At Bevel we take pride in our people; the basis of what we do everyday to build category leading, mission-driven brands through unmatched loyalty, accountability, and strategic thinking. Join us as we get to know the team that makes this all possible.

Q: Nneka, where is your favorite place in New York?

A: I’m obsessed with Domino Sugar Park on the Williamsburg waterfront and I also like rainy days at the Brooklyn Museum.

Q: Has there been an event during your time at Bevel that you have particularly enjoyed?

A: Loved having The Block’s Frank Chaparro in the office for a fireside chat.

Q: I know you’re a big reader, what is your favorite book?

A: I just reread Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom. She has a brilliant way with words. It’s the kind of story you feel in your bones. Last week I finished Anxious People for the first time, which was a fun and twisted mystery from Swedish author Fredrik Backman.

Q: What has been your favorite travel destination?

A: Ooo that’s an impossible one to answer! Zanzibar has some of my favorite beaches and vibes. Hong Kong is one place that keeps me coming back — It has everything I love: mountains, water, lush greenery, and bustling, frenzied city. Immaculate vibes all around.

Q: What’s your favorite food? Do you have a go-to spot in New York?

A: I go to the taco truck down the block from my apartment probably three or four days a week, so… I always love a tasting menu though, and may or may not be described as “the queen of restaurant week” among my friends.

A: My sweet black cat Willow! Next month marks 7 years since I got her!

Q: What’s something that I haven’t asked that not many people may know about you?

A: I’m a dedicated fan of all things Real Housewives and the Bravo Cinematic Universe.

Get to Know the Bevel Team: Nneka Etoniru, Senior Director

As we approach Labor Day Weekend and prepare for the excitement in the fall, our Bevel team recapped what was most memorable for them over these last few summer months.

Kicking it off in June, we were excited to have our first in-person Bevel Books and Bourbon event at Bevel’s favorite wine bar in Tribeca: L’entree. The evening consisted of a conversation between Red Antler co-founder Emily Heyward and 

 contributor Gabby Shacknai as the two discussed the foundations of building a brand that is memorable for the consumer.

As we moved through the summer, our team enjoyed team outings to Grand Banks on the Hudson River as well as workout classes at Coreology in Los Angeles. Our summer events all built up to our first LA Tech Week party where we hosted founders, investors, and conference attendees for a tapas happy hour.

Senior Associate, Alyssa Lyles shared, "The energy at LA Tech Week was a great reminder of the potential of the industry. With so much going on, it was exciting to see what all the great minds in the LA area are innovating towards and meet the people that are creating the next big thing. It’s an amazing feeling to know that Bevel is working in conjunction with these individuals."

As summer comes to a close, we are excited to continue the momentum and see everyone in September!



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Bevel Summer Recap

Following Peloton’s PR meltdown? Our Founder and Executive Chair, Jessica Schaefer, discusses all things crisis communications in her recent interview with Daniel Scrivner for the Outliers Academy podcast. 

As a master at navigating a state of panic, Jessica walks through her career in communications for leading technology and venture capital companies and shares the tricks of the trade that she learned along the way. 

Outliers Academy – Crafting a Business Narrative with Jessica Schaefer

Last month, we gathered our founders, CEOs, the media and close friends to celebrate Bevel’s 5th anniversary at Lavan541 in New York City. Together, we’ve shared five incredible years of connecting with extraordinary industry leaders, trips to conferences around the world and building our expansive Bevel network.

Since launching in 2017, we've opened three offices in New York, LA and Miami, and grew our team to over 30 members.

To-date, five of our clients have had successful exits, and nearly 50% of the firm’s client portfolio is female-led. Throughout the pandemic, in particular, we experienced 269% growth. We’ve expanded our client base to include crypto, web3, consumer brands and entertainment, in addition to our fintech and venture capital clients that have been with us since the very beginning.

We’re eternally grateful for the endless support over the past five years, and can’t wait for what’s to come. Thank you to the incredible Bevel team, and our clients, friends, family and supporters. Here’s to five more!

Bevel's 5th Anniversary Gala!

We’re excited to announce that Bevel is representing Curio Cards in a first-of-its-kind live auction with Christie’s auction house this Friday, October 1st. Noah Davis, Head of Digital Sales and NFT specialist at Christie’s auction house is making history with the first live sale of an NFT on Ethereum. 

"While many believe CryptoPunks was the earliest NFT project, it was actually this 2017 historical blockchain project, Curio Cards, that holds that title"

Curio Cards were rediscovered and recently brought mainstream. They are now officially recognized as the first NFT art collection on Ethereum. One extremely rare full set of Curio Cards, made up of 31 individual NFTs, is up for auction at Christie’s this week. This is the first piece of art sold by a major auction house that will be bid on live and paid for in Ethereum.

A few notable members are included as a part of the project such as Gary Vee, (Curio Card Full Set Owner, entrepreneur and NFT expert), Adam McBride, (NFT archaeologist), and Daryl Morey, (President of the Philadelphia 76ers and Curio Card Full Set Owner).

Want to know what makes the Curio Cards sale special in the NFT space, how Curio Cards are paving the way for NFTs sold on Ethereum, and the future of NFTs and digital art in esteemed live auction sales? The Christie’s sale will be 

livestreamed starting at 9:30am ET on Friday, October 1st.

Bevel Represents Curio Cards, First NFT on Ethereum

On May 3rd, one of Bevel’s first clients, the “Pioneer” and “Grandfather” of Venture Capital, Alan Patricof, released his memoir No Red Lights: Reflections on Life, 50 Years in Venture Capital and Never Driving Alone. 

Alan is a true "Poster Boy" for the ageless generation. 

His message is: If I can do it, so can you. He's lived such an exciting, multifaceted life, combining his love of arts, politics, theater and public service without sacrificing family and business success.  

As part of Bevel’s Executive Profiling Division, we created and executed a multimedia launch campaign for the launch of No Red Lights. Campaign elements included promoting pre-order and post-launch book sales, utilizing social channels to connect with Alan's audience, activating a personal website and promotional video for the book, and organizing a hybrid in-person and virtual media tour.

Read his profile in the Wall Street Journal 

See photos from Alan’s launch party at Michael’s Restaurant in New York City below.

Alan Patricof's Book Launch

Investing app Acorns taps ‘choppy’ private markets at $1.9 billion valuation after scrapping SPAC

Why neobank Lili is putting women freelancers first

Public appoints first independent board members, details 2021 user growth

This February 2022, I am beyond thrilled that we will be celebrating Bevel’s five year anniversary. Founding and growing Bevel has been one of my most rewarding personal and professional experiences. The opportunity to interact with and build strategies for the technology evangelists of our century is an honor – and, for the very first time in any job, I haven’t been bored.

Our lesson from last year was to “never waste a crisis,” and this year Bevel doubled down on this mandate and continued to grow our business at a rapid pace. Over the course of the year, as a reflection of our reputation and success, we have signed a number of new clients that are high-profile leaders and category creators, with a growing waitlist of companies eager to work with us in 2022. In part due to our hard work, four of Bevel’s clients have recently had successful exits to Robinhood, Coinbase (x2) and TradingView. Another area of focus has been our SPAC-related media and investor relations strategies for our high-profile clients that are in the process of going public. Meanwhile, our seed stage clients grew into multi-billion dollar companies. We’ve also launched an influencer, social and paid marketing practice to provide an end-to-end communications service.

On the Bevel team side, we continued to search for and hire the best talent from a variety of industries. We have tripled the size of our team, with the goal of being a team of 50 by the end of next year. Our success in this last year has been evident in our numbers–in terms of both revenue and employee growth. Bevel’s revenue has grown over 65% year over year.

A Year-End Message from Our Executive Chair

Savings app Acorns hires former Amazon executive as president, says crypto investing is coming

This company sold a copy of ‘Super Mario Bros.’ for $2 million. NFTs and a Triceratops skull could be next

No More Shuffleboard. New VC Firm Targets Aging Boomers.

Our team of influencers specialize in creating breakthroughs between clients and their target audiences.

The Team

We provide a full range of solutions to help companies articulate their values and build lasting brands. Through unmatched loyalty, accountability, and strategic thinking, we build our clients into category leading companies.

We build category leading, mission-driven brands through unmatched loyalty, accountability, and strategic thinking.

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accountability,

strategic thinking

We build category leading, mission-driven brands through unmatched
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accountability,
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strategic thinking
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