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(At least a little bit)

Rebel Haiku is a marketing strategy and training dojo located in Ellicott City, MD.

Every organization struggles to train their people.
From in-house marketing staff to the next generation of leaders, training and community is essential to the growth and effectiveness of your top talent.

Invest in your people • Give them a plan • Call them to a higher level.

1 Consultancy. 3 Training Tracks

iO Culture & Talent Branding

Learn how to take your culture “inside out” to attract, retain, and engage top talent! It’s marketing meets HR x leadership.

How to develop your employee brand
Creating your unique talent value proposition
Tying together recruiting, engagement, and retention
Creating a yearling plan of alignment
Generating momentum across HR, Leadership, and Marketing
Understanding what’s working (and what’s not) in your culture
Creating a plan for going inside out with your culture
Becoming confident in your talent and engagement spend
Understanding how to measure engagement and culture

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Marketing & Strategy

The perfect off-the-shelf training program for in-house marketers and teams who wear a lot of hats. Training areas include:

Marketing strategy and planning
Measurement, baselines, and KPI’s
Goal-setting and audience development
Website performance and analytics
Content marketing
Vendor and tool selection, creating RFPs
Video for social media
Search Engine Optimization
Event planning and digital integration
Google Ads & Social Media Marketing
Design on a budget

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Leadership Development

Younger middle management teams are the lifeblood of your organization. They are the ones that set the pace for your culture and directly impact the engagement, retention, and tone of your staff. Your investment in them translates directly into your culture. This track focuses on:

Team leadership skills
Time and money management
Understanding emotional intelligence
Personal development and self-mastery
Writing and communications
Career growth and mapping
Identifying and growing other leaders
Developing growth curriculum and plans
Personal branding in a professional context

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Creative & Strategy Solutions

When we’re not training, we’re doing. Learn about the offerings and service of Rebel Haiku, the creative consultancy.

Rebel Haiku: The Creative Consultancy

Our unique training approach.

Out-of-the-Box Training

Sign up, show up, get trained. Each Rebel Haiku training program is plug-and-play with no elaborate intake, preparation, or prerequisites. It’s the simplest path to training you can find.

In-Person, Peer-Oriented

Part of the value of the in-person small group model is to establish peer support, encouragement, and collaboration. Something you won’t get from online video courses or a 1-day workshop.

Immediate Application

Everything about Rebel Haiku’s training philosophy is focused on instant application and rapid launch. All training is focused around understanding the strategy behind something and then immediately applying it.

Send one, send many. Join the #Haikrew.

Program Details

4 – 6 week flexible sessions
Virtual trainings
1-hour training + optional group support time
Discounts available for 3 attendeees or more
Battle tested templates and starters to maintain your momentum
Ask about our non-profit “pay your way” program

Your teams will be personally trained by Jon Barnes.

Behind the Haiku

Jon Barnes, CEO

With over 15 years of experience in creative communications industries, Jon has rubbed shoulders with some of the top designers, marketers, and creative gurus across multiple continents. Between his YouTube videos, workshops, and coaching sessions, Jon has inspired over 1 million young professionals across the world, giving motivational and practical guidance on identifying, clarifying, and pursuing their dreams in creative industries, entrepreneurship, and business.

Feel the Love

Jon navigated our leadership super well, leading us through a detailed process which helped us define and beef up our personal brands, and then apply his guidelines, checklists, and processes toward building a comprehensive content plan for ourselves.

Steve Smallman CEO, Fifteen4

Jon is very knowledgeable and has taken on the role of an educator amongst other things, so we can all be trained on the proper processes for our marketing plans and initiatives. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Jon and his team.

Diana Wolf, MA, BCBA, LBACo-CEO of Verbal Beginnings

The skills I learned in Jon’s class impacted real-time projects and initiatives at my organization. I’ve improved my workflow and enhanced my creativity thanks to this class. Big thanks to Jon and the Rebel Haiku team.

Katie SuttonFoundation and Grants Manager, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

Jon Barnes is the manifestation of inexhaustible enthusiasm. He gathers and inspires professionals from a spectrum of industries, disciplines, and career paths in an effort to provide transformative insight and divergent perspective… and he does it with compelling verve.

Pete BurchBoard Member, Production Club of Baltimore

Jon’s deep knowledge and insightful advice for using LinkedIn has helped us deploy our content and execute our initial on-line marketing strategy. Having an experienced guide, concrete plan and detailed roadmap makes all the difference.

Steve PimpoPrincipal, Greenhouse Consulting

As someone who aims to work smarter and not harder, I found Rebel Haiku’s marketing templates and guides super helpful and informative. Using these tools saved me valuable time and energy that I can apply to other projects and tasks.

Folakemi AweDirector of Marketing and Communications

Jon has the ability to convince you that with energy and enthusiasm – once you set your mind to something, anything is possible, and he provides the tools to help create the strategy to get you there.