Hey there, design leader!

Welcome to a curious, honest, and creative part of the world.

You are a consummate learner. Your reading list is a mile long. You power-listen to podcast episodes on 2x speed. You are subscribed to all of the newsletters on entrepreneurship in design, architecture and social enterprise.

You are taking in a lot of advice and knowledge–but still you struggle to act.

Here’s what I know:

you don’t need more information.

What you need is to start focusing on the essential actions that create success for your company–and you.

Confidently Pitching Value to Funders

“When starting our new organisation, we weren’t certain where to begin when it came to formalising our project and making a ‘plan’. We knew the information, but we struggled with fitting our model into traditional planning tools. Katie helped us shape our model to showcase our strengths and share it with funders. We have much more confidence in describing the value of our work and setting our own next steps and goals to take our organisation into the next phase.”

Shareen Elnaschie, Co-founder, Office of Displaced Designers

You are in the right place because this is exactly what I help my clients do.

Together we can:

Design a sustainable business model to align your unique talents with your vision for impact.
Create an action plan that makes you feel assured and excited about your company’s next phase.
Level up your confidence so you can deliver your bold, inspiring ideas into the world with more authenticity.

Ready to get started now?

Creating Essential Team Time

“Before choosing to work with Katie, we wanted to be sure that what she delivered matched our needs and could be tailored to fit as we progressed. We found her process to be very flexible with a willingness to design sessions to our needs, while also not feeling pressure to get through the sessions quickly. Not only did we improve our client relation process, our sessions created valuable time to gather our team and talk about these processes with useful guidance from an independent party.”

James Mitchell, Founding Director, Orkidstudio

Hi! I’m Katie Crepeau, a business strategist and coach who helps overwhelmed architects and designers like you refocus their day-to-day activities with their daring vision for change.

What I love to do most is to create the space to ask questions that guide you in defining and living your purpose.

I find inspiration in visiting less traveled corners of the world and spending an evening reading a book on an unsuspecting topic. If I hadn’t studied architecture, I probably would have gone into social work (and most likely ended up in the same place today!)

My clients are friends who need someone to challenge them. Our work together is not a one-off deal; it’s long-lasting. That’s because we work on your most important gift to the world. And that takes time.

The superpower I bring is holding the larger picture, and shining the light at the end of the tunnel for you until you can do it for yourself. I listen deeply and ask challenging questions. Then I support you in taking action, especially on the things that will support your growth the most.

This is my life’s work:

To support architects and designers on discovering and prospering in their unique zone of genius.

So no matter when or if we work together, my challenge to you is to:

Keep your tribe at the core of your work
Let the questions, gaps and discrepancies you notice be your guide
Allow the medium in which you express your purpose manifest beyond a building, product or experience

Because that is what design is all about.

To intention and impact,

Let’s make your dream company a reality