We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Noré Arnett a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Noré, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today What’s the best or worst investment you’ve made?

My best investment as a business owner was joining a business coaching program. This coaching program taught me the in’s and outs of running a business, such as an Email/SMS Marketing, my business processes, Accounting Systems, my ideal client profile, my business systems, etc. Before joining this program, I was running my business loosely; I did have a website at the time, but I had no contracts, no onboarding or offboarding process, so I didn’t think I was running my business as I should have because I still had a lot of loose ends. After one month of implementing what I learned in my coaching program, I had my first 5-figure month. At that point, I knew I had made a significant investment because I was only about a quarter through my coaching program and had already returned my investment.

Noré, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Hi, I’m Noré! I am a Bahamian woman passionate about helping other women show up boldly— in life and business! My work combines eye-catching fonts and vibrant color palettes that make a statement. After my clients work with me, they feel like they can be successful business owners and maintain their individuality in a world full of other brands. of neutrals and soft colors.

My goal is always to help my clients stand out from the crowd but still be inviting to their customers. But, of course, there’s a fine line between the bold and welcoming, and I have the creative eye to build the perfect balance.

At Studio Eight Creative, my mission is to help women-led product + service-based business owners show up consistently with vibrant, strategic brand identities that prioritize individuality and profit.

My vision is to:

• Empower women to show up boldly by creating visual identities that are unique to them
• Provide the tools for women-led businesses to show up consistently and become industry leaders and experts
• Push the boundaries of what is considered “professional” for a visual identity
• Prove that women can show up and make money without changing who they are

While working on my undergraduate degree in Science, I worked as a designer for my University’s student association, which pushed me into design. After graduating, my passion for design followed me. Now, I work with women-led businesses, encouraging them to show up consistently in all their power.

I want to inspire every woman to follow their own blueprint and feel confident doing it. Every design I create is unique to each individual so that they can step out as leaders and experts in their industry.

We’d love to hear the story of how you turned a side-hustle into a something much bigger.

Yes, my side hustle turned into a full-time career for me. I first started designing at university as a part-time job, mainly because I wanted an on-campus job. However, after graduating from university in 2020 during the pandemic, I turned this side hustle into a full-time career. When I first graduated from university, I had no idea this would be a full-time career for me; however, after seeing that we weren’t moving out of being in a pandemic anytime soon, I had to make something work. And I really did make this work! As I kept pushing myself and pouring into the business, I became even more in love with designing. And from that, I wasn’t designing as just a money task anymore; I was doing it out of love, which got me going and aided my growth.

A few key milestones I can think of are:
• Landing my first big client
• My first 5 – figure month
• My first big business investment; brand photoshoot & coaching program

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I organically built my Instagram account from 0 followers, and now to date, I currently have 4,000+ followers, so I love this topic. My advice on this is to stay consistent, it may sound cliche, but that’s really all to it. And when I say consistent, I mean stay consistent within your limits. Therefore, if you know you can only post once a week, consistently post once a week. Also, showing up as my authentic self has built up my audience. I swore I would never post myself when I first started Studio Eight. However, allowing people to see the face behind the business has been very beneficial for me.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.studio8creative.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studio8creative/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/studio8creative/