Kacey Clagett
Appleseed Strategy grew out of Kacey’s experience working with emerging and national architecture and planning firms. She began her career by joining Michael Willis Architects as its second employee and helped its expansion to three offices and 45 people over several years. Through that experience, Kacey learned about the challenges firm leaders face in establishing a presence in the marketplace and began developing the strategies Appleseed uses to build strong companies. Wanting to learn more about how national firms operate, Kacey subsequently held positions as marketing director and development director for STUDIOS Architecture and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. Kacey is keenly interested in urbanism, sustainable design, culture and higher education, and how trends and the economy shape the built environment.
Tiany Galaskas
Tiany has built the global reputations of top construction cost consulting companies and expanded the reach of regional firms into national concerns by establishing vision, mission, and values; guiding market research; and developing and executing strategy and structure. Tiany directed the international business development and marketing team for Davis Langdon and recruited for the firm’s leadership positions. She helped lead the successful acquisition planning and integration process for their merger with the international giant, AECOM, where she led domestic and international pursuits for Fortune 100 companies and large institutions. For MGAC, Tiany headed West Coast business development as they expanded to a national company. She builds organizational foundations that accelerate sustainable growth by evaluating personnel, systems, and business resources, focusing on expanding her clients’ strategic emphasis beyond the present to achieve long-term objectives.
Kia Clay
Kia Clay provides our clients with market intelligence. She keeps us abreast of what public sector clients are looking for. Prior to joining Appleseed Strategy, Kia was part of an advocacy organization for military spouses, where she developed newsletters on government policies and resources to help navigate the issues their families face from deployment and active duty.
Leslie Henslee
Leslie Henslee excels at visual thinking and has a deep understanding of the issues faced by design professionals in marketing and business development. He produces corporate identities, marketing collateral, websites and other digital media for our clients. Prior to joining Appleseed Strategy, Leslie was the marketing director for the San Francisco architecture firm, Hamilton + Aitken Architects, where he provided marketing strategy, research, business client relationship management and graphic design. As an artist, Leslie creates small design-build art projects, installations, and roadside attractions.