See what an AI COO sees in your business.
Drop your website. Our AI reads your homepage live and shows you what is working, what is costing you customers, and the first move to fix it. This is the read we run before every engagement.
Your read is private. We never share it.
A recent read went to a commercial GC building for Paramount and Optum. Ten days later we were building their operating system.
Someone from the studio reviews your read and follows up. No spam.
New York · Founded 2006 · NMSDC Certified MBE
Great
Breads
There are no secrets. There are systems.
One accountable studio from brand to software to production. We design the identity, build the platform, and hand you an operating system that keeps working after launch.
Your business, running.
Most studios hand you deliverables. We hand you RunOrrery, our AI Business Operating System: pipeline, communications, approvals, and reporting, working around the clock after launch. Built in-house. Running our own studio first.
AI agents draft outreach, chase invoices, watch deadlines, and prep briefs, every night.
Nothing external ships unreviewed. A verification layer checks facts, voice, and consent first.
One approval queue. Ten minutes with coffee, and the whole day’s work is reviewed.
Built once. Never templated.
Every engagement runs through the same proprietary system, and no two clients ever share a result. This is Design DNA.
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DNA
We extract the brand’s genetic code before touching a single pixel: voice, palette, type, motif, and the rules for using them. Built once per client. Owned by you.
- Brand strategy & positioning
- Identity system & standards
- Voice & messaging rules
- The Design DNA document itself
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Build
Everything the brand needs to exist in the world, produced under one roof, digital and physical, by the same accountable team that wrote the DNA.
- Websites, ecommerce & custom software
- Campaign creative & content systems
- Print, packaging & collateral
- Custom apparel & branded goods, cut & sew to spec
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Operate
Launch is the beginning, not the deliverable. RunOrrery, our AI Business Operating System, runs pipeline, communications, and reporting after the work ships.
- AI agents working nightly, human-approved
- Pipeline, invoicing & follow-up automation
- Morning briefs: revenue, risk, next action
- A system that compounds, not a file that ages
Two rooms.
One studio.
The Studio
Brand identity, websites, and operating systems for founders, agencies, and institutional clients. From concept to launch.
Work With the StudioPublic Sector
Design-led services for government and institutional clients, comprehensive plans, reports, and public communications; brand and web systems; and Section 508 / WCAG-accessible documents.
View CapabilitiesWhat I got exceeded every expectation.
I came to Mark Riley and Great Breads Studio needing a full rebrand, a redesigned website, and help setting up funnels and automation for my business.
What stood out most was Mark’s knowledge of the entire process, he wasn’t just a designer. He understood branding strategy, how automation connects to the customer journey, and how to use AI tools to work smarter and faster. That combination is rare.
Here’s what impressed me most: the website was completed in less than a week. Now, I’ll be honest, that speed happened because I committed to getting him everything he needed quickly. But Mark matched that energy and then some. He moved fast without cutting corners.
The rebrand now represents who I am and what my business stands for at the highest level. The funnels and automation are set up to work while I’m not working, which is exactly what I needed.
If you are a speaker, coach, consultant, or entrepreneur who needs someone who understands both the creative side and the business side of your brand, Mark Riley is your person. Don’t hesitate.
A working studio.
In addition to recently shipped work, the studio is currently building brand systems for clients across apparel, skincare, food and culture, and family legacy. Selected new work below.
Studio writing, in motion.
The House is the cultural arm of Great Breads, long-form video, written breakdowns, and dispatches on what it takes to build a brand in this era. New work publishing as it ships.
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