Mailande is a language-obsessed, cross-platform creative thinker who crafts compelling stories for the greater good. She is the Strategy Director at Studio Tomo and a Senior Brand Strategist at Briteweb; she has also worked with Hyperakt, Johnson Banks, and Cowboy Collective.
Her recent work with Briteweb includes brand strategy and copywriting for TransLash—for which her team at Briteweb won a Webby Award—and Arts Midwest. With Studio Tomo, recent highlights include brand strategy for Village of Wisdom and Kripalu.
Mailande has spoken extensively about creativity, curiosity, and learning for TEDxDurham, Creative Mornings, Shapes and Sounds, Duke University, and East Carolina University. She is also a longtime vocalist, an exuberant creator of analog works on paper, and a fledgling DJ.