Dame Creative

Empathy Driven. Creative Powered.

306 W Erie, Suite 300, Chicago, Illinois 60654, United States

https://www.damecreative.com

Dame Creative Overview

Year Founded: 2020

Employees: Under 49

Minimal Budget: $50,000 & Up

Average Hourly Rate: Inquire

Dame Creative partners with growth-oriented brands to translate insight into strategic, visually compelling campaigns and brand identities. Their services include brand positioning, visual design, content strategy and productiondesigned to engage, inspire and convert. Through a collaborative process rooted in empathy and clarity, Dame Creative ensures every project aligns with both audience needs and business goals.

What sets Dame Creative apart is its leadership, mindset and integrated approach. With a woman-led team and an agency model built for authenticity, they bring diversity of thought, emotional intelligence and creative rigour to each engagement. That means rich storytelling, distinctive design and measurable resultsnot just great ideas.

Dame Creative Services

Industries

Retail
Consumer Goods
Corporate Services

Client Types

Small Businesses
Medium Businesses

Dame Creative Clients

Werthers Original

Mamba

Merci

Champignon N.A.

Knoppers

Dame Creative Team Bios

Susan Betteridge

Chief Creative Officer & Partner

Susan Betteridge is Chief Creative Officer & Partner at Pahnke Chicago, having started the agency in early 2020. Susan is an integrated creative who is as strategic as she is visionary. She has 20+ years leading teams and brands including Volkswagen, Disney and more.

Kate Black

President & Partner

Kate Black joined Pahnke Chicago as President and Partner in July 2022, leading the agencys client service and operations teams. With a background spanning marketing consultancies, digital publishers, and global creative agencies, she brings a unique and varied perspective on building brands, big an

Meredith Daca

Head of Strategy

Meredith Daca was named the head of Pahnkes strategy team in November 2022. She brings a wealth of experience in brand building and strategy development for some of the most iconic brands from Coca-Cola to J.M. Smucker to the Laughing Cow and believes in the power of integrated marketing to create m