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Brand, market & relationship development · Miami

The old guard chose profit over people.The New Garde invests in life.The old guard bet on sickcare.The New Garde invests in life.

We work with growth-stage companies at market entry, repositioning and expansion.New Garde Labs builds brand and market strategies for companies shaping the next era of human health.New Garde Labs prepares health market disruptors to compete like global brands.

Who we are

Brand and market strategy for companies shaping the next era of human health

A woman looking straight at the camera in a dark high neck top, against a plain pale wall.

01 / The New Garde view

Every medical revolution looks like a rebellion at first.Every medical revolution looks like a rebellion at first.

Science is moving faster than language, trust, and adoption

Possibilities, prevention, and positive outcomes are decades ahead of public perception.

“The market isn’t ready” is old guard doctrine.We don’t accept it.

02 / Who we partner with

For companies building what comes next.

Brand and market strategy for companies shaping the next era of human healthIntegrity-led. Growth-stage. With the conviction and capital to move.

  • Regenerative medicine
  • Biologics & cell therapies
  • Stem cell technologies
  • Peptides & compounding
  • Health technology
  • AI-enabled health platforms
  • Wearables & consumer health data
  • Diagnostics & medical devices
  • Advanced aesthetics
  • PE-backed & multi-location groups
  • Concierge medicine & luxury longevity
A fingertip presses a pane of fogged glass. A button lights where it touches and the fog clears.

03 / Idea to market

We own luxury standards and biotech fluency.Our sweet spot is where biotech and luxury brand building meet.

We bring the cultural intelligence of legacy brand building to the next generation of human health.

  1. 01

    Position

    Find the clearest, most ownable truth. Build the market position around it.

  2. 02

    Prepare

    Identify what is missing between the company's current state and its next commercial stage.

  3. 03

    Advance

    Connect the people, products and partners that open new paths to growth, access and impact.

04 / The New Garde difference

We connect the teams everyone else silos.

  • Science
  • Market
  • Brand
  • Creative
  • Commerce
  • Experience
  1. 01

    Positioning

    Define the category, the enemy, and the opening. This isn’t about selling. It’s about standing for something.

  2. 02

    Creative direction

    Brand as the base: the values, the voice, the visual discipline. What you’ll be remembered for.

  3. 03

    Growth channels

    Bring in the snipers to own acquisition. Turnkey teams in social, search and paid media.

  4. 04

    Commercial activation

    Reach the people. Repeat across markets. Masterclasses, leadership summits, private experiences, cultural equity partnerships.

  5. 05

    Human experience

    Beliefs change behaviors. Every choice is made with the human outcome in mind. Nothing else matters without this.

  6. 06

    Adoption

    The endgame. Clear enough to understand. Credible enough to trust. Distinct enough to choose.

05 / New Garde partners

Work that shaped the point of view.

Selected founder experience across global brands, health and culture.

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  1. STEMS Health campaign: hands resting on a knee, under the line “Regenerative medicine is growing up.”
    01

    Identity overhaul and relationship building for a regenerative medicine group.

  2. Bare Minerals campaign: a woman with curly hair applying lip color.
    02

    Brand platform, messaging, and four 360° product campaigns to reintroduce a clean-beauty pioneer to a new generation.

  3. Caldera + Lab campaign: a dark blue macro of bubbles behind the line “Designed for men. For better results.”
    03

    Category strategy and brand positioning that claimed the white space between luxury, science, and men’s skincare.

Legacy brands behind New Garde Labs

  • Jimmy Choo
  • Tommy Hilfiger
  • Tiffany & Co.
  • Rimmel London
  • Calvin Klein
  • Diane von Furstenberg
  • Banana Republic
  • 7 For All Mankind
  • Guess
  • Lane Bryant
  • Danier
  • Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
  • Absolut Vodka
  • Katy Perry
  • Santa Barbara Magazine
  • STEMS Health
  • Bare Minerals
  • Swarovski
  • Salvatore Ferragamo
  • Karl Lagerfeld
  • Victoria's Secret
  • Derek Lam
  • DKNY
  • David Yurman
  • Jockey
  • Ann Taylor Loft
  • Stuart Weitzman
  • Woodford Reserve
  • Beyoncé
  • Donna Karan
  • Caldera + Lab
Rachel Urbach, founder of New Garde Labs, seated in a leather armchair in a sunlit room beneath a framed coastal photograph.

From our founder

I cut my teeth in the most competitive industries in the world. Fashion houses into global lifestyle brands. Beauty into a digitally democratized era of self‑expression. Skincare into science‑backed self‑care for all.

Each transformed by innovation, technology, and the evolving relationship between people and the choices they make.

I founded New Garde Labs to bring that same global intelligence, cultural insight, and commercial strategy to the next era of human health.

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06 / Contact

Which side of history are you building on?

Direct line: access@newgardelabs.com

New Garde Reports

All reports
  1. Health claim substantiation is a positioning decision

    9 min read
  2. FDA registered vs FDA approved: what documents prove

    7 min read
  3. Peptide compounding regulations explained by structure

    8 min read
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