HEY DESIGNERS
are you ready to build the design business of your dreams?
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mentorship for designers
Wanting to attract more of your ideal clients, raise your rates, build a team anddddd the list goes on — but you’re feeling stuck? Let me help you! With yearrrrs of design experience under my belt (five of those running and building Brighten Made!), I’m here to share everything I’ve learned throughout the process with you! I’m SO excited to now offer 1:1 mentorship with a select number of designers per month. Together we will work on your business goals and #allthethings that come with running your design business. Let’s get started!
the thing that changed
my business forever
Do you ever feel like projects drag on #fordays (or years) and you have difficulties keeping your clients on track? Do you feel overwhelmed when it comes to booking clients because you have no idea when the HECK your current projects will wrap up? I know I used to feel this way which is why I’ve created the project timeline template. My project timelines has been the best dang thing to happen to my business, and I want you to experience it too.
TAKE A LISTEN
featured podcasts
Listen to Jenna Kutcher and I chat about the design process behind the cover of Jenna’s new book, How Are You, Really? Learn about my corporate-to-entrepreneur pivot and the advice I have for aspiring designers!
Evie, Lindsay and I dive deep into all things building a brand from scratch, website design, curating your IG feed, creating a social presence for your brand and so much more!
I chat with Rachel Traxer about the struggles of finding your brand style and how to show your personal brand on social media, website and beyond!
DISCOVER YOUR
OWN unique
BRAND STYLE!
my #1 strategy for marketing my design business design style
Are you riding the struggle bus when it comes to getting new leads!? I’m going to let you in on a little secret — it all starts with building a brand you feel confident in first and foremost. If you don’t feel confident in your style and the business you’re putting out there then you’re not going to enjoy marketing your biz and the leads won’t come. Soooooo let’s get started. I’m sharing how to find your style and create a recognizable business that will have clients running to you!
FREE GUIDE
sharing my secrets to building a six-figure design biz on social
Spoiler alert: Potential clients want to connect with YOU. Humans CONNECT with humans. When you build a relationship with your community, you turn your followers into a loyal fan base that will buy from you for years to come. To get you started I’m sharing 30+ content ideas for freeeeee!
RESOURCESmy ride-or-die tools that help me get more done in less time
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SLACK
a real-time communication tool that allows you to easily communicate with team members without cluttering your inbox.
ACUITY
a life-saver when it comes to meetings, clients can view your availability and schedule a meeting when it works for them.
DROPBOX
the ultimate storage platform that allows me and my employees to access my design files wherever we are.
ASANA
our professional organizer for managing projects
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
DUBSADO
a super customizable CRM that is the hub of my business — storing all of my leads, projects, contracts, forms and more.
quickbooks
my preferred bookkeeping software that helps me stay on top of my income, expenses and taxes.
THE CONTRACT SHOP
a one-stop-shop with countless templates for any type of legal contract you might need in your design biz.
ZAPIER
perfect for creating and automating #allthethings
Web & Email Marketing
FLODESK
this is the most beautiful email and landing page builder ever, meaning it’s the perfect tool for us designers.
SQUARESPACE
for small biz websites — an easy-to-use website builder with prebuilt, yet customizable templates.
SHOPIFY
for e-commerce sites — a super powerful e-commerce website builder that allows for amazing e-commerce experiences.
SQUARE STYLIST
my go-to tool for code plugins to create unique and polished Squarespace websites.