Vasken Kalayjian

Vasken Kalayjian
Co-Founder & President, Global Head of Design and Branding
Visionary Entrepreneur, Designer, Artist & Author

EXPERIENCE

Co-Founder & President, Global Head of Design and Branding
Learning Learning Architects, LLC
2018 – present
⦁ An emergent solutions development agency, working with innovators in the field of technology, AI, education and constructionist learning.
⦁ Translating visions into actions, projects, products, and services.

Consultant & Brand Architect
Skill Genome Corp. Skill Mapping for the IR 4.0
2018 – present
⦁ Re-skilling the workforce for emerging economies.
⦁ Pioneering a global blockchain platform to provide equal access to skills evaluation, development, sharing, certification and finance.

Consultant & Brand Architect
Skill Land. We Reskill the World
2018 – present

CEO & Brand Architect
GK Brand, Inc.
2017 – present
⦁ Managing the long-term strategies and daily operations of a full-service global branding agency.
⦁ Providing strategic guidance for some of the world’s most iconic brands.
⦁ Leading a dynamic team of 20+ employees and multiple consultants around the world.
⦁ Lead consultant on a wide range of branding projects for major companies, including Canon, Unilever, Pepsi, Siemens, and others.

Co-Founder & CMO
Wedzig, LLC
2018 – present
⦁ An online global marketplace for buying, renting, hiring and booking wedding-related products and services.

Co-Founder
Tribe Global
2011 – present
⦁ A network of independent, owner-run communications agencies.

Author
Brand Real: The Startup Entrepreneurs’ Guide to Effective Branding
2017 – present

EDUCATION

BFA, Communications & Design
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1975 – 1979

Languages:
English
Armenian
Basic knowledge of Arabic and Turkish

PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS

Courage
To always search and conquer new markets and fields and never fear to go where Innovation leads.

Diversity of Clients
Fortune 500, startups, not-for-profits and governments.

Award-Winning Designs
For Bloomingdales, Pottery Barn, NBC, YPO, Sony, Canon, Kia, IBM, Shell and many other brands.

NBC Rebrand
New businesses and program launches across the network’s entire portfolio.

STRENGTHS
⦁ Creativity
⦁ Authenticity
⦁ Resilience to bounce back
⦁ Strong work ethic
⦁ Consistently delivering exceptional results on time, on budget and on target

LIFE PHILOSOPHY
The mind is the next frontier to develop consciousness.
Hack flow states
Hack consciousness

MY LIFE
Meditation and inner work
Exercise
Time with my partner
Connect with daughters, grandchildren, siblings, and mother
Walk and reflect on life issues
Overview projects
Design
Meetings with clients and partners
Work on strategy for clients
Manage teams around the globe
Ideation and fast prototyping
Make dinner
Listen to Audible or YouTube videos
Paint and create
Hike in nature
Committees
Teach, advise and mentor
Write