Brand Partnership Program

Like any good relationship it often begins with a spark! Sometimes we happen upon artists, entrepreneurs, executives or other like-minded makers and we know, from the start, that collaboration is meant to be.

Over the years we've structured our brand partnership program to ensure that the work engages both parties in opportunity for prosperity. This means that we have a mutual appreciation for each other, our missions and audiences are aligned and we are both investing time and resources in the spirit of sharing goodness with the world.

If you feel a spark here we'd love to hear from you.



Collaborations

Blackstone
Blackstone

When the General Manager of the Blackstone Hotel reached out to us the first week of 2023 we could not have imagined a better way to kick off a new year then to align with this beloved, iconic Chicago hospitality great!

The executive team at the Blackstone Hotel procured Occasionally Speaking fine greetings to offer as gifts to their VIP guests noting; "the aesthetic and utmost quality of the cards is the perfect match to thoughtfully thank our most treasured guests."

You Are Beautiful
You Are Beautiful

They say "birds of a feather flock together" and this could not ring more true when it comes to like minded makers Bridget Verdun from Occasionally Speaking and Matthew Hoffman from You Are Beautiful.

Both classically trained graphic designers, these artful entrepreneurs leveraged typesetting talents to fuel their respective creative callings and missions to share positive messages with the world.

In 2023 Occasionally Speaking will delight in including You Are Beautiful stickers with every Occasionally Speaking order shipped and likewise, each You Are Beautiful order shipped will include an Occasionally Speaking greeting card for you.

Vosges Haut Chocalat
Vosges Haut Chocalat

Our very first collaboration came together in 2014 when Bridget Verdun, Founder & CEO of Occasionally Speaking, was introduced to Katrina Markoff, CEO & Master Chocolatier of Vosges.

With a mutual adoration for each other's artistry and love of all things inspirational we knew decadent fine chocolate coupled with our sophisticated fine greeting cards would be a perfect match.

And a sweet pairing it was! For a number of years we produced co-branded Occasionally Speaking/Vosges Haut Chocolate greetings cards sold nationally in Vosges boutiques including two locations at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.