Exploring Brand Concepts

Exploring Brand Concepts

Designing a logo for a new business is the ultimate of blank slates. No history, no existing perceptions, no legacy constraints. There also may not be full product lines, core values, or other helpful starting points. Even still, there’s always...
From Sketch to Logo

From Sketch to Logo

Take a peek into the YAY sketch book to see a brand project unfold from pen and paper to the digital realm. The band Crooked Finger Rhythm Revue already had an established name, several years of gigs around Indy under their belt, and even a couple of albums out...
New Launch: Right as Run Coaching

New Launch: Right as Run Coaching

Sister company alert! YAY now has its first subsidiary, Right as Run coaching. This launch has been nearly two years in the making. Like is often the case in entrepreneurial journeys, it wasn’t a straight line from A to B.  I actually started Right as Run in...
2019 Highlights

2019 Highlights

Reflecting on this year, it’s hard to get past how challenging the last quarter was for me. In addition to managing the business and all of my client work, I had committed to several major personal endeavors all at once, including training for and running my first...
Living Values

Living Values

  Core values sometimes get a bad rap. There are plenty of companies who treat them merely as an item to check off the list. Once written, they go by the wayside, collecting dust in an annual report somewhere. But they can be an incredibly useful tool for...
Observation as a Super Power

Observation as a Super Power

Being highly observant is one of those super power kind of skills, with many applications in personal and business worlds. I believe it can make us better humans—more attentive and responsive to the people in our lives. And at work, observation can help us find...