I help brands + organizations win by bridging the market gaps between good design and revenue-generating strategy. 

What happens when a designer gets an MBA?

Denisse Mayers Paulino is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of DEMP Agency. With a BFA in Design from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, an MBA from Northeastern University's D'Amore McKim School of Business and with over 15 years of integrated brand, agency, and design experience, she seamlessly creates an efficient model where creativity and business strategy align.

With a passion and knack for brand strategy, she leads production of premium brand assets and executes digital marketing strategies for clients with her keen ability to employ cross–functional design, business and marketing methodologies. Denisse has also directed in-house UX designers and developers in the creation of an award winning mobile and web application.

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Notably, Denisse has worked with companies and institutions such as Booz Allen Hamilton, Harvard University and global brands like Apple Music, YouTube & Amazon. Denisse serves as a business mentor at the Massachusetts College of Art's Business Incubator in partnership with the City of Boston Arts & Culture Department. Also, Denisse is a partner with US Small Business Administration and through that partnership hosts quarterly brand and marketing workshops for entrepreneurs and business owners.