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Partners

Julia Huang

Julia Huang is the founder of Imprint Lab, and CEO of interTrend Communications, Inc.— one of the most innovative and fastest growing advertising and marketing agencies focused on the diverse and expanding Asian communities in the US. Established in 1991, interTrend is the recipient of dozens of awards for its pioneering achievements in the education and guidance of Fortune 500 companies such as Toyota Motors Sales USA, Northwest Airlines, JCPenney, State Farm Insurance and The Walt Disney Company.

Tanya Raukko

Curiosity and thoroughness have helped Tanya build a diversified career at companies such as Twentieth Century Fox, Oracle, Gartner Group, and NextLeft. Most recently as interTrend's Managing Director of Strategic Planning, she built one of the company's core assets: a planning team instrumental in the strategic direction of clients such as Toyota, State Farm, Disney, JCPenney, Nestle and AT&T. Tanya is crucial to the teams' construction of strategic frameworks, guiding tactical thinking, brand strategy, positioning, consumer segment mapping, integrated marketing plans and most importantly: creating measurable business results.

Jeffrey Ng

Jeffrey Ng, better known as jeffstaple, is a designer and entrepreneur. His work moves between market, industry and sector thresholds, making himself an icon of new branding. As the spokesperson for a generation of consumers that evade category, he has championed a multi-faceted approach to business. As the Founder and Creative Director of Staple Design he has ushered companies like Nike, LVMH, Uniqlo and Burton Snowboards into permanent iconography.

Jenifer Maxwel

Jenifer has spent the last two decades cultivating a diverse career in the manufacturing, production, service and retail industries. During the last eight years, she has used that knowledge to provide strategic consultation to Imprint’s portfolio companies, by building infrastructure and providing operations oversight, financial management and growth scaling. Jenifer’s entrepreneurial spirit and abilities help her implement swift solutions to the growth challenges of start-up companies, and this makes her a critical component of the Imprint team.

Calvin Nakamaru

Calvin joins the Imprint team after working for several years as a designer under their award-winning sister agency, interTrend Communications. It was here that he was able to hone in on his naturally creative skill sets working for notable clients such as Toyota, State Farm, AT&T, and Chase. In addition to being a recent graduate of the California State University, Long Beach, Calvin is an avid skater, musician (bass!), and traveler, and also aims to explore the intricacies of the world through the inspiring channels of art and music.