What does it take to build
up to a $10M dollar business?

“Business Scaling.”

This easy-to-understand, visual PDF guides answers the $10M question. For a 1/2 hour presentation (Zoom or cell call) which fills in all the gaps, email for an appointment. It’s our pleasure.

— The cost is $275. [ yes@8grape.com ]
Call can last up 1.5 hours at no additional cost.
It is more important to us that the concepts
are conveyed and understood than the time
it takes us.

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ICU 2025

Staten Island Film Fest 2025

”Apologize More”

”True Love”

”Online Shopping”

”Psychodic Disorders”

”Enemy Within” (— Patron declined one ad).

*Ads requested by BENEMONT

People don’t read anymore.
They watch videos instead.

What is NEW?

One minute videos so visitors know
what you do and how you do it.

Steiny’s Pub completed:

“Advertising & Branding
on steroids and crack.”

In their words:

“You will NOT regret taking Breuk Iversen’s ‘Advertising & Branding on steroids as crack’. It’s hilariously informative and an applicable journey with major take-aways for any business—worth every penny.” 

— Steiny’s Pub [ SteinysPub.com ] S.I., N.Y 10301

Proposed to Empire Outlets 2019

Ads for Executive Chef Mike

Graphic Ads for Executive Chef Mike

How we got it ^ started.

*Ad accepted by Ruddy & Dean >

Pending Ad for Steiny’s Pub.

Current Cans from Flagship:

Proposed Product reDesign:

Patrons

spanning 30 years.

Columbia University NYC
Invitations, brochures, and printed material.
Worked with Kate and Andy Spade in the very beginning when she only did did bags in the Hamptons. kate spade was Incorporated in 1993, a year later. Most don't know exactly how odd it is that COACH owns kate spade today (under Tapestry). We used CO
A long-lasting Music Studio that is over 25 years old. Did their current logo, old website, in-house custom murals, painting and on-site signage, business cards, etc...
Executive Chef Mike
Hired us for a B2C communications strategy to reengage their clients after Hurricane Sandy.
Oddly, one of my best friends from high school became the COO of Lily Pond. We did their first and only capabilities brochure for the firm.
We did A LOT of work for Fried Frank in the early to mid 1990s, billing just under $1.65M in revenue per year.
Ruddy & Dean
One of this country's oldest and most prestigious law firms. Had close to $2.3M in agency billings over a two year period. Those were the days.
A classic Polish beer. They sponsored quite a few 11211 Magazine events (2000-2006) with the WARSAW club/venue in Greenpoint.
Williamsburg | Brooklyn 11211 NYC (Founded and ran the magazine for 6 years Disciplined Beauty of 5th Ave.).
Cross County Savings Bank
We redid their new media kit for BORO Magazine (hadn't been redone in 7 years).
Blue Roman - play to win - sports apparel
We did dozens of presentation boards (by hand) for Mr. Lauren during a brief, 6 month tenure. It was exacting and a job to do. Ralph is an epic fashion designer from the Bronx.
Worked directly under CMO developing concepts and handling all print production through a Fifth Ave. design firm (Disciplined Beauty).
Snapple
Did some video editing for a few of their videos for a YouTube Channel focused on cafe's and coffee (VonSense).
Staten Island Film Fest (2023) was handed over to SI-nyc and *grape is the Agency of Record.
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Atticus Software (work-in-progress)
OMG cpr
BENEMONT Worksite Advisors
the worksite group (insurance advisors)
ASTORIA, NY (Queens)
Admiral Insurance (work-in-progress)
LeadBaller (Leading lead generation)
Trevor Stewart Burton & Jacobsen - We did hundreds and ads, brochures, collateral, presentations and their first website (in HTML).
Worked directly with founder Brittany Rawlings (FASHIONBOSS), who wanted to brand the company just before she launched. Often the stories we tell ourselves differed from who we are deep down inside.
Steinys Pub
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Wealth & Legacy Group
Akasha.nyc
AYSHA NY (Made in NYC) Former designer at Dior and Dolce & Gabanna creates tailor-made outfits for the most discriminating of C-Suite, executive NYC women to have them look and feel their absolute best.
Lions Pride Leadership is an excellent leadership and customized coaching company. 8grape would NOT exist without them.
We only worked very briefly for REVLON back in the early 90s. It was when a young Cindy Crawford modeled for them.
Advertisements, collateral, and in-house pop ads.
COACH New York or simply Coach is an American mid-luxury fashion house specializing in leather goods such as handbags, luggage, accessories, and ready-to-wear. We ran a national advertising campaign back in the day (now under the Tapestry holdings).
Tiger Beer - Designed, promoted and advertised Tiger Beer (famous during WWII) to the greater Williamsburg Community through the Brooklyn Rock Festival.

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