About

Designing solutions that help businesses thrive —
and teams grow.

Twenty-plus years in the digital space, leading brand strategy, eCommerce, and content-driven experiences for B2C and B2B brands at every scale.

Annalisa Agoston

Path

I spent a decade leading award-winning digital strategy at Mattel, scaling Barbie.com from 2M to 33M users and helping launch the company's first direct-to-consumer brand experience.

From there I went to Guidance Solutions, where I led creative for brands including James Perse, Sol Girl, Robert Graham, Johnny Was, Five Below, Intex, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Yamaha Music Soft, Ergo Baby, Kate Somerville, Trish McEvoy, Drybar, Benefit Cosmetics, Nature Made, King Arthur Baking, and more — many of which were recognized as best-in-class for design and commerce.

Most recently, I led digital design at OneMagnify, where I directed the brand relaunch that drove a 70% lift in organic search and 100%+ growth in website leads.

The work

I focus on brand strategy, leading teams, and delivering outstanding creative solutions for eCommerce B2C, B2B, and content-driven sites. The constant thread across every engagement is using empathy-led design to bridge ambiguity and growth — translating business complexity into clear, intuitive, high-converting experiences.

I build and scale design systems and toolkits that let teams move faster without losing brand quality, and I partner closely with marketing and sales as part of the growth team — a role I shaped at Guidance Solutions and at OneMagnify, where creative leadership and revenue strategy lived side by side.

What I believe

Four principles that show up in every project.

Good design solves a problem.

Design is not art and it isn't subjective. Every decision earns its place against a clearly defined audience need.

Teams own their work.

I lead by giving teams ownership of their projects — the empowerment to grow, the trust to ship, and the support to learn.

Honesty over hierarchy.

Hard conversations done well move the work forward. I'd rather have the real exchange than the comfortable one.

Quality is the contract.

Whether the client is Fortune 500 or a single founder, the work has to be worth what they're paying — and what they're betting on.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Design
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Cum Laude

Leadership Certificate
University of Michigan

Awards

W3 Awards (Gold & Silver) · Webby Honoree · Web Excellence Awards · AVA Digital (Platinum) · Web Marketing Association · Matty Award · Communication Arts Magazine feature

Outside the work

Based in Redondo Beach, California. Looking for the next role that lets me bring brand strategy, growth thinking, and team leadership together — and that's flexible enough for travel and ski adventures when the slopes are calling.

Get in touch

Selected Brands

Beauty
Anastasia Beverly Hills Drybar Benefit Cosmetics Kate Somerville Trish McEvoy Murad T3 Micro
Fashion & Apparel
James Perse Robert Graham Johnny Was Vince Camuto Hudson Jeans TravisMathew K-Swiss City Chic Max Studio Hammitt Bombshell Sol Girl Evereve Burlington Foot Locker Montana Silversmith
Health, Wellness & Supplements
Nature Made Tru Niagen BrainMD Modere Milan Laser Aspen Medical Dragon Herbs Gold Bio Vector Labs
Home, Lifestyle & Family
King Arthur Baking Intex Munchkin Ergo Baby Snake River Farms Catalina Crunch Santa Monica Seafood Stater Bros Wally's Wine Five Below Relax The Back Thermomix AccuQuilt Annie's Attic Plaid Dovetail Furniture Mancini Sleepworld Summit Hut Miles Kimbal Gifts for Good Farmer Boy Rubies Costume Company
Toys, Entertainment & Media
Mattel Barbie BarbieGirls Pop Cultcha Sideshow Hearst Media Universal Music Fandango Hoonigan
Tech, Auto, B2B & Enterprise
OneMagnify Yamaha Musicsoft Universal Audio Fitbit Ford Motor Company Valvoline Midea International Trucking Caltech USPS Waste Management Granite Partners Connect Invest First American Rio Grande Reinders Toro AOP Pedsmrkt