FOR DESIGNERS

The Holistic Design Mentorship

Where designers cultivate the aligned business that fits their unique lifestyle.

A VIRTUAL DESIGN BIZ COFFEE DATE WITH BIG RESULTS

Let’s meet your individual needs and find solutions for your struggles as a designer, no matter where you are and where you want to go.

I created my 1:1 mentorship to serve new and experienced designers in creating a strategic business that works for their clients but also for them. Whether you’ve got the itch to quit your day job and start your own design studio or feel stuck as a designer with how to take your biz to the next level, I’m here to answer all of your pressing questions, provide actionable solutions, and be your biggest cheerleader.

Because I’ve been where you are and together, we can work on any issues you’re facing in your design journey.

WHAT WE’LL FOCUS ON

Each mentor session is uniquely tailored to fit your needs, but here are some common topics we can explore together:

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Your Design Business
Your Design Business

As a new or emerging designer, it can feel overwhelming when it comes to which steps to take towards building your own design business. Well, I’m here to tell you that it’s not about finding THE right way, but simply whatever ways feel most aligned for your goals as a designer.

We will uncover those ways together, as we talk through the various aspects of your business - including project management, pricing, your design process, cultivating your offerings and deliverables, attracting clients, sales calls, marketing your work, clients expectations and boundaries, and building your own personal design brand.

Your Mindset
Your Mindset

You can have all the business tactics and design skills to help you reach your goals, but if your mindset doesn’t align, you’ll simply be taking shots in the dark.

This is why setting a foundation that reframes any limiting beliefs you have about yourself as a designer is crucial to your development. Whether it’s thoughts like “There’s not enough room for me in the industry” or “Money doesn’t come easily to me”, we will evaluate, develop a greater understanding, and create a new framework for how you approach your work as a whole.

Your Lifestyle
Your Lifestyle

I always say that my business helps me build the life I want, and then I go live my life that I’ve worked so hard to build.

This brings me to the last proponent of what we’ll be covering which is your lifestyle. Whether you’re wanting more freedom and autonomy in your day to day and/or you’re tired of burning out from taking on too many projects, we’ll discuss how you can create a business that works in tandem with the life you want to live.

This specially curated opportunity is for you if ...

  • You’re new to the industry and don’t know where to start when it comes to setting up your design biz

  • You’re new to the industry and don’t know where to start when it comes to setting up your design biz

  • You’re not attracting the clients you want to be working with

  • You’re wanting to seamlessly make the leap from 9-5 to a full-time self-employed designer

  • You have a certain design style you want to start creating towards but aren’t sure how to get there

  • You’re constantly comparing yourself to other designers and don’t know if you’re “doing things right”

  • You’re confused on how to price and narrow down your key services

  • You want to create a biz that feels in flow with your lifestyle

  • You feel stuck when it comes to crafting, marketing, and believing in your own personal design brand

  • You don’t know how to uphold good client expectations and boundaries

Hi, I’m Chloe and at 22 at quit my 9-5 to start my design biz and I never looked back.

MEET YOUR MENTOR

When I started my business, I was actually working at a 9-5 as a community manager for popular supplement company. I had just moved to LA and didn’t have enough clients to pay the bills yet. I was also working as an assistant for the Almost 30 Podcast – so needless to say, burnout was inevitable.

One could say I was a workaholic then, but I LOVED my designed clients and working for the podcast. It felt like the ultimate side hussle(s). And thanks to Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik, the hosts of the podcast, they kept empowering me to believe that I could work for myself, despite only being 21 (almost 22) at the time.

I only worked for the supplement company for 6 months, which was a wonderful experience overall, and during my last month there, I was hustling to line up clients for up to 3 months after I quit. And I did. So right before my 22nd birthday, I gave my two week notice and made the leap.

Through word of mouth, launching my first studio website/portfolio, and posting on Instagram more and more about my work, I was able to line up the clients. I worked everyday all day during that time, but I knew that this was the right move. I don’t know why I had so much faith, but I guess I have a rebellious side of me that genuinely cannot sit inside an office all day.

I think I’ve always had this urge to do my own thing even if society or capitalism says otherwise.

In the first six months of me working full-time as a freelance self-taught designer, I DOUBLED the salary of my 9-5 I was previously working. Unlike what people typically say about “taking the leap”, the transition for me was seamless.

For the last five years, I’ve built a multi-six figure design business working with a variety of clients like Almost 30 Podcast, Free People, Girls Gotta Eat, Danielle Pascente, Karena Dawn, Erin On Demand, Raven Elyse, and more - peek the portfolio

But I couldn’t have gotten here on my own without the help of my very on mentors. That being said, I know the important of asking for help and looking to people you admire and aspire to show you the ropes. How does the saying go? “One person’s mistake is another person’s opportunity.”

And if there’s one thing I know it’s that I’ve been where you are and I know the feeling of wanting more for yourself.

Therefore, this mentorship is about collapsing your timeline to becoming the designer you want to be through sharing my own hard earned experiences and lessons.

Real Results from Real Designers

Madison H.

FOUNDER + DESIGNER AT BLUUM MARKETING

Bella G.

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AT O2UTAH

  • “Between Chloe's Holistic Guide and our 1:1 session, she has all of the bases covered to get you feeling confident to embark on your design journey. Her guide showed her special attention to not only producing client-first materials, but also to creating work that is authentic to YOU and motivated by purpose and personal values. Our conversation brought it all together and I left feeling focused, inspired, and motivated to make a full career switch into digital design.”

    CAROLINE PARKER CREATIVE

  • “After one call with Chloe I felt far more prepared to get my creative business off the ground. She answered every question I brought to the call with thoughtful anecdotes and practical advice. I’ve implemented changes to my business based off her insights and I’m already feeling the difference! I can’t think of a better, more efficient investment in my business than my call with her — will likely return to her again down the road. Thanks again Chloe!”

    IAN FROM EARLY AUGUST

GET STARTED

Apply + On-Boarding

Click the button below to tell me about yourself, your design background, and anything else you want me to know so we can get to know each other. Once you apply, I’ll send over all the on-boarding information including payment and setting up the call.

HOW IT WORKS

The Call

On the call, we’ll go over the pain points and topics you want to cover that you mentioned in your questionnaire, as well as any other questions you have for me. You’ll leave with more clarity and tangible solutions for your design biz - a true “AHA” moment if you will.

Your Next Steps

After the call, I’ll send over notes and action steps about the specific topics we discussed so you can review and follow as you take the next steps in making your design biz more aligned with you, your lifestyle, and goals.

As a designer who’s built a multi-six figure business built on balancing business and lifestyle, it might look like I did something “right”.

I work anywhere in the world and on my own time, I’ve been able to move across the country without any strings attached, and hired employees along the way to assist as the business has grown.

But I can tell you right now, everyone’s process to cultivating their dream business is different.

That’s why I’m excited to dive into creating a curriculum with each mentorship that is centered around your needs and wants as a designer AND as a human.

I can’t wait to witness and support your transformation, wherever you are in your journey.

75 MINUTE SESSION

Your Holistic Design Mentorship

$300

Includes 75 Minute Session and Post-Call Action Steps + Notes