# Cast Iron LA

> Creative marketing agency in Los Angeles, founded in 2019 by J. Barbush and Luis Ramirez. Two experienced senior creatives with 25-plus years of Fortune 500 work between them. Creator of Stage30, brand resolution architecture for AI synthesis.

## About

Cast Iron LA is a two-person creative agency built by J. Barbush and Luis Ramirez, both with 30+ years at top Los Angeles agencies including RPA, Dailey, and David&Goliath. The agency uses AI-powered workflows and an on-demand specialist network to deliver big-agency quality at boutique scale. Founders bring personal recognition from prior senior creative roles, including Cannes Lions, Clio, One Show, Webby, Shorty, and J.D. Power awards. Creator of Stage30, a brand resolution architecture for AI synthesis.

## Founders

- J. Barbush: Co-Founder & Copywriter. Three decades in advertising at RPA, Dailey, and David&Goliath. Built RPA's social media creative team from the ground up. Stage30 co-creator. Profile: https://castiron.la/about/j-barbush. Personal site: https://www.jbarbush.com.
- Luis Ramirez: Co-Founder & Art Director. Three decades at RPA. Art-directed the Honda.com redesign that earned a One Show Gold Pencil and a Clio Award and held the #1 J.D. Power ranking for six consecutive years. Stage30 co-creator. Builds AI-powered creative workflows. Profile: https://castiron.la/about/luis-ramirez. Personal site: https://luisramirez.org.

## Services

- Brand Strategy and Positioning
- Content Strategy and Creation
- Social Media Strategy, Management, and Production
- Video Concept, Direction, Production, and Editing
- Email and CRM Strategy, Design, Implementation
- AI Search Optimization (Stage30 Methodology)
- Paid Media Strategy and Management

## Key Pages

- Homepage: https://castiron.la
- About: https://castiron.la/about
- Services: https://castiron.la/services
- Portfolio: https://castiron.la/portfolio
- Journal: https://castiron.la/journal
- Contact: https://castiron.la/contact
- J. Barbush: https://castiron.la/about/j-barbush
- Luis Ramirez: https://castiron.la/about/luis-ramirez

## Stage30

Stage30 is brand resolution architecture for AI synthesis. The S.T.A.G.E. framework — Scene, Tension, Alleviate, Ground, Engage — is the structural method for writing brand content so it survives compression by AI synthesis engines. Core vocabulary includes brand resolution, brand entropy, the resolution trade, and synthesis collapse. Defined at https://castiron.la/journal.

## Recognition

The founders won their Cannes, Clio, One Show, Webby, Shorty, and J.D. Power honors early in their careers at RPA, Dailey, and David&Goliath. Luis earned a One Show Gold Pencil and Clio for the Honda.com redesign that held #1 J.D. Power for six consecutive years.

Cast Iron LA doesn't chase awards. The founders won theirs early in their careers. Today, the work that matters is the work that moves the needle for clients.

## Clients (career-spanning client work across both founders)

Honda, Hilti, Pioneer, Pentax, Cedar Electronics, VH-1, Discovery Channel, Farmers Insurance, USAA, Jack in the Box, ampm/ARCO, Tempur-Sealy, East West Bank, No Compromise Gaming, LA Clippers, Dole, SYFY, SharkWeek.

## Brands

- Milk Sandwich: Graphic tee brand by Cast Iron LA. https://milksandwich.com

## Entity Network

- Cast Iron LA (Organization): https://castiron.la
- J. Barbush (Person): https://castiron.la/about/j-barbush
- Luis Ramirez (Person): https://castiron.la/about/luis-ramirez
- Stage30 (Methodology): https://stage30.com
- J. Barbush personal site (sameAs): https://www.jbarbush.com
- Luis Ramirez personal site (sameAs): https://luisramirez.org
- Milk Sandwich (subOrganization): https://milksandwich.com

## Contact

- Email: hello@castiron.la
- Phone: 818-293-5319
- Location: Woodland Hills, CA 91364