How important is boundary setting not just within your business, but in your household? At the end of the day, what do you wish the people around you to know about your journey as an entrepreneur?
I had a deep conversation with Bunmi Adeeko Collins about all of the above, plus other things like what it's like to be the primary caretaker of your kids while running a business, pressures as women of color to find the "right" school for your children, and finding community in the cities we live in.
Bunmi Adeeko Collins is the founder and design strategist behind StickyNote Creative, an independent design consultancy specializing in the creation of communications collateral and visual branding. Having spent most of her 15+ year career working in-house as a graphic design and marketing professional while cultivating freelance work on the side, Bunmi officially launched StickyNote Creative in 2018.
In the fall of 2019, she made the career pivot to become a full-time independent graphic designer and has never looked back. When operating in her optimal zone of genius, Bunmi strives to provide her clients with trustworthy guidance and visual solutions that merge both business and creative objectives in a strategic and thoughtful way. Specializing in the design of print communications and marketing collateral, as well as small business branding and visual identities, she seeks to help businesses and organizations amplify their marketing through quality design and grow their reach by serving as an extension of their team.
Bunmi is a graduate of Texas State University-San Marcos with a BFA in Communication Design, holds a masters degree in Strategic Design & Management from The New School Parsons School of Design and has previously earned her Certified Professional Services Marketer (CPSM) designation through the Society for Marketing Professional Services. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Bunmi relocated to the Charlottesville area in 2019 with her husband, Derrick.
When she's not working, she spends her time sipping wine, catching up on tv shows, trying to awaken her inner bookworm from hibernation and most importantly of all, keeping up with their two young and spirited children, Addy, 5, and Ari, 3.
Follow StickyNote Creative on Instagram here, and learn more about her services here.
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