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About You

You have an idea.
Your vision is bigger than one team’s effort.
You want a partner, not another vendor.
(*Us too).

About Us

The name Brave People is less about who we are, or aspire to be, and more about the kind of people we want to partner with.
(*You).

2009
Brave Nu Digital is Born

Our Founder, Gabe Lopez, purchases an LLC and launches his freelance career under a bold name.

2013
Rebrand: Brave People

A clarified vision, three employees, and a new name and identity set our growth trajectory for the next decade.

2016
Digital Product Focus

We successfully take four startups from zero to one and choose to push our chips all-in on user experience.

2020
A New Model: Subscription

Hourly is dead, the world is begging for predictability, we see an opportunity for on-demand service.

2025
Tampa Nashville

Music city lures us with a familiar tune to embark on yet another vibrant, fast-growing city. Two locales, one unchanging mission.

✺ TPA    ✈   ✺ BNA

The
Brave
Way®

Guiding principles with you in mind.

Small teams with big impact.

We assemble lean, cross-disciplinary teams made up of senior talent who know how to distill complexity into clear marching orders. No unnecessary layers, just speed and quality in perfect harmony.

Partnership On-Demand.  

Working towards a shared vision, we garner knowledge, learn from experiments, and celebrate wins—together. Our collective team works in lock-step, aligning early and often. No surprises, no big reveals.

Iteration by design.

The best products are never done. Thinking long-term about what we’re collaboratively creating allows our team to build deep understanding, identify opportunities, and deliver essential outcomes.

Our process is our product.

Each engagement yields new learnings and better ways of working. We capture client feedback and use it to challenge our process and evolve our delivery. We believe there is always more to learn and improve.

Make it fun.

We embrace curiosity and a spirit of exploration in every engagement. Mastery follows passion, and passion is the currency of creativity. If it’s not fun, we’re doing it wrong.

Your Lead Team

These are the brave visionaries guiding your project teams toward innovative outcomes.

Gabe Lopez

Founder & CEO

Lana Suarez

Design Director

Amber Stansfield

Project Director
Team Member
Role
Notable
Claudia Yuen
Product Designer
World Traveler
Khadijah Khan
Project Manager
Ultimate Networker
Ben Lopez
Brand Designer
Cinephile
Lindsay Saluppo
Executive Assistant
Low-Key Author
Bryce Walker
Full Stack Developer
1st Brave Employee
Andy Weir
Product Designer
Tallest Brave Person
Maria Ingrande Mora
Content Designer
High-Key Author
Brad Douglas
Full Stack Developer
Talented Wood-Worker
Elliott Mangham
Front-end developer
Coolest Accent
Vitor Hugo Orém
No-Code Developer
Fastest Worker
Alexa Ledesma
Motion Designer
Lives Furthest Away
Evan Feliciano
Product Designer
Voted 'Most Chill'
Louis Saville
Product Designer
The Beard King
Tony Jennings
UX Researcher
Most Punctual
Andrés Moros
Product Designer
Loves Japan
Paula Santos
UX/UI Designer
Reppin' H-Town
Norton King
Product Designer
Best Glasses
Samantha Taylor
Social Media Strategist
Gen-Z Interpreter

Over the last 12 years, we’ve helped the world’s top brands build best in class experiences.

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