Dan Barczak

Chief Creative Officer, Partner

Dan Barczak creates what others can only imagine. As Hyperquake’s Chief Creative Officer, he tunes a listening ear to clients and carefully translates what is most important, most interesting, and most relevant to the team’s work. Dan’s positivity, steeped experience, and keen visual eye push each project to the cutting edge. The more challenging and complex the problem, the more he deploys his simplification superpower to transform ideas into opportunities. Even if it weren’t his job, Dan would study the latest brands, trends, and insights to make the lives around him more beautiful. His natural leadership bent is that of a coach – something that serves the Hyperquake team well. Dan spends most of his time relentlessly pursuing ways to evolve and grow businesses on a human level, and help visionary leaders in the midst of a shift – whether they’re a startup or a global giant. He’s been obsessed with the impact brands and businesses can have on people since he was a kid, and has been building them for the last 25 years, guided by the notion that the truth rises above everything.

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