ALWAYS CREATING
As far back as I can remember, I've been a unique combination of artist & entrepreneur.
Selling trading cards from my sidewalk, I would hand paint models in my spare time. I was eleven.
In 2014 I left college for something far more challenging and far more educational: bootstrapping a manufacturing company.​
FOUNDING AUTUMN SUMMER CO.
2014
A broke 18 year old, I needed cash. An entrepreneur, I used my uncle's rusty shed tools to build a handful of wooden pens to sell on eBay.
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These days looked like woodworking all day, filling orders, hitting the post office at 4:59pm - then the marketing/education grind every night. I was hungry to learn.
GROWING PAINS
2016
Graduating from "me" to "us," winning a small business competition supported the rent for our first warehouse. But profit was tight, and with under $100 in the bank, the clock was ticking.
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Days before rent was due (just like in the movies), a rush order and its corresponding $2,500 check kept the wheels turning.
BUSINESS EXIT
2020
The years that followed were a blur. Building the team, ecstatic holiday rushes, and a whole lot of learning.
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Though we were growing, I knew I would eventually move on, and it was time to make a decision.
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Over 6 years, I grew a weekend craft show grind into a double digit staffed, multi-channel manufacturing company with an automated marketing system.
KEEPING UP THE MOMENTUM
2022
After selling Autumn I moved to Phoenix to help other business owners follow a similar path and learn from my mistakes.
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I partnered with a marketing agency and the city of Phoenix to manage businesses' SEO and paid advertising, providing business consulting and strategy along the way.
A NEW AUTUMN
2024
I'm grateful for agency work, but I knew there was a better way. I repurchased my original company, realigned it for real impact, and it became the first brand in the autumn portfolio.
Autumn has since grown into a hub for building, investing in, and launching future positive brands who match our values, prioritizing impact alongside profits.
When it matters, we make it happen. ​
OUR VALUES
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SUSTAINABILITY
The cool kids prioritize consistent, sustainable increases over years & decades. Everything we build is intended to last, from consulting recommendations to day-to-day deliverables.
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AUTHENTICITY
Expect us to be real with you. One drawback of a tech-focused work environment is the potential to go into autopilot or "sales mode".
Let's be more human.
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TRANSPARANCY
It should be clear that you got what you paid for (if not more). This means setting clear expectations on pricing, timeline, growth potential, and every other facet of our relationship.
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"We help business owners build authentic brands that are artfully making the world a better place."
Since building our first product company in 2012, we've been growing wellness, e-commerce, apparel, and holistic brands online through web design and SEO.