Process matters.
Creative Collaboration
Communication creates clarity. At Crane, our relationships are partnerships, with a common goal of engineering success through well-planned and well-executed strategies.
Alignment & Execution
Organization is the key to operating a deadline and results-driven environment. Crane utilizes a variety of tools to achieve goals and enhance transparency.
Financial Intelligence
Everything we touch has financial implications— whether cost savings, improving margins, or generating new revenue streams. We’re not only aware of these considerations, we’re bound by them.
Creative Powerhouse
A masterful team that executes every project with precision, prowess, and power.
Influencing Change
Our core strategic engagements in branding, platform design, campaigns, and content creation consistently drive desired outcomes and awareness.
We design, develop, wonder, strategize, manage, idealize, optimize–and we do it because we’re passionate. Passion grips us, enamors us, motivates us, pushes us to seek truth and meaning and reason and that’s why we give a shit.
the secret sauce
Meet The Team
Vanessa | Founder & Brand Strategist
Vanessa Turney has been in the visual design industry for over 14 years. Her entrepreneurial path began in the lighting design community where she served for 11 years, winning two National ART awards for her work in retail lighting design. With her experience in design and branding firmly under her belt, she created branding agency Crane Creatives and tackled her next passion project as publisher. The collaborative process in media inspired her to create her own publishing company under the flagship of her branding agency. Providing strategic branding for the entertainment industry, medical industry, and political, she is once again expanding her branding as owner/partner in Keva Col, a retail watch and jewelry entity. She has raised two beautifully kind and accomplished children, and has contributed heavily to her community through non-profit for over 20 years.
James | Partner & Digital Experience
James Vadala has been in the online design and development industry for 7 years. Starting at a very young age, James had a passion for connecting people through technology. He first recognized the power of visual design when he amassed 52,000 followers his personal blog back in 2008. His previous jobs included being a Technology Education Agent, Sales and Marketing Manager and a Digital Media Manager for a Inc. 500 company. With over 4 Google certifications, Hubspot Inbound Marketing Certification, and various other accolades, James has brought in over a million dollars in online sales cumulatively. Partnered with Vanessa Turney, James has assisted with RISE Magazine (A Crane Creatives Media Company), and their newest venture, Keva Col, a retail watch and jewelry entity. James’ passions outside of the digital realm include playing guitar, traveling, attending his church and creating tutorials on his YouTube channel.
Jakoby | Content Director
