I’m a brand consultant, graphic designer, and graphic recorder.

Hi, I’m Julia. I’m a visual practitioner. Which means I’m a graphic recorder, branding consultant, and visual designer.

Over my career, I’ve (in loose chronological order):

Become an MG RUSH Certified Structured Professional Facilitator (CSPF) and endorsed as a graphic recorder
Interviewed by Gerry Dick on Inside Indiana Business
Featured on the DRNK CLTR podcast, about Indianapolis leaders
Been highlighted as a visual note-taker in the Indianapolis Business Journal’s 2018 Innovation Issue
Earned the designation Brand Academy Certified Branding Expert (2015) from the Brand Academy
Participated in NY Designs, a unique design business incubator based in LIC, Queens
Co-founded SPARK, a group of independent graphic design business owners who meet monthly in NYC to enlighten each other on the business and creative issues that are relevant to design studios
Won the 2009 Small Business Award from the Cayuga County NY Chamber of Commerce
Been featured in several design books including “The Big Book of Green Design,” “1000 More Greetings,” “Best of Business Card Design,” and “Recycling & Redesigning Logos”
Been named a “trailblazer whose career embraces the common good” by Catalysta.net (Profiles of Trailblazers who Innovate with Community in Mind: A Marketing Primer for Non-Profit Orgs)
Achieved Advanced Communicator Gold in Toastmasters
Been a former environmental educator
Trained as a mountain biking coach with the Bike Instructor Certification Program
Earned degrees from Pratt Institute in New York City and Hampshire College in Amherst, MA

When I’m not working, I can be found:

Stone Soup Creative