Meet the
Speakers
Marisa Messick
Quill & Co Design
Marisa Messick is the founder and creative director of the multi-six-figure business, Quill and Co Design, that focuses on creating strategic brands and websites that have been featured in Forbes, Walmart, and Wayfair. She is also the founder of Step into Clarity Summit and Podcast, and main hype girl for other designers in her signature course Elevate Your Impact Academy. For over 5 years, she’s worked to build a business with the mission to help designers (like yourself!) build profitable and sustainable businesses – while overcoming burnout and imposter syndrome.
Amber Asay
Nice People
With over a decade of experience, Amber is an expert in creating compelling brands. From working with large brands to bootstrapped startups, she has worked with over 100 clients, totaling in over $3M in sales.Her studio has been featured in Brand New, The Dieline, Refinery 29, Awwwards, and more, while her clients have been featured in Vogue, Good Morning America, Forbes, goop, and more!
Alyssa Nguyen
ATNN Design
Alyssa Nguyen is the founder & designer behind ATNN Design, a branding & web design studio specializing in fun, playful designs for women, BIPOC, and queer-led brands. In addition to design projects, Alyssa hosts a podcast for creatives called The Design Diaries, and leads a branding design course called The Designers' Summer Camp.
Jenna Johnson
White and Salt
Jenna is a creative director specializing in strategic branding & web design. Over the past 8 years, she has worked with brands of all sizes in the beauty, fashion, and health industries. Her experience ranges from designer to art director, which has given WAS the perspective to meet each client’s needs. In 2021, Jenna reimagined the branding process and has since become known for intensives.
Lauren deVane
The Bemused Studio
Lauren used to be the go-to gal for all of things creative for Ulta Beauty social media, but she ditched the corporate grind to run The Bemused Studio, a dope design studio helping bad bitches build bold brands. And now she's running BAIS CAMP, a course and membership for forward-thinking creative entrepreneurs ready to dive head first (or dip their toes!) into the world of generative AI.
Ayesha Santos
Ayesha Santos Design Co.
Ayesha Santos is a Brand Strategist and Shopify/Squarespace Web Designer for bold, out-of-the-box businesses. Her inside-out approach helps businesses find their sweet spot between conversion and connection so that they can make an impact while making sales. She is also a coach for creatives & designers who want to find flow between the artist and the entrepreneur parts of running a business.
Xanthe Appleyard
Oh Sierra
Xanthe is a content strategy coach and passionate community builder, based in Los Angeles. As the co-founder of Oh Sierra, Xanthe helps creative business owners grow invested communities, online + off, through content marketing, collaborative events, and creative spaces.
Sara Noel
Between The Lines Copywriting
Sara Noel is a Website Copywriter + Marketing Mentor for business owners who want to craft compelling narratives and build better connections with their ideal clients. Sara helps creative brands, founder-first businesses, and freelancers create, tell, and sustain their success stories—with an emphasis on embracing their authenticity + attracting their ideal audiences.
Edila Stace-Smith
Blank Tela Studio
Edila is the founder of Blank Tela Studio, a multidisciplinary studio focused on design, mentorship and education. Back in 2022 Edila sold everything she owned to travel the world with her business. After living in Argentina for 6 months, she’s back on the road currently traveling through Mexico (with Portugal & Spain up next). Now Edila has made it her mission to teach and support entrepreneurs in their remote life dreams.
Chelsea Blackwell
Honey & Co.
Chelsea is the founder of Honey & Co., a strategy and design studio for premium beauty, wellness, and creative service pros. She's also helps brand and web designers grow their own brands through 1:1 business mentorship. When she isn't behind the screen, you can catch her on a long seaside walk with her two rescue pups.
Julie Wieland
julie wieland
Julie Wieland is a Graphic Designer and Visual Artist, creating visual narratives with traditional and generative-AI tools, specializing in graphic design and storytelling. She pushes the boundaries by exploring AI technology's possibilities. Her approach results in a unique form of storytelling, crafting dreamlike and melancholic works inspired by cinema, literature, and personal experiences.
Chaitra Radhakrishna
Pinkpot Studio
Chaitra is the founder of Pinkpot Studio, a Shopify design studio for product-based businesses. After her long maternity break, she got to rebuilding her design studio in 2020 and within a year was able to scale her income to 6-fig by booking consistent, high-end $10K projects working 20 hours/week. She is on a mission to help web designers run profitable & sustainable businesses that they love.