Client: Terakeet

Role: Design

Year: 2021

Category: Personal Brand

THE PROBLEM

A founder’s personal brand influences their company’s reputation, market value and stakeholder trust. For a luxury beauty entrepreneur generating $3 million annually, it was critical to present a controlled, polished online presence that communicated her multifaceted identity—as a founder, thought leader, creator, author, mom and philanthropist.

Search results needed to reflect a cohesive story aligned with both her personal values and her skincare brand’s visual language. Without this, public perception risked being fragmented or inconsistent.

Every personal brand starts with an origin story.

THE SOLUTION

I led a discovery workshop to uncover the founder’s origin story, values and how she wished to be seen.

Using these insights, I crafted a bespoke word mark, visual identity and website blending fashion magazine elegance with the vibrant, messy creativity of being a mother and founder, while nodding to her product packaging.

The site became a dynamic hub showcasing her accomplishments, thought leadership and philanthropy, supported by ongoing content updates.

IMPACT

The refreshed website strengthened her thought leadership, improving SEO visibility and search control to protect brand equity.

This empathetic storytelling approach has been applied to dozens of executive clients, including a former Fortune 50 CEO, a Forbes World’s Billionaires List honoree and a Scientific Foundation—proving its ability to amplify leadership, build trust and create lasting legacies.

Through guided discovery, I help founders and executives share who they are, creating space for thought leadership, humanity and their legacy.

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