CAPABILITIES

EVERYTHING IT TAKES TO TURN AN OPPORTUNITY INTO A BUSINESS.

GIG brings strategy, product development, creative, and operations together under one team.

Start with one capability or bring us in across the entire venture—from figuring out what makes sense to getting it to market and keeping the business moving.

INTRO

START WHERE
YOU NEED US.

Some partners come to GIG with an idea and need the team to take it from concept to market. Others need support at one specific stage. And established businesses bring us in to strengthen what’s already in motion.

Our capabilities can stand alone or work together.

01
ADVISORY GROUP

FIGURE OUT THE RIGHT MOVE BEFORE YOU MAKE IT.

Before significant time and capital go into an idea, we help determine whether the opportunity makes sense and what it will take to execute well.

Discovery & Validation

Audience analysis, category research, competitive landscape, concept validation, and audience-to-product fit.

Business Strategy

Business modeling, monetization strategy, positioning, and the roadmap from opportunity to execution.

Product & Assortment Strategy

Product direction, early SKU planning, assortment strategy, pricing, and margin potential.

Financial Planning

Financial and margin modeling, venture estimates, investment considerations, and development scope.

Go-to-Market Strategy

Channel strategy, DTC and retail planning, pricing, rollout planning, and launch approach.

Founder & Strategic Guidance

Ongoing guidance for founders and leadership teams navigating business, brand, product, and growth decisions.

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ROAME
Travel essentials
02
DEVELOPMENT GROUP

TURN THE IDEA INTO A PRODUCT READY FOR MARKET.

From the first concept through production, GIG manages the technical, commercial, and operational work required to get physical consumer products made.

Product Development

Formulation, materials sourcing, specifications, prototyping, sampling, and production readiness.

Packaging Development

Packaging strategy and development, materials, sampling, and production coordination.

Sourcing & Manufacturing

Factory sourcing, vendor evaluation, negotiations, production planning, and manufacturing management.

Cost Engineering

Product costing, margin considerations, vendor negotiations, and decisions designed to support commercial viability.

Quality & Production

Quality-control frameworks, production oversight, timelines, and coordination across manufacturing partners.

Supply Chain & Logistics

Supply-chain strategy, inventory planning, freight, logistics, fulfillment planning, and getting product where it needs to go.

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INZY
Apparel
03
CREATIVE GROUP

CREATE A BRAND PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW.

GIG Creative develops the identity, packaging, digital presence, and marketing assets that turn a product into a cohesive consumer brand.

Brand Strategy & Identity

Brand strategy, positioning, naming, visual identity, logo development, and brand guidelines.

Packaging & Product Design

Packaging design, product design, product mockups, and merch design.

Website & E-Commerce

Website strategy, design, and e-commerce development.

Launch Creative

Creative direction, campaign concepts, launch assets, and the visual direction surrounding a launch.

Content & Social

Content creation, social media creative, and ongoing branded assets.

Email & Marketing Creative

Email marketing, marketing creative, digital assets, and brand collateral across consumer touchpoints.

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GEMME
Lip Products
04
OPERATIONS GROUP

KEEP THE BUSINESS WORKING AFTER THE PRODUCT LAUNCHES.

GIG can stay involved after launch to provide the infrastructure, oversight, and leadership required to operate and grow the business.

Business Operations

General management, day-to-day operational leadership, systems, workflows, and business infrastructure.

Supply Chain & Inventory

Manufacturing oversight, vendor management, inventory planning, logistics, fulfillment, and ongoing supply-chain management.

Financial Management

Forecasting, cash-flow planning, margin optimization, performance targets, and financial oversight.

Product & Assortment

New product development, SKU expansion, assortment optimization, category expansion, and cost engineering.

Retail & Distribution

Retail expansion, wholesale strategy, distribution growth, and channel expansion.

Executive & Growth Leadership

Strategic direction, growth planning, partnership and deal support, and coordination across teams, vendors, and business partners.

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MOMS AWAY
Activity kits for kids
05
TALENT EQUITY GROUP

TURN INFLUENCE INTO OWNERSHIP.

GIG Talent Equity Group connects influential people with high-potential companies to create strategically aligned partnerships built around equity and long-term value.

Opportunity Sourcing

Identifying high-potential companies and meaningful ownership opportunities for creators, athletes, musicians, entertainers, and other influential people.

Talent & Company Alignment

Connecting companies with talent whose recognition, trust, cultural influence, and strategic value align with the business and its growth.

Opportunity Evaluation

Assessing potential partnerships to determine strategic alignment and identify opportunities with meaningful ownership potential.

Deal Structuring & Negotiation

Structuring and negotiating partnerships that can convert influence, strategic contribution, and financial investment into ownership.

Talent Equity Partnerships

Helping influential people secure meaningful ownership opportunities while helping companies bring the right talent partners into the business.

Partnership Management

Managing talent-equity partnerships to support growth and the creation of long-term enterprise value.

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CHASA
Lifestyle & Home
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

PROTECT YOUR CREATOR IP.

We help talent turn influence, content, creativity, and cultural relevance into valuable commercial IP across licensing, media, content, partnerships, experiences, merchandise, digital products, and more—creating new revenue streams and long-term value beyond traditional endorsements and brand deals.

Identify

Uncover the existing IP embedded in a talent’s identity, audience, content, expertise, story, formats, ideas, and cultural relevance.

Create

Develop new, ownable IP around the talent: concepts, formats, franchises, properties, products, experiences, and other commercial assets.

Formalize

Turn ideas, recurring concepts, names, formats, and creative assets into clearly defined IP that can be protected, packaged, licensed, and monetized.

Develop

Build the IP into something commercially viable, including the concept, business model, extensions, partners, and go-to-market opportunities.

Position

Define what the IP is, why it matters, who it is for, where it belongs in the market, and how it should be presented to potential partners, buyers, platforms, and consumers.

Commercialize

Generate revenue and enterprise value through licensing, media, content, partnerships, experiences, merchandise, digital products, products/brands, and other commercial extensions.

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PHOEBE’S DIARY
Beauty and lifestyle
HOW WE ENGAGE

START WHERE YOU ARE.

FULL VENTURE

You have the opportunity. GIG brings the team required to take it from early strategy through product, brand, production, launch, and operating infrastructure.

MODULAR

You need a specific capability or stage of support. Bring in Development, Creative, Advisory, Operations—or a combination of them.

STRATEGIC OPERATOR

You already have traction. GIG works alongside your leadership team to strengthen product, creative, supply chain, operations, go-to-market, and growth.

ONGOING LEADERSHIP

You want experienced operators behind the company without assembling an entire internal executive team.

ONE TEAM. SIX CORE CAPABILITIES.

You don’t need to know where to start. That’s our job. Tell us where the business is, what’s working, what’s not, and what you’re trying to make happen. We’ll figure out what you need to get where you’re going.