Tool Belt
Nothing beats the convenience of a tool belt – everything you need to construct a solution right at your fingertips. For ToolStudios, that ToolBelt consists of a small, but accomplished core team. This team brings a broad range of talents to the table, making it possible to plan and execute projects both large and small. From creative direction to design details, our Toolbelt features select professionals from all disciplines.
And, we’re all friends – we work closely together to efficiently complete projects. No automated messages or extensions. Just friendly, responsive support.
Charles Bell
Owner | Creative Director | Senior Consultant
PRE-TOOL & LIFE IN GENERAL spyder active sports (where I found what I was thanks to david jacobs) // bungee jumping company - traveled the world throwing people out of balloons, cranes, & towers. i only jumped five times and that was simply to impress a girl I would never end-up landing anyway. in short - young and dumb // three kids, aged 24, 8, and 2. what the @#$% was i thinking? WHY TOOL? dad warned me that once you start, you can’t stop // can’t get off the ride // for the past 10 years, I have done what I was meant to do and I still can’t get off the ride WARDROBE? wife makes me // hand-me-downs from my rich nephew // jeans CREATIVITY IS ... for all the meds I take, the moods I go through, and the dyslexia I have, it is what I gave-up to be creative. creativity to me is me. it is just who I am and a rare find for those who embrace me WORDS OF WISDOM know what you know and hire the best for the rest WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, OR FALL? fall
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RAFIQ PREMJI
CTO | Consultant
PRE-TOOL & LIFE IN GENERAL poker master & motorcycle racer guy // now i fall from the sky WHY TOOL? it’s the only place i can be paid to be a dj under the guise of “cto” WARDROBE? i don’t have a “why” - prana is comfortable CREATIVITY IS ... infinite nature WORDS OF WISDOM how come we only ask ourselves the really big questions when something bad happens? WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, OR FALL? the blackness of night and the light of day
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Nathalie Wilson
Organizational Doyen
PRE-TOOL & LIFE IN GENERAL chicago ad industry, eg, grey, hcl, edelman // stage mom with a kid who rocks shakespeare // irrational fear of natural disasters WHY TOOL? working at tool is like existing within a salvador dali painting: it’s absolutely brilliant, but makes very little sense to the observer // i have the best view of franklin street in all of niwot WARDROBE? black & white everything // it makes me feel sass-ee! CREATIVITY IS ... freedom WORDS OF WISDOM as long as you do the right thing, you never have to explain yourself to anyone - ever WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, OR FALL? i'm norwegian - winter
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Jessica Dooley
Frontside Master
PRE-TOOL & LIFE IN GENERAL proud mom - kiddo is turning 19 and giving me 19,000 grey hairs // creative geek - degree in fine arts with an emphasis in printmaking, minor in multimedia design, from an entire family of engineers came my geek side; self-taught all of my web-based skills // insatiable appetite for arts - music, movies, gallery, you name it! WHY TOOL? i was recruited, taken away to a more brilliant land ... // the continuos challenge // tool is cool! WARDROBE? shopping addiction // i love colors and patterns CREATIVITY IS ... salvador-freakin-dali WORDS OF WISDOM don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t follow your dreams, if they try, enjoy proving them wrong! WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, OR FALL? spring & summer
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Joe Seago
Copywriter/Social Media Master
PRE-TOOL & LIFE IN GENERAL worked for obama 2008 campaign, among several other political campaigns and political organizations in and around the midwest, nyc, and d.c. // grew-up on computers and taught myself html in elementary school when aol was cool // avid reader, strong writer, and aspiring (a.k.a. failed) poet with a relentless passion for the written word WHY TOOL? working for charlie is like working for don draper - a more funny, less liquored don draper WARDROBE? black slip-on dress shoes and jeans- seriously casual and always versatile // long sleeves - always long sleeves // zip-up hoodies ftw CREATIVITY IS ... a spider web WORDS OF WISDOM perseverance: a failsafe rule for personal and professional fulfillment WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, OR FALL? fall
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Alyson Bell
Director of Finance
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Beckie Scruggs
Writer/SEO Specialist
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Gina Hodgeson
Graphic Desinger
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James Schlichting
Graphic Designer
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