Ryan coffey
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Kinsella
Ryan Coffey is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Elevated Identity, a nationally recognized signage and branded environment company delivering turnkey interior and exterior signage across the United States. With 26 years of experience in the sign industry, Ryan leads the company's strategic vision, operations, financial management, and long-term growth.
Since day one, Ryan has built Elevated Identity from the ground up, shaping the systems, processes, and culture behind its growth into a premier provider for healthcare systems, educational institutions, senior living providers, corporate headquarters, mixed-use developments, hospitality destinations, and Fortune 500 companies nationwide.
Bringing a disciplined business mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to every project, Ryan pairs expertise in operations, project execution, and financial strategy with a belief that brand, environment, and experience are deeply connected. Alongside Co-Founder and President Mike Kinsella, he has established Elevated Identity as a forward-thinking industry leader known for integrity, responsiveness, and creating environments that elevate brands and leave lasting impressions.
Mike Kinsella is the President and Co-Founder of Elevated Identity, a nationally recognized signage and branded environment company delivering turnkey interior and exterior signage across the United States. With 16 years in the industry and a Milwaukee Business Journal 40 Under 40 honor to his name, Mike sets the company's design vision and drives the ambitious ideas behind its most distinctive work, turning concepts into completed projects that elevate the spaces they live in. That vision earned Elevated Identity the Best of Show award at the Wisconsin Sign Association's 27th Annual Sign Design Contest, selected from 127 entries for the company's interior signage at Milwaukee Tool's downtown headquarters.
A passionate entrepreneur and strategic thinker, Mike has built Elevated Identity on the principles of quality, innovation, accountability, and customer centricity, growing it from a regional sign provider into a full-service design-build organization serving businesses, healthcare systems, educational institutions, developers, and corporate brands nationwide. His expertise spans branding, environmental graphics, wayfinding, project execution, manufacturing, and construction, giving him a perspective that bridges strategy, design, and execution.
Mike believes every project is an opportunity to strengthen a client's brand and create meaningful connections between people and the built environment, helping organizations view signage not as an expense but as an investment in brand equity and experience. Alongside Co-Founder and CEO Ryan Coffey, he continues to lead the company's growth and long-term vision, advancing the role of signage as a critical part of brand strategy and positioning Elevated Identity as one of the premier signage providers in the United States.
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