Brett Yancy Collins

Brett Yancy Collins, an award-winning digital designer, and entrepreneur with extensive experience in the digital space. Collins has worked as a chief technology officer, product developer, usability expert, chief marketing officer, and eCommerce developer across various industries and verticals. After studying graphic design at the University of Hartford, Collins founded counterspace, a digital strategy firm that has been a NYC agency's dirty little secret.

Collins enjoys speaking and lecturing about the web, typography, technology, and design, and teaching digital typography. His hands-on knowledge and experience span across numerous industries such as finance, fashion, architecture, health, music, entrepreneurship, non-profit, small business, green business, B2B, publishing, and education.

Throughout his career, Collins has received numerous awards and accolades, including designing the animation for the largest digital screen globally, architecting and designing a global hedge fund dashboard and CMS, building the largest typography timeline in the world, and envisioning, architected, and designing an innovative publishing platform.

His background spans a wide range of organizations, including serving as the Director Of Operations at Badger Swim Club, Founder at Local Taste, SVP Product Development at Open Road Integrated Media Inc., Design Director at The Works, creative director/designer at motivo, interactive monkey at Studiomotiv, designer at Ignition interactive, and intern at Z100 Radio.