About

Hello! How’s It going?!

I'm Kath

And I’m completely obsessed with helping people who help people (also a good cup of tea, giant cosy blankets, and my fur baby, George).

Working in the fashion industry for 10+ years (and having my own company) was my introduction to the “business” side of running a brand. I learned a hell of a lot about the “right” way to do things and heard loads about what I “should” do in order to be successful.

And while all those experiences were helpful, my biggest takeaway was that no one else could tell me how to achieve success, or what it looked like. That was for me to define for myself!

so what’s my story?

How it All Started

Straight out of uni I was a fashion designer. I worked for suppliers and UK high street retailers as a fashion designer working my way allll the way up to senior designer.

The industry was pretty brutal (fashion?! Hard?! Who’dathoughtit?!!) BUT I met amazing people, travelled to amazing places and got to design some amazing things but alas the more I worked in the fashion industry the more it didn’t sit right with me ethically and so I decided to go it on my own and start my own fashion label – easy right?!

Well… not so much. My first business, my sportswear brand was a labour of love and I listened to ALL the things that I thought I “should” be doing and listened to every piece of advice that was thrown my way – wishing and hoping this was going to be the key to amazing, amazing success… (spoiler alert – it wasn’t)

The company was doing really well, I had a team of 5, I was travelling the world but I was exhausted, burnt out and miserable. So I tuned back into my intuition and started doing more of what I enjoyed and THIS led me to working with other businesses to build their brands.

THIS WAS MY JAM!

Working with others to not only create a visual transformation but to help them to connect to building brands based on their values and their desires rather than listening to what they “should” be doing.

And the rest is history. I pivoted in my business and I haven’t looked back. This is not a happily ever after – it’s a journey in progress and I LOVE helping others to explore that journey too!

Building a brand is WAY more than a nice logo or passion for your work.

It’s about building consistency with your values and connection with your audience.

This realisation inspired me to start Grimm Designs so that I could help guide fellow business owners toward defining their own vision of success.

Today, I get to do what I love in my attempt to make the world just a tad more delightful by creating brands for business owners who are tired of feeling disconnected from their brand and would love to create something more aligned.

let’s get silly

I'm Kath

How it All Started

It’s about building consistency with your values and connection with your audience.

Today, I get to do what I love in my attempt to make the world just a tad more delightful by creating brands for business owners who are tired of feeling disconnected from their brand and would love to create something more aligned.

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