"Elevate was a complete game-changer for my design business. Fiona’s insight and instruction is invaluable, and my process and work has really flourished as a result."

Haley Grand, Reformette

An immersive six week mentoring programme for brand designers

Next cohort runs 8 Feb - 29 Mar 2022

Brand designers at the top of their game enjoy commercial success. They don’t need to fight for work, compromise on their standards or allow themselves to be micro-managed by challenging clients. When you are an incredible designer, your portfolio glows with the evidence of your brilliance. It consistently attracts the right work and you get to enjoy the freedom that comes from stepping away from the hustle. Elevate is a six week mentoring programme for brand designers committed to excellence. It’s for entrepreneurs ready to take themselves, their business and their brand design seriously.

"I never imagined I’d have the confidence or ability to go in the direction I am headed - and that’s mostly down to you and your course. I’m so excited for where I’m planning to take my “new” business."

Gemma Andrews

what you’ll gain

elevate your work, your process and your business

  • critique

    There’s no substitute for someone who knows what they are doing and will tell it to you straight. Someone who can see what’s holding your work back from realising your brand brilliance and who can confidently and compassionately steer you in the right direction. By the end of the course you’ll have had the opportunity to work on three brand identity briefs (from a selection of nine) and will have received individual feedback for each, and the opportunity to elevate and re present your work. Your investment also includes a critique of your current portfolio at the outset.

  • content

    My experience of building brands and supporting designers over the past two decades has enabled me to pinpoint the specific elements that get in the way of producing incredible work and creating a commercially successful businesses. This programme maximises on timely, poignant and relevant content that will enable you to tighten up those areas needed to elevate. I’ll be sharing my most prescient insights into the key themes and the practical ways you can implement them to realise the potential in your business.

  • community

    There’s something incredibly special about a group of entrepreneurs coming together with a specific goal in mind. Throughout the course you’ll have the opportunity to inspire and be inspired by your fellow go-getting participants and share in each other’s creative journey. One of the things I’m most excited about is the prospect of this trailblazing community continuing the good work of lifting each other higher long after we graduate.

"In a matter of 6 short weeks, I’ve learned to become my own creative director - from bigger picture questions such as whether my vision will resonate with the audience, to more technical decisions such as whether this font is giving off the right feeling."

Marion Tan

What the Elevate collective are saying

5 star rating

Best gift of the year

Laura Grant

I began Elevate 2022 as a highly-skilled graphic designer looking to determine if I had what it takes to deliver the right brand for my dream clients. I gifted myself the experience knowing that Fiona's guidance and eye for design were exactly wha...

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I began Elevate 2022 as a highly-skilled graphic designer looking to determine if I had what it takes to deliver the right brand for my dream clients. I gifted myself the experience knowing that Fiona's guidance and eye for design were exactly what I had been looking for. I was profoundly challenged and discovered gaps in my process that I would never have sorted out in my fast-moving work-life pace. In the weeks following graduation, I've noticed higher creativity, confidence, and vision for my work and my business. As a brand designer, I am so thankful for gifting myself Elevate. I recommend it to all designers! We can make this process so much easier on ourselves if we secure the right help. Thank you, Fiona!

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An amazing experience

Hannah Van Woert

Over my time with Elevate, I learned so much more not only about how to refine my creative process, but also about myself as a designer. This was money VERY well spent and I was honestly sad when it was over. Fiona was a powerful mentor and helped...

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Over my time with Elevate, I learned so much more not only about how to refine my creative process, but also about myself as a designer. This was money VERY well spent and I was honestly sad when it was over. Fiona was a powerful mentor and helped me gain confidence in my abilities. I'd do it again and again!

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So worth it!!!

rhea ornias

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LOVED IT!!!

Chrystal Fleming

Elevate was amazing, as is Fiona. It was just gold getting someone with such delightful style and creative knowledge to learn from and feedback on my work. Getting to work on such exquisite briefs was a dream come true!! The amount of experience a...

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Elevate was amazing, as is Fiona. It was just gold getting someone with such delightful style and creative knowledge to learn from and feedback on my work. Getting to work on such exquisite briefs was a dream come true!! The amount of experience and knowledge packed into this course was amazing!! Love, love, loved it!!

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Stratospherically good!

Jade Thomas

A brilliant course - a true elevation (sometimes to heights where the air was a bit too thin to breathe)! We all had the adrenaline fuelled 3AM inspiration moments and a fair smattering of crashing lows and soul searching - The phrase 'just ke...

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A brilliant course - a true elevation (sometimes to heights where the air was a bit too thin to breathe)! We all had the adrenaline fuelled 3AM inspiration moments and a fair smattering of crashing lows and soul searching - The phrase 'just keep swimming' was used a few times on our group chat! No swears in the chat though, so that’s something! … But, eggs and omelettes and all that. I think I have a real opportunity now to use my new skills, understandings and tools to great effect. Fiona has given me X-ray branding specs to look into a business, diagnose how it needs to feel and create an impactful brand that is right for them, their customers and looks epic in my portfolio. Thank you Fiona.

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Prepare to Elevate!

Elevate is a unique and transformative experience for brand designers committed to excellence. To find out more and register for Elevate, please visit The Brand Stylist website

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"I have stopped jumping straight into sketching out a million ideas and instead enjoy taking the time to ‘sit’ in the project and gain that clarity and essence before seeing where it takes me. It has been a difficult change to make after 25 years of jumping straight in but I can already see the benefits, my work is no longer just based on aesthetics."

Sam Hamlyn