EXEGER: TRANSFORMING TECHNOLOGY INTO CULTURAL MOVEMENT



REPOSITIONING A HARDWARE BREAKTHROUGH AS A CULTURAL MOVEMENT.





ROLE: SENIOR CREATIVE STRATEGIST (STRATEGY & CONCEPT)

WORK: STRATEGIC NARRATIVE, CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT, PR CAMPAIGNS, EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVATIONS

OUTCOME: INNOVATION → BELIEF → ECOSYSTEM ALIGNMENT




CONTEXT - THE PROBLEM BENEATH THE PROBLEM


Powerfoyle is a scientific marvel -flexible solar cells charged by ambient light - but Exeger was trapped in the dead zone where most hardware startups die: too advanced for consumer instinct, too complex for lifestyle adoption, too subtle to explain in a sentence.

Exeger didn’t have a comms problem.
It had a category problem: solar cells aren’t emotional; battery anxiety is.

The real issue was existential:
A breakthrough with no mythology will always look like a feature.



REFRAME - THE IDEA THAT CHANGED THE RULES

Technology doesn’t become culture through specs; it becomes culture through story physics.

The reframing: Exeger is the first company in history that turns light into a universal, ambient power source - a shift as profound as electricity moving from the generator to the wall socket.

Battery anxiety isn’t a tech problem - it’s a psychological hangup. Solving it isn’t functional; it’s liberating.

Clarke gave us the language. I gave it direction. - ‘Exeger gives us access to the limitless.’

THE LEAP - THE MOVE NO ONE ELSE WOULD HAVE MADE

Instead of selling solar cells, I built a cultural belonging framework: Powerfoyle as the technology that frees humans from energy dependence - a lifestyle shift, not a lab breakthrough.

The strategic spine:
• Reframe from ‘technical advance’ to ‘universal pain solved.’
• Position sustainability not as moral obligation, but enchantment.
• Build identity, not adoption - a world where light itself becomes a power commons.
• Forge ‘complicated made simple’ as the brand’s doctrine, not a claim.

This was the leap:
Don’t just market hardware. Start a movement.



IMPACT - THE SHIFT CAUSED

The framework won the business and rewired the Powerfoyle narrative.

The work turned Exeger from ‘interesting solar tech’ into a category-defining future company, with a worldview expansive enough to scale across products, markets, and partnerships.
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EXPANDING UPON MY STRATEGY, I DEVELOPED THREE BREAKTHROUGH CAMPAIGN CONCEPTS:



THE LIVING LIGHT SHOW


Proposed a partnership with cutting-edge fashion houses CuteCircuit and Iris Van Herpen to create illuminated wearable art that would turn brand ambassadors into walking conversations. These human light installations would not just didn't just showcase the technology - they’d became Instagram-worthy moments that would dominate CES coverage. ︎︎︎






POWERPLANT™


Pitched an impossible object: a living plant that charges your phone. By transforming ordinary leaves into charging stations, we would demonstrate Powerfoyle's versatility while crafting the perfect "seeing is believing" moment for journalists. Each reporter would leave with their own personal power plant, extending the story beyond CES. ︎︎︎



X MARKS THE CHARGE


Each X would mark a theoretical infinite power source, creating a city-wide treasure hunt that got people thinking about the unlimited potential of ambient light. QR codes would connect the physical experience to digital storytelling, expanding our reach beyond the show floor. ︎︎︎