Jared Lukes. Start here

The work, the role, and what changed

Case studies.

Each one says what the situation was, what I did myself, and what changed, with the numbers sourced. More are coming as clients sign off on naming the results. The rest of the work is in the portfolio.

Lukes & Lukes · 2026

From a new LLC to the first call in 90 days.

How I built the brand and search presence for a new appraisal firm, from LLC to first call in 90 days, then to Bing Copilot citations near 2,000.

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Quartz Importers MN · 2024 to now

A quartz importer's whole market, mapped in 30 days.

An AI agent platform and knowledge graph that took in a quartz supplier's whole market in about 30 days, so sales could see it in 3D.

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HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · 2020 to 2021

Twelve categories down to seven, and users trusted it more.

Taxonomy research for HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams: navigation cut from twelve categories to seven, utilities from six to two, and user confidence up 13%.

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U.S. Asset Appraisals · 2020

A hand-drawn brand for a national appraisal firm.

How I drew the U.S. Asset Appraisals mark by hand, built the sitemap, and wrote the site in one week in 2020, and why the mark is still in use in 2026.

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U.S. Bank · 2019 to 2020

The U.S. Bank mortgage funnel, rebuilt.

How I directed a multidisciplinary team through a UX revamp of U.S. Bank's education-heavy mortgage sales funnel, with tracked metrics up 5% to 45%.

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BMW Technology Corporation · 2018

A service design sprint at BMW that changed the plan.

How a three-day service design sprint on BMW's EV charging and range work surfaced two features the Munich product owners chose over the original plan.

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Phillips Beverage Co. · 2002

The Phillips UV site, a One Show Merit in 2002.

How a two-person digital team at Olson built the Phillips UV vodka site, a One Show 2002 Interactive Merit, for a launch with no TV, print, or outdoor.

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