I am a Beautiful Business Designer

I design strategic and creative ideas for businesses that want to add good to the world, ideas that have legacy and are designed to keep on giving, ideas full of craft, soul and usefulness. 

I see everything a business does as a creative opportunity, inside and out, from how they treat, train and retain employees to how they design products, services and their overall experience.

I am the co-founder of The Beautiful Design Project with Alan Moore (Do Design & Do Build) and creator of Whole Brand Thinking™. I’m also the author of Scratch: how to build a potent modern brand from the inside out.

In many ways, I am a B Corp™ accelerator because I believe business can and should be a force for good in the world. But it can’t only be a top-down exercise; it needs to happen at all levels. So, in addition to designing business strategies, actions and ideas, I create workshops, programs and certifications for employees who want to be a force for good, as well, resulting in a more regenerative and purpose-led form of capitalism and a more beautiful business.

Beautiful businesses are the future. They inspire employees, buyers, investors, communities and the planet. My life’s work is to help businesses discover and create their own unique beauty and put it to work by living it in everything they do.

If you’re looking to reset your thinking, your job or your role, transform your business or accelerate the good you are already doing with catalytic ideas, then I would love to speak with you.

What would your business look like if it were more beautiful?

What would your job look like if you saw business through a new lens?

What do you want your legacy to be?

Businesses I’ve Partnered With

Microsoft
Ford
GM
Nissan
Reebok
Dairy Queen
Motel 6
Planet Fitness
Target
Hearst Media
Danone
Diageo
Nestlé
Kimberly-Clark
Smirnoff
Gallo
Anheuser-Busch
Hershey’s
Planet Fitness
Smart Car
Peugeot
Sony
Amazon
Energizer
McDonald’s
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Haribo
Cargill
Yoplait
Justins
Dior
TDK
Marmot
Hebrew National
AMC Theaters
U.S. Bank
Winnebago
Russell Athletic
MTV
Spirit Airlines
HSBC
Huggies
S’well
TimeWarner
SodaStream
Cadillac
David Fincher
Terry Gilliam
The Nature Conservancy
Museum of Contemporary Art
SAAB
Kyocera

Microsoft
Ford
GM
Nissan
Reebok
Dairy Queen
Motel 6
Planet Fitness
Target
Hearst Media
Danone
Diageo
Nestlé

Spirit Airlines
HSBC
Huggies
S’well
TimeWarner
SodaStream
Cadillac
David Fincher
Terry Gilliam
The Nature Conservancy
Museum of Contemporary Art
SAAB
Kyocera

Haribo
Cargill
Yoplait
Justins
Dior
TDK
Marmot
Hebrew National
AMC Theaters
U.S. Bank
Winnebago
Russell Athletic
MTV

Kimberly-Clark
Smirnoff
Gallo
Anheuser-Busch
Hershey’s
Planet Fitness
Smart Car
Peugeot
Sony
Amazon
Energizer
McDonald’s
Big Brothers Big Sisters

Notice

Muse by Clio

Forbes

Sustainable Brands

Advertising Week

AdAge

Adweek

Cannes Lion

D&AD

One Show

The Clios

Jay Chiat Strategy Awards

Cannes Lion

D&AD

One Show

The Clios

Jay Chiat Strategy Awards

Recommendations

Gareth Kay

Former Chief Strategy Officer, Goodby Silverstein & Partners

The world needs more people like Tim Galles. 

Curious. Generous. Open and collaborative. Razor sharp. Broad interests coupled with exquisite taste. He's proof of the saying that to be interesting, you need to be interested.

Tim's thinking about, and advocacy of, the 'Whole Brand' is (unfortunately) much needed in a world of fragmented brands and organizations riddled with silos. His ability to bring simple yet provocative thinking, case studies and data driven evidence builds a clear case for brands as true organizing ideas, not simply superfluous window dressing.

Graham Wood

Co-Founder, Tomato 

Tim is unusual in the field he works in, particularly because he's actually capable of thinking, making and doing. Very rare.

He's also actually properly inspiring (instead of "look at the latest Seth Godin quote i found" inspiring) because he can read, experience and understand things that intrigue him, and then use that experience and understanding to fuel the work he makes and the things he says and does, which in turn is infectious amongst those who are fortunate enough to work with him. 

He doesn't discriminate between methods, process, concept, media, production and dissemination; everything is a possibility. He does not limit himself to worn notions and roles and because of this he makes things for people (rather than his folder or committees at awards), and people respond to those things. Most often with joy.

I hope I'm fortunate enough to work with him again one day.

Patrick Palmer

Managing Director, Purple Strategies

Tim is like the fine aged bourbon of creative and strategic minds. Raw ideas enter the top of his incomparable mental filter and emerge polished, nuanced, intelligently conceived, beautifully designed, and perfectly honed - yet still pure and potent down to the last detail. I'm not sure if it's that Tim sees things the rest of us don't see, or whether he just labors harder at his craft than most of us will, but I've not worked with a better conceptual thinker or more generous collaborator than Tim Galles.

Bill Hickman

Former Chief Growth Officer, Leo Burnett

Tim is the ultimate creative problem-solver. His thoughtful approach and incredible attention to detail and nuance made him an ideal partner of mine for more than two years. His work ethic and collaborative nature made working with him a joy and I would highly recommend his inclusion in any and all types of projects.

Meagan Dexter

Global Brand Strategy Lead, Spotify

There are so many wonderful things to say about Tim, it is hard to decide where to start. In short: I owe my career to him. He was my first industry mentor, my biggest advocate when I set my mind on moving to New York, and a person I still call on today when a problem requires a truly thoughtful mind. He makes strategy feel artful, and I hope to have a career as purposeful and inspired as his.