Redefining branding. With you.

We create growth by putting your brand first.

At The Brand Project, we aim to redefine how brand influences business success. Based in Oslo, the concept “made in Scandinavia” is deeply embedded in our DNA. We are a dynamic and international boutique agency committed to elevating your brand.

We build these brands from the inside out, drive growth in a digital world, apply data-driven insights to guide our process, and let AI broaden our thinking and enhance our analytics wherever applicable.

Yet branding means human-first. Our core belief is that great brands are born from great experiences. That’s why we focus on nurturing those invaluable relationships between you and your audience. We craft and manage brands that resonate, engage, and evolve.

We are committed to being your growth catalysts. Which is why every member of our team – a blend of strategy wizards and creative mavericks – will work hand in hand with ambitious leaders like you to create extraordinary brands.

Our portfolio is a colorful display of brand-led success stories from SaaS to Energy, finance and automotive, to engineering and retail – across Europe and the Nordics. Industry agnostic and focused on our mission:

Making your brand your biggest asset.


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Meet the core team

Carina Åkredalen

With more than 20 years of international marketing and branding experience running branding agencies in Singapore and London before returning to Norway. She has a strategic approach to branding, and believes in building strong and sustainable brands in an ever-changing digital marketplace. Carina creates growth through enhancing customer experiences and digital touchpoints.

Andreas Kamphaug

Visionary design lead with expertise in comprehensive user experience and branding.

Elvis Nunez

With over a decade of experience developing world class apps and leadership in engineering and product management, Elvis is passionate about driving innovation through technology. As Head of Technology, he combines deep technical expertise with strategic insight to deliver cutting-edge solutions. His focus is on building scalable, intuitive products that solve real-world problems while enhancing user experiences. Elvis is also a regular speaker at tech conferences and a community leader in Norway’s developer scene.

Jesper Kreiborg

Jesper is an experienced entrepreneur and senior executive. Over the last 20 years he has been involved in numerous successful companies from idea to exit – both as founder and as CEO. He has worked across several industries, but has had a primary focus on IT, financial and digital services focusing on optimization of customer journeys and loyalty.

Robert Leinders-Krog

Robert is one of the leading strategic brand advisors based in the Nordics. Having worked with a multitude of global brands in recent years, his experience ranges from specialist retail brands to maritime corporations and technology companies. He is known for his ability to facilitate complex brand and business challenges, is a keen writer and keynote speaker.

Victor “Vic” Dahlstrøm

Victor is a multidisciplinary designer with a strong focus on corporate identity development, and specialties within technology and SaaS companies. He is known for praising the mixture of minimal and maximal, and aims to create strong visual identities that will stand the passing of time and trends. He has worked with large corporate systems as well as technology startups and scaleups.

We analyze markets, develop brand & business strategies, find new brand names, manage portfolio & brand architectures, drive rebranding processes and design for a new tomorrow.

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Brand Architecture Scenarios

Businesses are often faced with a broad portfolio of brands. Brand architecture management can lead to portfolio growth, shareholder value, and overall brand equity – if done right.

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Archetyping your business.

We as human beings don’t live in an objective and factual world – especially when it comes to our thoughts and feelings. Sometimes we come across people (and brands) we feel a connection with. An attraction that is hard to pin down – it’s as if we already know them. What is it that attracts us to these brands? Why do we invite them into our lives and become loyal to them? One of the reasons is archetypes.

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