, Coffee Uplifts People, Billionaire Boys Club, and National Urban League. In 2015, Channing sold his first startup Action Bracelet.</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; font-family: haiku-by-channing-medium, -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #232323; background-color: #ffffff;">Channing has been the design lead on numerous public projects, and his studio counts some of the top disruptive brands among his studio clientele. Channing also speaks on branding, business, and business design.</p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; font-family: haiku-by-channing-medium, -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #232323; background-color: #ffffff;">Channing is the illustrator and designer of the bestselling book Patfacts 2: More Than A Dream, an illustrated collection of principles that will help you build your dream. In this new book, packed with the duo’s signature irreverence, you will learn what it takes to build your dream. From start to success, and everything in between, this book is your guide!</p>
Brands
Adidas
Nike
Jordan