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Runner & Shadow

We partner with the people who ask: “Why not?”

We work with early-stage teams that are moving fast and figuring things out as they go.

Some are still shaping their first deck. Others are already live and looking to grow without losing the plot. Wherever you are, we come in early, get to the core of what matters, and help build the structure around it.

We plug into your team like
 an extension of it.

No long onboarding, no bloated process. Just clear thinking, fast decisions, and work that ships. You’ll work with people who’ve built brands, run campaigns, handled chaos, and know what it takes to bring an idea into the world, without needing five follow-ups to get there.

Building Brand Narratives

We help you figure out what your company stands for and how to express it: in words, visuals, and behaviour. This isn’t about coming up with taglines. It’s about giving your team and your audience a shared understanding of who you are, what problem you’re solving, and how you want to be remembered. We work closely with founders to shape this thinking into sharp, usable frameworks that guide decisions across the board.

Identity & Design Systems

We help you figure out what your company stands for and how to express it: in words, visuals, and behaviour. This isn’t about coming up with taglines. It’s about giving your team and your audience a sharedunderstanding of who you are, what problem you’re solving, and how you want to be remembered. We work closely with founders to shape this thinking into sharp, usable frameworks that guide decisions across the board.

Websites & Digital Builds

Your website does the talking for you 24/7. We design a digital experience that is purpose-built and perfectly tailored to your stage of growth. Whether it’s a simple landing page or a full build, the entire experience is intentionally structured to serve your specific goals, ensuring your online presence is a powerful tool for growth, not just a catalog of what you do.

We support your go-to-market with the kind of presence that feels true to your brand and useful to your users. That might mean designing a launch campaign, activating a small set of creators, building out your first content pipeline, or planning something entirely new. We work with you to show up in the right places, clearly and consistently, without wasting time on what doesn’t matter.

Marketing & GTM Support

Fast-growing teams need more than great ideas, they need a strong foundation. We specialize in designing the operational architecture that brings clarity and structure to your brand. We build the internal systems that keep all your teams running smoothly as you scale. Our goal is to design systems that are so intuitive, they make themselves obsolete. We empower your team with the tools and structure to run things well on their own, ensuring your brand can grow sustainably and with confidence.

Operational Design 

We help you understand your category, your users, and how your product fits into both. That includes competitor scans, user language mapping, positioning frameworks, and brand audits. But also just asking the right questions and finding patterns that help you decide what to say, where to say it, and why it matters. It’s insight that is meaningful and actionable.

Research & Positioning

Northern Lights

We help you figure out what your company stands for and how to express it: in words, visuals, and behaviour. This isn’t about coming up with taglines. It’s about giving your team and your audience a shared understanding of who you are, what problem you’re solving, and how you want to be remembered. We work closely with founders to shape this thinking into sharp, usable frameworks that guide decisions across the board.

Narrative & Brand Thinking

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Identity & Design Systems

We believe a great brand isn't a static asset but a dynamic system, a living blueprint for how you look, sound, and communicate. We design this system from the ground up, creating a visual and verbal identity that is not only impactful but also incredibly intuitive for your team to use. It's a comprehensive framework that ensures your brand's voice is consistent across every single touchpoint, from your website to your social channels.

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Websites & Digital Build

Your website does the talking for you 24/7. We design a digital experience that is purpose-built and perfectly tailored to your stage of growth. Whether it’s a simple landing page or a full build, the entire experience is intentionally structured to serve your specific goals, ensuring your online presence is a powerful tool for growth, not just a catalog of what you do.

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Marketing & GTM Support

We support your go-to-market with the kind of presence that feels true to your brand and useful to your users. That might mean designing a launch campaign, activating a small set of creators, building out your first content pipeline, or planning something entirely new. We work with you to show up in the right places, clearly and consistently, without wasting time on what doesn’t matter.

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We help you understand your category, your users, and how your product fits into both. That includes competitor scans, user language mapping, positioning frameworks, and brand audits. But also just asking the right questions and finding patterns that help you decide what to say, where to say it, and why it matters. It’s insight that is meaningful and actionable.

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Research, Positioning & Insight

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Operational Design for Growth

Fast-growing teams need more than great ideas, they need a strong foundation. We specialize in designing the operational architecture that brings clarity and structure to your brand. We build the internal systems that keep all your teams running smoothly as you scale. Our goal is to design systems that are so intuitive, they make themselves obsolete. We empower your team with the tools and structure to run things well on their own, ensuring your brand can grow sustainably and with confidence.

Why SOR

Embedded Execution

We work like an extension of your team. We ask the right questions, make decisions with you, and get the work done without slowing things down

Early-Stage Focus

We understand what matters when you’re still building your product, story, and systems. We help you move quickly without losing the thread.

Multidisciplinary Team

Brand, communication, design, research, digital, and ops. Our team is built to handle real startup work, where no problem is ever just one thing.

Output That Works

Everything we deliver is made to be used by a growing team. We focus on sustainable solutions that will make processes smoother in the long run.

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