Strategy, creativity,
and 18 years of
brands that last.

BrandsBC Creative is founded by Sue Des Lauriers, a strategist, creative director, and brand builder with over two decades of experience helping BC businesses show up with confidence, clarity, and lasting impact.

72+

Clients Served

18+

Years in Business

7

Industry Awards

99%

Referred by Clients

Sue Des Lauriers, Founder & Creative Director, BrandsBC Creative

Two decades of building brands people connect with, remember, and feel proud of.

BrandsBC Creative was founded in 2007 with a belief that BC's most interesting businesses, the wineries, the tourism destinations, the artisan producers, and the community organizations, deserve branding as extraordinary as what they do.

Over 18 years, Sue has built brands across wine, tourism, hospitality, retail, lifestyle, food and beverage, arts, health, and community sectors. The client list spans 72 organizations across British Columbia, with work recognized in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Before founding BrandsBC Creative, Sue served as Senior Marketing Manager at Cascadia Brands, where she led the marketing and brand strategy for a portfolio of nine premium BC VQA wine brands, including Sandhill Wines, Calona Vineyards, and Copper Moon.

Following the launch of BrandsBC Creative, Sue was recruited to join Tinhorn Creek Vineyards as Director of Sales & Marketing, one of BC's most celebrated award-winning wineries. There, she led a team of more than 25 people, welcomed over 34,000 guests annually, and increased sales by 30% while helping create one of the Okanagan's most admired visitor experiences.

That deep immersion in BC's wine and hospitality industry, combined with years of agency experience, shaped everything: the strategic approach, the eye for quality, and the understanding of what it takes for a brand to earn loyalty and keep it. Today, 99% of BrandsBC's clients come through referrals, a testament to the trust built through every project.

Beyond the studio, Sue served as Vice Chair of the West Vancouver Public Art Committee, championing the arts in her community and bringing that same commitment to creativity, culture, and civic pride to every brand she builds.

Credentials

Executive Diploma, Sales & Marketing Management

University of British Columbia · 1997

Bachelor of Applied Arts, Merchandising Management

Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson) · 1993

Diploma, Fashion Merchandising

Blanche MacDonald Fashion Institute · 1989

Wine & Spirits Education Trust, Level 2

WSET · Certified

Recognized Across Canada, the US & UK

Counterprint UK, Published International Logo Design

2012 · United Kingdom

Brand Packaging Magazine USA, Realtreats Kettle Korn

2010 · United States

Global Wine Packaging & Design Competition, New York

2001 · United States

Beverage Packaging Global Design Award

2000 · International

Package Printing Excellence Award

2000 · Canada

British Columbia Wine Label Award

2002 · British Columbia

Packaging Association of Canada, PAC Award

2001 · Canada

72+ Clients. Eight Sectors.

From national retail campaigns and wine packaging to destination marketing and community communications, every project held to the same standard of strategic clarity and visual craft.

Wine, Tourism & Destination

Calona Vineyards

Copper Moon Wines

Mayhem Wines

Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country

Sandhill Vineyards

South Okanagan Wine Association

Stoneboat Piano Prosecco

Stoneboat Vineyards

Taste In The Bay

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards

Vanessa Vineyard

Food, Beverage & Hospitality

Edible Canada

Edible BC

Golden Crust Bakery

Larson Station Bistro

Mama C's

Realtreats Kettle Korn

Tree Island Yogurt

WhiteWater Cooks Sauces

Agencies & Partners

Maize T Agency

Pharos Fundraising Strategy

Cicada Systems

Canada Screens Virtual Cinema

Canadian Decorators Association

Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle

Black to Basics

Circle S

Coco Fleur

Eternal Beauty Spa

Get Dressed

Inner Garden

KMaxx

Lotusland Jewellery

Magique Fashion

Mensroom Fashion

Orchid Fashion Hair

Rocky Peak

Sonika Baby Diapers

StyleCat Interior Design

The Makeup Lady

The Mensroom

The Outlaw

Willis Harper

Home, Design & Retail

Benedicts Home & Garden

Eiffel Flowers

Limemark Stationery

Little Jots Stationery

Periwinkle Paper Designs

Revision Renovations

VanDen Bath Toys

Community, Arts & Wellness

Nanoose Bay Studio Tour

North Shore Artists Guild

Quesnel Downtown Association

Spirit Gallery

Care4You

Home Instead WV

It's Time Fitness

Peak Nutrition

Complete portfolio and full client list available on request.

Design Partners

Collaborators and creative partners whose work Sue admires and has worked alongside.

"To create a thing of beauty, to inspire and remind oneself and others that beauty is all around us, if only we learn to see."

Dale Nigel Goble, 1972–2019

A sample of the brand marks and identities created for clients across BC and beyond.

Nanoose Place logo
Nanoose Bay Studio Tour logo
Get Dressed logo
Downtown Quesnel logo
Benedicts award-winning logo
Mayhem Wines logo

72+ clients served across BC, request the full portfolio →

Strategy first. Craft always.

We don't start with aesthetics. We start with understanding, and then we make it beautiful.

We listen before we design.

Every brief starts with deep discovery. We want to know your history, your ambitions, your customers, and the feeling you want your brand to create. That foundation shapes everything.

We think in systems, not symbols.

A logo is just the beginning. We design complete brand systems, identity, voice, colour, typography, and collateral, so your brand is always consistent and always compelling.

We design for emotion.

People don't choose brands with their heads, they choose with their hearts. We design for the feeling first, the logic second. That's how lasting brands are built.

We build for longevity.

99% of BrandsBC's clients have been referred. That's not luck, it's the result of strategic thinking, quality craft, and work grounded in who the client truly is.

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Worth Being Proud Of?

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