Blaine Casanave

Founder and creative lead: Blaine founded and operates Levitate Studio, a boutique creative/real‑estate media studio that produces photography, videography and evolving 3D/virtual staging services for luxury listings — combining an eye for architecture with production and client-facing sales. compasscaliforniablog+1

Partnerships and business development specialist: Across roles (VP of Business Development at Levitate, Director of Partnerships at SMASH and other client-facing positions) Blaine has focused on building partnerships, closing deals, and scaling program and revenue relationships for both mission-driven organizations and commercial services. himalayas+1

Product & UX-oriented practitioner: Early product/UX experience (product design at Lucidworks, a General Assembly UX background and published product-focused writing) shows strengths in user research, product thinking and translating customer needs into product experiences. medium+1

Strategy and operations foundation from consulting: Prior consulting experience at Deloitte (strategy & operations) provides a foundation in process, program delivery and cross‑functional stakeholder management that informs later startup and partnership work. himalayas+1