Aspire to inspire
My journey through life has been one of many ups and downs. I can discuss the more professional side, through my journey towards being self employed and building my own business. Or take a more personal tract, outlining my struggles with childhood abuse and a broken household, along with the loss of a young sister to cancer. These tribulations could have lead to a negative outlook on life, but I have chosen to overcome them and strive to be a survivor, not a victim. I have chosen to embrace my energy and positivity and use this to drive my mindset and work ethic.
Talk Tracks
Business Journey
Graduating college, I was immediately faced with the 2008 recession. It took grit and character to succeed in a time when jobs were scarce. I took the work I could and developed my skill set and industry connections. My experiences at numerous agencies throughout the Puget Sound taught me many things. I was certainly not cut out for “butt in chair” type offices. I needed flexibility to allow my creativity to thrive. Knowing I needed more control of my hours and workflow, I launched into my solopreneurs journey. I leveraged my vast skillset and network of connections to grow my business, to the point that I now have a team to support my work load.
Personal Journey
Surviving an abusive but seemingly wonderful childhood, as I dealt with a narcistic mother and losing a sister to cancer, while leaning on my strong father and sports, all shaped my character and drive. They motivated me to try to do as much as possible, because I realized that life is too short and you don’t know when it is your time. This all fueled me to push hard, attain my college degree in a career that excited me and venture into news pursuits. I competed in figure competitions (bodybuilding) as well as other sports. These all contributed to me being the strong and confident woman I am today. It is this strength, confidence and outlook that I love to share with others.
Personal Journey
Surviving an abusive but seemingly wonderful childhood, as I dealt with a narcistic mother and losing a sister to cancer, while leaning on my strong father and sports, all shaped my character and drive. They motivated me to try to do as much as possible, because I realized that life is too short and you don’t know when it is your time. This all fueled me to push hard, attain my college degree in a career that excited me and venture into news pursuits. I competed in figure competitions (bodybuilding) as well as other sports. These all contributed to me being the strong and confident woman I am today. It is this strength, confidence and outlook that I love to share with others.
Speaking Engagements
Fighting the Hashtag #WorkingMom at Atarim’s 2022 Web Agency Summit
In my session, I shared why the idea of #WorkingMom is NOT something that we want to use. I’ll be giving amazing insights on how to shine as business owner while juggling with kids and family. Amber shares her career, business and motherhood journeys. Watch on YouTube
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Becoming an Entrepreneur – Columbia College
Amber speaks to the marketing class at Columbia College on how to be an entrepreneur and make it in your chosen field by recounting her own experiences, lessons and wisdom. Time Stamps: 00:10: Amber’s background and journey of entrepreneurship 09:50: Sales Funnels 13:25: what’s been the hardest part of owning and running your own business? Was there ever a point where you thought you’d need to go back to working for someone else? 16:25: Marketing Strategy 21:50: How did you go about doing your own business’s marketing? Did you do ads on IG or Facebook? 28:00: How do you help entrepreneurs and small business owners? 29:45: Do you think all your follow up practices help get you more business? 32:20: Advice for young entrepreneurs and going out on their own 35:05: What kind of sacrifices does a young business owner need to make stepping into self employment “Amber is an awesome powerhouse of knowledge. As a guest speaker in my marketing class, she connected with college students by sharing her story in an educational, entertaining, and engaging manner. Students benefited from a succinct, big picture approach to marketing with full scalability to private, non-profit, corporate, and government organizations and inspired […]
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End-to-end Logo Process and Delivery – B2B Networking Group
Amber shares her end-to-end custom logo process and deliverables with a B2B Networking group out of Snohomish, WA. It shows the thought process behind what goes into a successful logo. Her scalable and repeatable process has shown to be successful for countless happy clients. Amber shares her passion for process and exceptional design.
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How to Sell like a Pro – Western Washington University
Amber Jacobs spoke with Meg Weber and the Western Washington University’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation class on the topic of sales funnels and how to retain business. Amber shares her pearls of wisdom and insights along the way as well as many tips and tricks. Outline: Intros WWU graduating year How you got started as an entrepreneur Your business and kickoff Your brand Sales funnel Biz Dev Estimates Follow up Closing (getting over fear), knowing your value Nurturing ongoing relationships Watch on Facebook Live
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Graphic Design & Entrepreneurship – King’s High School
How Amber Chose Graphic Design as a Career and How She Became a Business Owner Amber shares her wisdom, life lessons and business experience with the DECA leadership class of King’s High School, in Seattle, WA. She shares stories of how she chose graphic design as a major at Western Washington University, how she got started in the design industry in the greater Seattle area and how she transitioned in to entrepreneurship.
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Raving Reviews
The most impressive thing about working with Amber Design was their thorough...methodical and data-driven creative process. Amber Design successfully delivered a modern, unique, and luxurious logo that matched our branding. A highly-engaged partner, they provided valuable guidance, broke the project down into manageable steps, and communicated well.
Whitney Wyatt
Owner
We hired Amber to design our new company logo and corporate collateral. She was a breeze to work with – Amber’s that unusual hybrid who is highly creative while also being super organized, always on time with deliverables, and a great listener. She distilled our team’s feedback quickly and easily into refined designs that really nailed what we were hoping to achieve. Amber has amazing positive energy and always kept things upbeat and on track. We look forward to working with her on future projects.
Callie Fromm
Vice President, Marketing
Amber's communication, originality, and creativity were phenomenal. She did an outstanding job delivering an amazing logo... Customers love the new look. I was impressed with the creative process which led to a successful result. We had an expedited timeline, and she made it happen... Amber is an expert in the design field and is confident in her abilities which helped move the project forward. There was no lag, and we always knew where we were at with the project. WooDate will definitely use Amber for future projects.
Daniel Ferras
Founder & CEO
Working with Amber Jacobs has been a joy! My company was in need of rebranding help... She actively listened to my needs, wants and ideas and then was quick to research the feeling of the desired brand. She brainstormed well, was receptive to feedback, and was willing to roll with the punches as I sometimes changed my mind on a few things. Amber worked very efficiently, which was a breath of fresh air... I will most definitely use Amber Design again when the need arises.
Briana Edwards
Owner & CEO
Our company hired Amber to redesign our Brand Identity. She was easy and fun to work with AND she did an AMAZING job. We are so proud of our new brand look. I highly recommend Amber if you want a deep, creative process that isn't just about getting a new logo but stretching to something more.
Debra Maldonado
Co-Founder
I highly recommend working with Amber. She's extremely creative, very organized and always punctual with project deadlines. Our company collaborated with Amber to create an entirely new e-commerce store from scratch to be implemented through Shopify. Along with overall webstore design and content creation, she also helped us coordinate marketing efforts to help promote our new webstore. Thanks Amber!
Gavin Johnson
Marketing Coordinator
Amber is a true pro and an incredible artist. She's my go to for any sort of print or digital design project and I can count on her across the board to exceed my expectations. Highly recommended!
Jason Yormark
Marketing director
Amber has awesome to work with. I own a small business and her interest in my brand and recommendations for my recent label refresh was very helpful. Amber is currently my one stop shop for all of the branding, photography and Point of Sale creation my business needs.
Andrew Holes
Owner
Amber and I worked together on a number of digital media projects this year. The conversion rate on the consignors landing page she helped us redesign is up by more than 50% over last year. Amber met every deadline without fail, and she brings many value-added skills that you don't always get from accomplished designers, like her project management chops. She goes the extra mile to give us design and UX insights beyond the scope of the original projects - free of charge! I plan to hire her again, and I recommend her highly.
Mark McLaren
Marketing Director
Amber helped my business with rebranding and packaging that helped us sell more product. Amber brought us through her design process of research, discovery, design and over delivery. Amber was very confident, capable and fun to work with through the entire process. Her experience and enthusiasm kept us moving in the right direction when decisions were difficult. Our new branding and packaging saved our business from failure and we are now growing in a very competitive environment.
Peter Drummen
Spady Bud