We help businesses evolve & navigate growth without losing their heart & soul.

From initial strategy to flawless execution, we bring clarity and creativity to complex brand challenges.

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Your products are mini-brands with the power to turn customers into loyalists. From naming and messaging to packaging, we build bold, flexible systems that stand out, tell your story, and scale beautifully as you grow.
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Need a fresh take, fast? Our creative sprints deliver a burst of focused design to help teams ideate quicker and get unstuck. We deliver a range of possibilities to react to, test, and build on, so you can decide where to focus next with confidence.
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Unlock big picture thinking and generate fresh ideas to invigorate leadership teams, build alignment, and deliver quick wins and kickstart momentum. Types of workshops include creative brainstorming sessions, team building, and focus groups. We tailor our workshops based on your brand and business goals.
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For purpose-driven businesses with talented marketers and designers, we fortify in-house teams by providing experienced creative leadership and strategic direction during key moments of growth. Consulting engagements can be structured as short or long-term to align with the goals, culture, and needs of your business.
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We’re something else entirely.

We’re small by design. Susan and Katie lead every project from start to finish, which means we’re investing in your success every step of the way. We started R+W to do work we’re proud of with people we admire, and to bring a more empathy to business. Meet the team that could become your secret to greater success.

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Explore results we’re proud of.

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A rebrand built to inspire action and impact

VBSR’s revamped brand better expresses what has always been true: Together, Vermont businesses can be a force for positive social and environmental impact.

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Bars of Lake Champlain Chocolates in packaging designed and branded by Ruthless and Wellington arranged in a colorful swirl. — Driving growth by design in a fiercely competitive space

Lake Champlain Chocolates challenged us unify their two signature chocolate bar lines into 20 total skus while strengthening their brand position, all within an incredibly short timeline.

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Unifying a legacy of transformative moments

The Flynn Center for the Perfoming Arts needed to evolve to attract more, and new, audiences. Learn how we reinvigorated this cultural icon from the inside out.

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