2021 Year in Review

Another year in the books.

We were able to see our team members in person again for the first time in forever. It was great to catch up with them, have some drinks, do some business planning, have some more drinks, eat pizza and have drinks, and generally feel like things are returning to normal.

We were also able to get back out into our community and continue our tradition of volunteering. We joined some of the other awesome B Corps in San Diego to help plant trees and clean up weeds in Flinn Springs County Park.

Visceral turned 15 in 2021 and we celebrated with milestone by capturing the team’s thoughts on what makes a great organization as we look forward to the future.

Living out our values is a big part of that future and we’re proud to have signed on to the Civic Alliance Joint Statement for an Orderly and Peaceful Transition of Power as well as the Joint Statement on Protecting Voting Access along with hundreds of other companies.

Highlights from our blog

Project launches in 2021

Most important is the work that we do for our clients. In 2021 we once again had the opportunity to work with some of the most amazing organizations. Here are just a few of the projects we launched.

1400 Degrees

An Anthem Silver award-winning online directory for women in physics and astronomy to connect, collaborate, and empower their brilliance.

Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego

A terrific local San Diego client. JCF combines donor-driven philanthropy, investing, and education for maximum benefit in the community.

Mixte Communications

One of our many wonderful partners. Mixed does digital marketing and public relations for changemakers.

Linda Ye and Robin Ren Family Foundation

We helped a brand new foundation establish its first brand and web presence.

EDUimages by All4Ed

A free library of photos celebrating students—and the educators who teach them—in seven schools across the United States.

SciPEP

A partnership between the Kavli Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, SciPEP empowers scientists and professionals to engage the public in basic science.

11th Hour Racing Team

A free library of photos celebrating students—and the educators who teach them—in seven schools across the United States.

Kresge Foundation 2020 Annual Report

A free library of photos celebrating students—and the educators who teach them—in seven schools across the United States.

Montana Healthcare Foundation

A free library of photos celebrating students—and the educators who teach them—in seven schools across the United States.

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

A free library of photos celebrating students—and the educators who teach them—in seven schools across the United States.

In a world where things often feel like they’re getting more difficult every day, we are continually reminded of the good people who endeavor to change things for the better, and we remain ever grateful to be part of so many great stories.

New Swag!

I’m writing this while I drink my 16th cup of coffee for the day in my sweet new Visceral-branded “Give a Damn” mug. Kudos to Mica and the design team for creating these awesome mugs for us.

ComNet Presentation

ComNet was still virtual this year, but Matthew and Allen attended, absolutely crushed a web redesign dialogue, and also did some speed dating networking.

Speaking Out

Jay spoke to a class of MBA students at USD about B Corps, social entrepreneurship, and generally how not to be a terribly unethical business.

Local B Corps Unite!

We continued to create solid working relationships with fellow B Corporations and all-around do-gooders Kelly O’Hara of Uplift Accounting, Sam Mazzeo of Better, and Henkel Smith of Offset Alliance.

Jay Buys

CEO & Co-founder

As a computer programmer turned CEO my job these days is mostly strategy and problem solving. I get to think about the problems in the world and how we can help the organizations that tackle them.

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Matthew Billingsley

Creative Director & Co-founder

I support and lead our creative efforts to ensure we deliver thoughtful and unique solutions - I’m a design communicator.

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