We’re not just consultants, we’re practitioners
We know what it's like to balance creativity with productivity; client needs with profit, and flexibility with deadlines.
We know the Australian design industry. We've founded a successful design studio, employed others and managed clients. Our advice is relevant and it's practical.
Does this sound familiar?
From the outside you look successful
... good clients, talented team, steady revenue ...
but it feels like you're working harder for less?
We can help.
We're not just consultants, we're practitioners.
We founded and ran a studio for 30+ years then built a business sharing that knowledge and experience.
We know what actually works in the Australian market.
Start here…
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Dig deeper
We know the first step to profitability is setting a pricing policy and understanding your raw cost(s) — that’s why we developed a Costing, Pricing and Profit tooklit. It includes everything you need to price confidently, talk money comfortably and profit from your hard work.
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Work with us …
Want to work with peple who successfully ran their own creative business; who have a track record mentoring and who understand the Australian market, client and industry? We’re design practitioners with a track record of mentoring and deep understanding of the Australian market.
All our mentoring is tailored to you, your needs, and your business. The two most common ways we mentor is within a structured 3 month program and short sessions of issue-based mentoring.
Every framework, benchmark, and case study we use is based on Australian creative businesses. You won't find generic international advice here.
Insights into managing a design business
We research and write about practical and relevant industry research and insights to help creative professionals manage their business better. We share nuggets of information we learn from our design business mentoring and coaching services and workshops.
Here’s our four latest articles. You can access the archive here. Or better still, subscribe to get an article delivered directly to your inbox every Wednesday morning.
