# QV Brands

> QV Brands (legal name: The QUO VADIS Agency, LLC) is a principal-led brand strategy consultancy founded by Rick Julian. The practice provides brand strategy, positioning, messaging, website strategy and design, and AI/search findability systems for founders, consultants, and expert-led service businesses. All strategy and direction are delivered directly by Rick Julian — not delegated to a junior team.

## Engagements

- Strategy Intensive — $3,500–$7,500, 2–3 weeks. A concentrated engagement to clarify positioning, sharpen the offer, and map the path forward. Most engagements begin here. https://www.qvbrands.com/packages
- Brand & Website Build — $8,000–$20,000+, 4–8 weeks. The full expression: strategy, messaging, identity direction, and a website written and designed to convert. https://www.qvbrands.com/packages
- Growth & Findability System — scoped by need, typically follows a Build. Search and AI-findability audit, entity/schema foundations, content strategy, conversion measurement. https://www.qvbrands.com/packages
- Ongoing Advisory — monthly, after an initial engagement. Standing strategic counsel with direct access to Rick Julian. https://www.qvbrands.com/packages

## Who this is for

Founders, consultants, expert-led service businesses, and creative entrepreneurs with a meaningful offer that is under-articulated, under-designed, or under-converting. Therapists, coaches, and healers are served through a dedicated sibling practice, Deeper Websites (see Ecosystem below), not directly by QV Brands.

## People

- Rick Julian — Founder, brand strategist, and creative director. 20+ years of experience across $500M+ in launches for clients including Coca-Cola, SAP, and the CDC. Author of THE WAY, a modern translation of the Tao Te Ching, and co-writer of the Billboard #1 jazz single "Be Beautiful." Canonical profile: https://www.rickjulian.com/ · Local profile: https://www.qvbrands.com/rick-julian

## Ecosystem

QV Brands is the parent strategic practice. Two focused sibling properties serve mental-health practitioners specifically:

- Deeper Global (deeper.global) — a structured, clinically reviewed mental-health knowledge platform. https://www.deeper.global/
- Deeper Websites (deeperwebsites.com) — search-ready practice websites and growth systems for therapists, coaches, and healers. https://deeperwebsites.com/

## Key pages

- Homepage: https://www.qvbrands.com/
- Engagements & pricing: https://www.qvbrands.com/packages
- About / how QV works: https://www.qvbrands.com/about
- Rick Julian: https://www.qvbrands.com/rick-julian
- Clients & case studies: https://www.qvbrands.com/clients
- Loopo case study: https://www.qvbrands.com/case-study/loopo
- Atlanta brand strategy practice: https://www.qvbrands.com/atlanta-brand-strategy
- Contact: https://www.qvbrands.com/contact

## Knowledge base

- Brand strategy knowledge base (definitional answers): https://www.qvbrands.com/answers
- Strategic answers for founders (growth, positioning, leadership): https://www.qvbrands.com/strategic-answers
- Blog — strategic insights on clarity, brand, and the AI era: https://www.qvbrands.com/blog