Jamie Garratt, President of Idea Rebel, met Aimée Croteau, Creative Director at Idea Rebel, while they were working at Blast Radius, a globally known interactive agency. They established a great relationship from the start. When they left Blast Radius, Jamie approached Croteau to be involved in the launch of Idea Rebel. The two knew that they were complementary as a team. Garratt’s strengths lied in technical and business development, while Croteau’s strengths stemmed from her creativity. At the eve of the social media revolution, Idea Rebel was born and has been growing ever since. Garratt and Croteau’s digital knowledge and experience has allowed Idea Rebel to be recognized as a leader in Social and Mobile solutions.

For over 10 years Jamie has been involved in the development of many highly recognized brands, with a core focus on digital media. With a strong background in creating and building global teams (Canada, The United States, and Europe), it is no wonder Idea Rebel is an advancing success. As President and Strategy Lead of Idea Rebel, Jamie is responsible for providing strategic direction for the company, driving new business and working directly with external clients and internal teams to ensure the successful delivery of world-class digital experiences. However, amongst his education and work experience, he has many interests that tend to also interrelate with Idea Rebel. He is passionate in board sports, which has resulted in a life of surfing, wakeboarding, and skateboarding. His enthusiasm for these activites has led him to working with clients such as RipCurl and Quiksilver. As well, he is very involved in the music community and from time to time, you can hear his 80’s and 90’s driven music catalogue on high volume in the Vancouver office.

Idea Rebel has a small team of fifteen, but by focusing on mobile and social aspects of digital marketing, these fifteen rebels can now compete with some of the largest agencies in the world. Their small, but dynamic team of rebels allows them to adapt quickly to ever-changing demands. Their competitive advantage is unique to them; they deliver world-class solutions with a quick turn-around. Clients are given real face time unlike the lack of attention they would likely get elsewhere. Clients are given the option to speak directly with any employee, without feeling like they would be passed along to someone else. As the digital industry advances rapidly, due to Idea Rebel’s agility and size, they are able to adjust well as a team to demands and trends. Very specific to Idea Rebel is their ability to keep each project’s overhead low but maintain high quality; certainly not something every company can claim.

As the technological industry advances at a rapid speed, Idea Rebel has claimed a leading spot with world-class solutions for world-class clients and most importantly, their innovative digital agency module!