Who we are

Not Just a Team — A Trusted Network Shaping a New Creative Standard.

Mission

Empowering ambitious brands with marketing, product, and branding, leveraging human-centered design, ux, research, and innovation.

Stranger Creative is a LGBTQ+ and Asian-Owned Business.

OUR PRINCIPLES & values

How we show up

The way we carry ourselves each & every day

Relationship-first

We work as an integrated extension of our clients' teams, grounded in trust and shared ownership. This work is for you, and we measure it by long-term impact.

Embrace the strange

Originality lives in the new, the novel, and the strange. We value imperfection and personality, and we'd rather stand out than blend in.

Experimental

We treat creativity as a discipline, testing assumptions and letting evidence guide every decision. Design is a science, and we bring rigor.

Joy is essential

We take the work seriously and ourselves lightly. Humor and play keep us human, and great work grows from that.

Entrepreneurial

We move with purpose, favoring momentum over perfection. We decide quickly and push through obstacles because progress matters.

Craft with conviction

We do excellent work and make no apologies for it. Decades of experience shape our craft, and nothing leaves our hands unless we're proud to stand behind it.

Radically human

We lead with openness, share context, and tell the truth, even when it's uncomfortable. Trust is built on transparency, and we live it.

Leadership

Stranger Creative is proud to be LGBTQ+, Asian, & Minority-Owned business.

Founder

Steven Wakabayashi

Pronouns: he/him

Our team

Our community of creatives, technologists, and strategists behind the work.

Design Director

June Hongkiatkhajorn

Pronouns: she/her

Lead designer

Alberto Mario Murillo

Pronouns: he/him

Senior Designer

Kenny Cheng

Pronouns: he/him

Product Designer

Lina María Navas Casas

Pronouns: she/her

Product Designer

Dani Suaza

Pronouns: she/her

Senior Product Designer

Steven Hien

Pronouns: he/him

Senior Product Designer

Micah Rivera

Pronouns: they/them

Senior Product Designer

Devin Fernandez

Pronouns: he/him

program & ops Director

Tausha Menaquale

Pronouns: she/her

Senior Project Manager

Yasmina Hashemi

Pronouns: she/her

Project manager

Maurice Cherry

Pronouns: he/him

Operator in Residence

Alexander Agent

Pronouns: he/them

copy & content Director

Ainsley Waller

Pronouns: he/they

Senior Strategist

Damien Grim

Pronouns: he/him

Copywriter

Alicia Klepper

Pronouns: she/her

senior Illustrator

Regina Yazdi

Pronouns: she/her

office manager

Cecil

Pronouns: he/she/they

Advisors

We are advised by great thinkers, creators, and builders who are reimaginging the industry of design and technology.

AI Product and Tech Lead at Syensqo

Felipe Calderero

Christopher Sanchez

Pronouns: he/him

emergent line, Stanford

Christopher Sanchez

Pronouns: he/him

HAWJ Studio

Phim Her

Pronouns: she/her

Greater Good Studio

George Aye

Pronouns: he/him

Evermuse

Zachary Drew

Pronouns: he/him

Audible, Viacom, Chegg

Vincenza Pizzo

Pronouns: she/her

Our nonprofit initative: QTBIPOC Design

Community Partners

Stranger Creative’s commitment to equity extends beyond client work with our own nonprofit iniative, QTBIPOC Design, fortifying pathways for underrepresented creatives in the digital design industry.

Through fellowships, workshops, community events, Slack programming, and UX education, QTBIPOC Design creates pathways for queer and trans designers of color to build confidence, grow their careers, and shape a more representative design industry.

The work we do is never alone - you can find us regularly collaborating with community organizations and creatives transforming our work and industry. We absolutely love their mission, organization, and people behind them - and we hope you’ll be fans of them too.

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