Ready to take back control of your design studio?
Your business is running you and it has been for a while. While you know something needs to change, you’re struggling so much to either find the time or know where to start, that you don’t take any action.
you need a coach that meets you where you are at - not a one-size-fits-all approach.
You’ve taken tons of courses to build your design studio. Now, you have some clients, but it’s not consistent, and it already feels like there’s never enough time to formalise your processes and elevate your client experience. You’re in the ‘messy middle' and need to optimise your time, processes, and lead generation plan to make your business work for you.
You don’t need more information. You need eyes on your business from someone who has been there, a clear action plan tailored to YOU to transform your design studio into a thriving business, and support & accountability to implement all the steps.
You need:
A personalised approach based on where you are at in your journey
A plan to get you from where you are now to being more sustainable & profitable without compromising your current revenue
Support to learn how to implement all the elements of the plan and understand how all the pieces fit together
Someone who supports you, holds you accountable and gives you a gentle push in the right direction if you're struggling
Because it’s not just about building a business that makes money
It’s about the overall, long-term results and being able to have the freedom to live life the way you want.
What if you could get advice tailored to you, your business, and your goals?
So that you can finally have that freedom that was one of your goals when you started your business.
That financial freedom you have been dreaming about - no more making money for others
Freedom to travel or just open your laptop for the first time after lunch
And the freedom to spend more time with your family and friends
Or the freedom to lie on the ground and cuddle with your dog more
Whatever freedom looks like to you, it’s time to have your systems help you get there.
You KNOW that, with a bit of help, you can make all those ideas that you have spinning in your head a reality.
But there are so many moving parts…
that it feels impossible to know where to start, what to prioritise & and how to find the time to make it happen
Do you need to increase your pricing or change your services?
You have a never-ending to-do list. Should you not just hire a VA?
Or should you move away from 1-on-1 work and add passive income?
Do you need to learn more about brand strategy to increase your pricing?
Can you really save time with client management systems and still deliver the high-quality and personalised service you want?
And I get it; there are just so many possibilities to streamline and optimise your business to make it more sustainable and profitable, but not all of them are right for you.
You're at a stage where you don’t need more information. You need eyes on your business, a clear action plan, and help with implementation.
Because you know:
‘What got you here, won’t get you there’
BOOK FROM MARSHALL GOLDSMITH
This is just why I created the Simplify, Structure, and Streamline Mentor Program.
This 1-on-1 personalised experience will help you to transform your design studio from a hot mess to an organised success. With my 3-step framework, I’ll help you to go from feeling like your business is running you to taking back the reins so that you can be confident in yourself as a designer & business owner and take back control of your life and business again.
It’s time to transform your business to be more aligned, less draining, and more profitable & sustainable.
What you can expect from the Mentor Program:
+ 2 x 60-minute implementation sessions per month to give us enough time to catch up, ask questions, give feedback on the assignments, and tackle a new topic
+ Email support in between the weekly calls to ask questions or feedback to keep you moving forward
+ Assignments for in between the calls so that you see progress straight away
The Mentor Program has a large focus on implementation. I want you to learn the skills you need to become an expert in your own business. The best way to do this? To put what we discuss during our sessions into practice straight away. Therefore at the end of each session, we’ll agree on what you will be working on between the sessions.
Don’t worry about getting stuck; that’s where the email support will come in. During and in between your sessions, I will be there every step of the way to support you in transforming your business in a way that works for you.
Let’s have a look at what your program can look like
Because each Mentor Program is personalised, every program looks different, but these are the topics I mostly work on with my clients
Goals: Learn where to focus time and efforts, streamline client process, increase pricing and revenue
FOCUS 1 // FOCUS TIME AND eFFORTs
+ Your big vision for the business: We want to know what your big dreams are for your business. Where do you want to be three months from now? Where in 3 years from now?
+ Productivity: We want to review how you’re spending your time. From there, we’ll look at what tasks can be eliminated, what can be automated, and where you need to spend less time because there is not enough return on your time investment.
+ We’ll look at what your ideal week looks like and what the best way is to spend your time to reach your goals. Create a monthly check-in process to evaluate what to focus on next.
FOCUS 2 // streamline client process
+ Evaluate current client process: Gain an understanding of what your process looks like now, including emails, contracts, proposals, and invoicing.
+ Update client process: Update workflows to cover each step of the client process from inquiry to asking for feedback
+ Templates: Create templates (emails, client questionnaires, how to give feedback instructions) to improve the client process
FOCUS 3 // increase pricing & REVENUE
+ Business model & product suite: We’ll dive into the services you offer now and how to create a product suite that will set you up for the future.
+ Profitability: Here, we’ll review the pricing and the profitability of your business and make sure you’re not just getting paid for the hours it takes to complete a project.
+ Ideal clients: By defining your ideal clients and creating a positioning that sets you apart from other designers, you’ll be able to attract more and higher-paying clients.
Ready to make your design studio sustainable & financially stable?
Step 1
If you want to experience what it would be like to have me as your mentor, all you have to do is book your complimentary Mentor session here. Or you can click any of the buttons on this page.
Step 2
The purpose of this call is to dive into your business, your goals, and your struggles. At the end of the call, you’ll have 2 to 3 action points so that you can start to structure, and streamline your design studio and take the next step to be more in control of your life and business.
STEP 3
If by the end of the session, we both feel excited and you would like to know more details about the mentor program, we’ll schedule a separate call to discuss this.
What’s your investment?
The Mentor Program is based on a subscription model. This means that there is no fixed term for the program, but there is a minimum term of 3 months. After the initial 3 months, you can stay on for as long as you like for 2 calls per month or cancel anytime.
Investment of £300,- per month.
because i believe that getting support shouldn’t put you into debt
The difference between the Simplify, Structure & Streamline Mentor Program and the Done-with-You System Setup Program
Simplify, Structure & Streamline Program
The Mentor Program looks at your business as a whole. From setting financial goals and tracking your finances, your business model, pricing, and what is included in your services to your client workflows and business processes, how you are spending your time, and how to reach your ideal audience.
Done-with-You Dubsado & ClickUp program
The Done-with-You Dubsado program focuses on your client processes. Think proposals & contracts, questionnaires, and concept feedback forms. As well as all email correspondence during the project. Which will allow you to automate your workflows
The Done-with-You ClickUp Program focuses on your client workflows without the automations and business processes like content creation and day-to-day planning.
HI, I AM STEPHANIE
I'm a wife, a dog-mama, an explorer and a Scotland-based mentor and brand strategist for brand and website designers who built a business as a self-taught designer after 6+ years as a business analyst and pricing manager (and managing a 65-million revenue portfolio for a Fortune 500 company).
While working as a designer I noticed that many established brand & website designers are overwhelmed and are feeling uncomfortable with the strategic and numbers side of their business and struggle to grow their business and increase their revenue (and profit) without working more.
And you don’t break a person away from creating action plans to streamline processes and increase revenue and profit so easily. So now I –
Bring this corporate experience into the creative world to teach established yet overwhelmed designers to step into their role as a CEO.
Help them transform their business to be more profitable and sustainable through a proven 3-step framework.
And serve up custom strategies based on their business, vision and this-is-enough-for-me-goals
… all in an era of feeling pressured to become a 6-figure business owner and one-size-fits-all approaches to growing a business.
When I am not developing the best strategies for my clients you can find me hiking with my husband and border collie Robbie, curled up on the couch with a book or exploring Africa with a 4x4 with a rooftop tent.
How to know if you’re a perfect match for the Mentor Program?
+ You love working with your clients. And there is nothing more important for you than making your clients happy. But as a result, you’re also working evenings and weekends, and every project is making you feel a bit more burned out.
+ You know you’re undercharging because while you feel confident in your abilities as a designer, you lack confidence in yourself as a business owner. So, while you’re always busy, your financial goals seem further away than ever, and you’re not making the profit you need to sustain your business.
+ You know that you need more structure, better systems, and updated workflows. But your clients take up all your time, so you need a plan to optimise and streamline without sacrificing your revenue.
+ You have taken general courses and have been part of memberships and group programs. You've got a lot out of it, but now you're stuck because these general strategies don’t work for your design studio.
+ You're at a stage where you don’t need more information; you need a second pair of eyes on your business, a clear and actionable plan, and support with the implementation.
+ You have the time to implement. In between the calls, there is 'homework'. This means that you will need to implement the topic that is discussed in the call. The program is built in such a way that everything builds on top of each other. So if the implementation is not done, the program can not continue. I know this sounds harsh, but this part is crucial to me as I don't just want to share my knowledge and experience with you. But I want you to start seeing progress while working together and for you to be able to ask questions after you have tried implementing. So, there needs to be time to implement. How much time it takes depends on the topic but ranges from 30 minutes to 2 to 3 hours per week.
+ Do you have more questions? Check out the FAQ or fill in the contact form
“Before working together my brain was all over the place. I'm good at what I do but I'm a very right-brained thinker and have been called a free spirit many times. So, the business side of things was such a struggle for me.”
The program was challenging for me, but in a way that I needed it. It took me far out of my comfort zone but I felt you were great at keeping in touch and answering my questions during and between each session and gently pushed me to stay on top of my homework. I was so appreciative of the documents you shared and the videos have been such a great help!!
Now, my confidence in managing the business side of things has been astounding! It's even helped me streamline my services and offer some new ones. I feel like I've been able to set a clear direction for my business, I'm streamlining and clarifying my service offerings, reevaluating my pricing, monitoring the business better, and it's so much more organized.
Sara Uhlenbrock-Heath - Brand & Website Designer at Uhlsee Communications