"Kay's creativity, media, and business skills have been an invaluable part of my success in both of my companies. Her mental, emotional, and physical flexibility to bring passion and effectiveness to whatever context her clients need is remarkable to say the least. She is a welcome presence of inspiration, confidence, and on-time deliverables, even on short notice 'emergencies' that crop
up every now and then. You won't be disappointed."
~ Kelly D. Cain, PhD, St. Croix Institute, Founder / CEO
"Wow, it's been 25 years of an amazing working relationship! My partner and I have truly enjoyed working with Kay through the years on logo, branding, and marketing projects. When we started our company and initially approached Kay to create our logo, she listened patiently to our thoughts and ideas and came back to us with several stunning options clearly representing visually what we had tried to impart to her verbally. So much so, that we had a difficult time deciding which one to use!
Along with being a delightful person to work with, she was always willing to go the extra mile, have the additional conversation, make the last minute change/tweak, and she did this with enthusiasm and grace. There was never any doubt you were partnering with someone who cared deeply about the success of your project.
Kay doesn't lead with her ego, she lets her talent for illumination, imagery and communication speak for itself. Always my first choice for creative projects... she has the ability to absorb your ideas, motivations and intentions, and transform them into creative, unique, and impactful visual and verbal messaging."
~ Rebecca Olson, Evolving Solutions, Co-Founder
"I am taken by the beauty of your design and absolutely amazed that 56 pages of text and photos appear to magically coalesce at tops of pages and, on cue, conclude at bottoms of pages. You really did work a little magic by making our text and photographs combine so that it looks and feels effortless—and the public will appreciate the ease of use but probably never suspect how important your guiding hand has been in making the Byway’s Historical Travel Guide function so well."
~ Bill Neuman, President, St. Croix Scenic Coalition and St. Croix Scenic Byway
"Oh Wow, Kay, this is stunning. Beautiful work as always. It's SUCH a joy to work with you, the right side of my brain is always happy to see color, images, beauty. Thank you for that."
~ Jill Shannon, Past Director of Community Partnerships, St. Croix Valley Foundation
“Thank you so much for all of your fantastic help on this re-branding our logo project. You are so easy to work with and so fast in changing our feedback into the final result. I personally, appreciate all you have done to keep this a smooth transition and for working so well with me on this project."
~ Pam Nicholls, Director of IT - International Coach Federation Minnesota
"You are a part of a special group that believes in Lamar and recognizes its role in the community. Your beautiful design work have been pivotal in helping us reach the challenge grant goal. Thanks for everything, Kay"
~ Kathleen Melin, Executive Director, Lamar Community Center
"I wanted to take the time to make sure you know that this "client" is really pleased and grateful for your stellar work . . .and that your "friend" is struck again and again about the magical way you are able to pull rabbits from the hat. I just don't know how you did it. Talk about "wowza"!
~ Danette McCarthy, Founder, The Remember Project
"We just want you to know how much we appreciate the "above and beyond" things you do for us. We are so thankful that you are always looking out for our best interest, as if you are part of our internal team. Thanks again!"
~ Colleen Williamson, Operations Manager, Adevia SpaSalon
“Kay, here are your masterpieces (final product samples)! Thank you so much for going the extra miles for this project! Much appreciated!”
~ Amy Middleton, Polk County Supervisor District 10 & Founder of Bike Jacket
up every now and then. You won't be disappointed."
~ Kelly D. Cain, PhD, St. Croix Institute, Founder / CEO
"Wow, it's been 25 years of an amazing working relationship! My partner and I have truly enjoyed working with Kay through the years on logo, branding, and marketing projects. When we started our company and initially approached Kay to create our logo, she listened patiently to our thoughts and ideas and came back to us with several stunning options clearly representing visually what we had tried to impart to her verbally. So much so, that we had a difficult time deciding which one to use!
Along with being a delightful person to work with, she was always willing to go the extra mile, have the additional conversation, make the last minute change/tweak, and she did this with enthusiasm and grace. There was never any doubt you were partnering with someone who cared deeply about the success of your project.
Kay doesn't lead with her ego, she lets her talent for illumination, imagery and communication speak for itself. Always my first choice for creative projects... she has the ability to absorb your ideas, motivations and intentions, and transform them into creative, unique, and impactful visual and verbal messaging."
~ Rebecca Olson, Evolving Solutions, Co-Founder
"I am taken by the beauty of your design and absolutely amazed that 56 pages of text and photos appear to magically coalesce at tops of pages and, on cue, conclude at bottoms of pages. You really did work a little magic by making our text and photographs combine so that it looks and feels effortless—and the public will appreciate the ease of use but probably never suspect how important your guiding hand has been in making the Byway’s Historical Travel Guide function so well."
~ Bill Neuman, President, St. Croix Scenic Coalition and St. Croix Scenic Byway
"Oh Wow, Kay, this is stunning. Beautiful work as always. It's SUCH a joy to work with you, the right side of my brain is always happy to see color, images, beauty. Thank you for that."
~ Jill Shannon, Past Director of Community Partnerships, St. Croix Valley Foundation
“Thank you so much for all of your fantastic help on this re-branding our logo project. You are so easy to work with and so fast in changing our feedback into the final result. I personally, appreciate all you have done to keep this a smooth transition and for working so well with me on this project."
~ Pam Nicholls, Director of IT - International Coach Federation Minnesota
"You are a part of a special group that believes in Lamar and recognizes its role in the community. Your beautiful design work have been pivotal in helping us reach the challenge grant goal. Thanks for everything, Kay"
~ Kathleen Melin, Executive Director, Lamar Community Center
"I wanted to take the time to make sure you know that this "client" is really pleased and grateful for your stellar work . . .and that your "friend" is struck again and again about the magical way you are able to pull rabbits from the hat. I just don't know how you did it. Talk about "wowza"!
~ Danette McCarthy, Founder, The Remember Project
"We just want you to know how much we appreciate the "above and beyond" things you do for us. We are so thankful that you are always looking out for our best interest, as if you are part of our internal team. Thanks again!"
~ Colleen Williamson, Operations Manager, Adevia SpaSalon
“Kay, here are your masterpieces (final product samples)! Thank you so much for going the extra miles for this project! Much appreciated!”
~ Amy Middleton, Polk County Supervisor District 10 & Founder of Bike Jacket