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DAVE O'BRIEN
Personal brand identity & strategic positioning for a wellness and performance thought leader
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A SHORT INTRODUCTION
Dave O'Brien is a respected wellness and performance leader with deep expertise built through years of hands-on work. His personal reputation was established, but the brand system to scale it was not. Antimony was engaged to create the personal brand identity and strategic positioning that could translate Dave's credibility into a platform for speaking, consulting, content and growth.
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THE CHALLENGE

Turning personal expertise into a scalable brand

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THE CONTEXT

Dave O'Brien had built deep credibility in wellness and performance through years of hands-on leadership. The challenge was translating that personal reputation into a brand system that could scale beyond one-to-one relationships into speaking, content and consulting.

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OUR MOVE

We built the personal brand and positioning to scale Dave's credibility, a system that amplifies what makes him trusted across speaking, consulting, content and community, without a corporate veneer.

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WORDS FROM ANTIMONY
Dave's brand needed to feel like Dave. Not a polished corporate version of him, but a system that amplifies what makes him credible in the first place. When the person is the product, authenticity isn't optional.
Sam Hill, Managing Director of Antimony

When the person is the brand, the strategy has to be personal.

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WHAT WE DELIVERED

Antimony delivered personal brand identity, strategic positioning and digital presence design. The work translated Dave's expertise, values and leadership style into a cohesive brand that works across speaking, consulting, content and community platforms.

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BRAND IDENTITY

The visual and verbal identity was designed to reflect Dave's authentic approach to wellness and performance. No corporate veneer. No wellness cliches. A brand that feels like the person behind it.

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STRATEGIC POSITIONING

The positioning strategy clarified Dave's market position within the broader wellness and performance leadership landscape, identifying the intersection of credibility and commercial opportunity.

WORDS FROM DAVE O'BRIEN
I had the credibility but no system to scale it. Antimony built a personal brand that felt authentic to who I am and positioned me for the opportunities I wanted: speaking, consulting and content. The strategy gave me clarity and the design gave me confidence to show up differently.
Dave O'Brien, Founder
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SERVICES PROVIDED
  • BRAND & COMMUNICATIONS  STRATEGY
  • PRODUCT DESIGN
  • DIGITAL MARKETING
  • DIGITAL APP DESIGN & EXECUTION
  • LAUNCH EVENT STRATEGY
  • CREATIVE DIRECTION
  • HR MANAGEMENT & HIRING
  • SENIOR LEADERSHIP COACHING
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  • BRENDAN GILLEN
  • GROWTH ADVISOR
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Dave O’Brien

Welltech Nutrition

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Branding, Strategy

Rebrand & Product Design

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Antimony acknowledges the Wurundjeri people who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land on which Iwe work upon. We pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging of the Kulin Nation & extend that respect to other Indigenous Australians present. Their Sovereignty will never be ceded.
Antimony acknowledges the Wurundjeri people who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land on which Iwe work upon. We pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging of the Kulin Nation & extend that respect to other Indigenous Australians present. Their Sovereignty will never be ceded.
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SERVICES PROVIDED
  • BRAND & COMMUNICATIONS  STRATEGY
  • PRODUCT DESIGN
  • DIGITAL MARKETING
  • DIGITAL APP DESIGN & EXECUTION
  • LAUNCH EVENT STRATEGY
  • CREATIVE DIRECTION
  • HR MANAGEMENT & HIRING
  • SENIOR LEADERSHIP COACHING
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  • BRENDAN GILLEN
  • GROWTH ADVISOR
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MORE WORK IN  HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Elly Sofoclí

Sada Men

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Web Design & Development

Web Design & Strategy

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Now Hiring:
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CX Designer
Marketing
Manager
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Antimony acknowledges the Wurundjeri people who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land on which Iwe work upon. We pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging of the Kulin Nation & extend that respect to other Indigenous Australians present. Their Sovereignty will never be ceded.
WE DON'T LIKE POP-UPS EITHER. BUT WE DO LIKE COMPLIANCE. HERE'S OUR PRIVACY POLICY & OUR T&CS IF YOU CARE TO READ.
We love to dance. Watch us move.
JOIN US
HOME
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STUDIO
CONTACT US: MEL / AKL
ON INSTAGRAM
Antimony acknowledges the Wurundjeri people who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land on which Iwe work upon. We pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging of the Kulin Nation & extend that respect to other Indigenous Australians present. Their Sovereignty will never be ceded.
We love to dance. Watch us move.
JOIN US
HOME
WORK
STUDIO
CONTACT US: MEL / AKL
ON INSTAGRAM
Antimony acknowledges the Wurundjeri people who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land on which Iwe work upon. We pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging of the Kulin Nation & extend that respect to other Indigenous Australians present. Their Sovereignty will never be ceded.