Stop Wasting Time & Money On Forgettable Marketing
30 Minutes w/ David
30 min • Free
Most go-to-market strategies are built around what companies want to say—not what buyers actually need to hear.
The result? Confused customers. Wasted marketing spend. A brand buyers scroll past, forget, or ignore entirely. This isn’t just a marketing problem—it’s a growth problem only the c-suite can solve.
My mission is to help you and your team define a modern, buyer-first growth strategy you can execute—one that resonates, converts and positions your brand as the clear category leader.
I'll show you a go-to-market approach that builds a brand buyers instinctively trust and remember.
Lead Your Category With
a Story That Sells.
Most go-to-market strategies are built around what companies want to say—not what buyers actually need to hear.
The result? Confused customers. Wasted marketing spend. A brand buyers scroll past, forget, or ignore entirely. This isn’t just a marketing problem—it’s a growth problem only the c-suite can solve.
My mission is to help you and your team define a modern, buyer-first growth strategy you can execute—one that resonates, converts and positions your brand as the clear category leader.
I'll show you a go-to-market approach that builds a brand buyers instinctively trust and remember.
Don't hire David Schafer. You may end up regretting it. He's too good. Too experienced, too smart, too inspiring. He'll push and challenge you every day. He'll make you better than you should be.
Colin Michael Ayres
Executive Creative Director
Dave is a rare breed of mastered creatives. He has an outstanding command of both creative and strategy. From digital to TV and everything in between he has skillfully and artfully created success campaigns, whether it has been for overarching brand awareness to the launch of entertainment properties. Additionally, Dave manages with a great sense of autonomy for his team. Top notch all the way.
Val Aveni
Vice President, Social Media and Brand Strategy at MGM
Dave is a no-ego, hard-working, pragmatic, collaborative team member… great with clients, great managing his own team and great collaborating with his peers.
John Hartman
Award Winning Marketing & Technology Executive
Dave was always fantastic to work with and I highly recommend him. He can take an idea and help turn it into a reality by focusing and inspiring a creative team with wit, charm and insight. He instinctively knows how to uncover a story and realize the promise of a brand creatively.
Dean Hollander
Co-Founder / CEO at Perfect
Don Draper and Jim Morrison walk into a bar. The cocktail the bartender makes in honor of both of them is called "a David Schafer". You know the best concert you've ever been to but can't figure out how to describe it to your friends? That's called a David Schafer…
Jessica D'Elena-Tweed
Faculty of Visual Arts, UC San Diego
Dave is magic -- a gifted creative thinker and doer with an unusual blend of eloquence, intelligence and charisma. He's a natural leader, mostly because of his ability to solve problems and effectively communicate solutions. As well, he's a damn fine writer. One of the best creative guys I've ever worked with.
Barry Kessel
President, Chief Marketing Officer at KESSEL
Dave is a brilliant creative, intuitive, has demonstrated strong leadership and management skills. He is also a family man, fair tennis player and can fix your guitar, how cool is that.
Christopher Kelly
GM / RAPP