ABOUT US
NINE Consulting specializes in helping companies create powerful, differentiated positioning that resonates. Pulling the best from experiences as a CMO, an agency executive, a research director, an executive coach and a screenwriter, our methods are sophisticated, but the output is simple, clear and highly usable. For any industry, target audience or business situation, we can help you build the brand story that draws people in and makes them loyal.
Why NINE? In many belief systems around the world, the number nine represents empathy, compassion and a sense of completeness (e.g., Buddhism: nine steps on the path to enlightenment). These are essential traits for any company wanting to determine what is truly unique and differentiated about themselves and ones that we also seek to embody as your partner.
THE TEAM
NINE Consulting team members have worked at public companies, startups, agencies and as screenwriters. They bring multi-faceted viewpoints and have been marketing leaders many times over, so they know what you need and how fast you need it.
CLAY HAUSMANN
Managing Partner
Clay's background embodies the versatility of perspective that's at the core of NINE Consulting's expertise. He's a 3-time CMO at public and private companies, managed the California operations of Ogilvy PR, and been a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. He's built brand positioning for companies at all growth stages taking an early stage startup from $0 to $40M in 4 years and revitalizing the brand of a 50-year old audio company, reclaiming the #1 position in the Bluetooth audio and Unified Communications markets. Having been part of five different executive teams across all these environments, he's able to quickly identify the most critical success factors in a company situation and build the alignment, the strategy and the tools to help any team succeed.
DENE ROGERS
Consultant
Dene brings more than 20 years of experience contributing to the development of highly functioning teams across a variety of corporate environments. She’s equally adept at research and coaching. As a market research leader, she served impactful stints at Paypal, Yahoo! and Ancestry, and built the market research/analytics function at Aktana supporting GTM strategy, product development and new market entry. As a coach and facilitator, she’s guided corporate offsites for a variety of clients, including Capital One’s Innovation team and Strategic Initiatives at CBS Interactive, and is certified in Systems Coaching & Leadership Development from the Center of Right Relationship (CRR Global).