Branding & Marketing services for Creative women Entrepreneurs

long enough.

You've been building alone 

August Ave House is the creative home for ambitious women who are ready to stop cobbling their brand together and start building something they're proud of. We bring the strategy, the design, and a house full of real support so you can focus on the work you actually started this for.

Emily Hester, founder of August Ave House, creative branding agency for women entrepreneurs

Your Brand Is Costing You Clients

That's where August Ave House comes in.

and you know it

Let's be real. You're spending hours making content that barely gets seen. Your brand feels "hobby" when you're running an actual business. You're undercharging because your brand doesn't look like it's worth premium prices.
And the worst part? You KNOW you're good at what you do. But your brand isn't showing it.

Meanwhile, people with half your talent but better branding are booking the clients you want and charging what you wish you could.

Here's what's actually happening: Pretty brands without strategy don't make money. And scattered DIY energy without a system just keeps you in the hustle forever.
You don't need another template or "proven framework." You need someone who gets that your brand should be smart AND beautiful. Someone who actually helps you implement it, not just hands you files and disappears.

That's not what happens here.

  • Are done playing small
  • Want brands that actually feel like them
  • Need help implementing, not another course
  • Value strategy over trends
  • Refuse to look like everyone else

This is for creative entrepreneurs who:

If you're looking for safe, corporate, and predictable—that's not us.

But if you want someone who'll help you build something bold AND help you actually use it? Who treats you like family instead of a transaction?

Welcome home!

We build brands that refuse to blend in, then we actually help you use them. No templates you're supposed to magically implement yourself. No brand guides that live in your Google Drive forever.
We give you strategic positioning, help you execute your marketing, and design that makes people pay attention.We give you strategic positioning that lets you charge premium prices, marketing that converts instead of just getting engagement, and design that makes your expertise impossible to ignore.

We Don't Do Beige Brands or Safe Marketing

from monthly reatiners to done-in-a-day, we have everything you could need! 

our services

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retainers

Monthly support for your brand and marketing. We help you actually implement strategy instead of just giving you more to do, helping you grow your business without the stress or octopus hands.

on-going retainers

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Full brand transformation in 6-12 weeks. For when you're ready to finally do this right, these experiences give you everything you need for a well-rounded brand or marketing strategy.

Branding experiences

experiences
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Done in a day (or week). created For busy entrepreneurs who need results yesterday, these branding and web design services are easy to start and launch in days-not weeks!

Design intensives

intensives
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Whether you're looking for a community of like-minded creative rule breakers, or for tools to help you grow your business or advance your content, we have you covered!

Memberships + Tools

membership

What is your

Brand Archetype?

Your brand has a personality, and it's not generic. Find out which of the five archetypes you're working with, so you can lean into what already makes you magnetic and stop trying to be all the things to everyone.

take the free quiz

Neighbors We've Helped

Alyssa is a Fractional Chief Sales Officer—a sales expert who couldn't create content to save her life. In 10 years, she couldn't get a single Instagram carousel posted. Her expertise was invisible.

The Challenge:

he joined Creative Command Center. Now she writes the strategic content (her zone of genius), and we design it into sales-focused collateral that converts.

THE $96K CONTRACT

Client:

The Solution:

Alyssa Moorhead

✓ $96K contract closed (her highest sale ever)
✓ 16 sales calls in 2 weeks (2-3x her usual)
✓ Daily lead generation from strategic content
✓ First consistent content in 10 years

"

Hiring Emily as my creative director has gotten me more leads & sales calls than I've had in 10 years—not to mention my highest sale, a $96K contract! Emily doesn't just create pretty designs - she creates strategic design that makes sales. Her work can literally make me the cost of her monthly investment—in 1 DAY.

- Alyssa

"

The Results:

CASE STUDY

Real entrepreneurs. Real transformations. Real revenue growth.

What Happens When You Stop DIYing and Start Delegating

client love

Let's get a few things straight:

Here's what I actually do:

Not Just Another Designer

Emily Hester, brand strategist and designer at August Ave House

Your Strategic Partner

I'm not here to hand you a logo and disappear. I'm not giving you templates and telling you to figure it out yourself. And I'm definitely not making your brand boring because that's "professional."


I help creative entrepreneurs build brands that feel like them AND get results. Strategy plus design plus actually helping you use it.
Because pretty without strategy doesn't work. And strategy without help implementing it just sits in a Google Doc.
Your brand should feel a little bold. Maybe even make you slightly nervous. If you're wondering if it's "too much," you're probably on the right track.

A few things about me you should probably know:

My approach is simple:

We should definitely talk.

🎢 I'm a Disneyland Annual Passholder (priorities, okay?)
⚡ I run entirely on Alani Nu energy drinks—coffee and I are not friends
🔥 I built August Ave House after burning out from trying to do everything the "right way"
💡 I believe work-life balance isn't just possible—it's required
🎨 I have strong opinions about beige brands (they need to go)


We build strategic brands with bold positioning, then we execute the hell out of them with gorgeous design. You focus on serving your clients and making sales. I handle everything else.
If you're tired of following yesterday's playbook and ready to build something that actually stands out?

Step four

Your Brand Finally Reflects Your Expertise

Your brand finally matches how good you actually are. Dream clients book. Your calendar fills. You charge what you're worth.

Step three

Step two

Step One

You Do What You Do Best, I Handle the Rest

You run your business and serve your clients. I handle the brand strategy, design, and marketing execution.

Here's How This Actually Works

Figure Out What You Actually Need

Take the Brand Rebellion Quiz or book a 20-minute call with me. We'll figure out what makes sense for where you are.

We Map Your Strategic Game Plan

Whether it's monthly support, a full rebrand, or a VIP day—we make a clear plan for what we're doing and when.

  • You're tired of spending hours on design when you should be serving clients
  • Your current brand makes you cringe a little (or a lot)
  • You're ready to charge premium prices and want a brand that supports that
  • You value strategic thinking, not just trendy tactics
  • You want professional results without losing your personality
  • You're ambitious but refuse to sacrifice your life for your business
  • You're done with beige, boring, blend-in-with-everyone branding

✓ This IS for you if:

If that's you, let's talk. If it's not, no hard feelings—we're probably not the right fit.

We work with entrepreneurs who are serious about standing out. 

  • You want the absolute cheapest option (we're an investment, not an expense)
  • You're looking for templates you implement yourself (Canva is free, go wild)
  • You just want someone to "make it pretty" without strategy
  • You're not ready to actually invest in your business
  • You want safe, corporate, everyone-else-has-this branding
  • You think good branding is a nice-to-have, not a must-have

✗ This is NOT for you if:

Is this You?

book now for 2026

No pressure. No weird sales tactics. Just honest strategic conversation about your brand.

Look, you can keep DIYing your brand and hoping it eventually clicks.
You can keep undercharging because your brand doesn't show your value.
You can keep watching other people book the clients you want.
Or you can actually do something about it.

Ready to Build a Brand That Actually Stands Out?

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