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Bow Tie Kreative · the studio I run · est. 2013

Twelve years of client work, on the record.

Alongside speaking, this is the digital studio I've run since 2013 — strategy, design, development, hosting and automation for 80+ clients across Canada and the United States. Twelve engagements below get the full case-study treatment; the rest of the roster is listed in full further down.

80+
Clients since 2014
12
Years in practice
9 yrs
Longest client relationship

The case studies

Every fact below comes from the studio's own invoices and project boards
Jully Black EntertainmentMusic & entertainment

Six years as an R&B icon's on-call design department — from a booking-first rebuild of jullyblack.com to 24-hour flyer turnarounds.

2015–2021Case study →
MRE DevelopmentsConstruction

A 2020 Black Friday website deal grew into a React + FastAPI platform and a self-updating website assistant six years later.

2020–2026Case study →
Catherine Brownlee Inc. & Alberta Enterprise GroupExecutive advisory

One retainer standing in for four hires — membership, design, podcasts, video and event operations, for two years running.

2022–2024Case study →
Prestige Property Management ServicesProperty management

From a single flyer to a custom platform with an embedded video-conferencing suite, maintained for five years.

2020–2025Case study →
Kourtney Reppert · KR MediaMedia & creators

A year-long concierge build across three sites, commerce, brand systems and press kits for a working creator.

2024–2025Case study →
Diaz & Sons RoofingRoofing & waterproofing

Proposal to signed retainer in a week; a full site rebuild and a custom booking experience live within three months.

2025Case study →
Western InsulationsInsulation

Nine years across every service line — CMS migration, an SEO split across two provinces, hosting and maintenance.

2016–2025Case study →
Barbu EntertainmentEntertainment

A working DJ's full stack in one build — site, SEO and a chatbot — with six years of hosting still running.

2020–2025Case study →
We Build GroupConstruction

A construction company's first real website, run through the full process, followed by a second site four months later.

2020–2021Case study →
The StrongEagle GroupContracting

A rush build for a restoration and consulting firm, followed by a domain, branded email and years of hosting since.

2023–2026Case study →
Hello. MotherPersonal brand

Brand, site and booking engine end to end — proposal to paid-in-full in three days, booking engine live in five.

2025Case study →
Behavior UniversityEducation

An active build converting certification manuals into structured, publishable HTML, with a custom editing app underway.

2025–presentCase study →
You nailed the style and look on first take!
— Jully Black, on the jullyblack.com build

The complete roster

Every client on the books, 2014 → 2026, grouped by industry
Music & entertainment
  • Jully Black Entertainment — Website, EPK, event design & hosting · 2015–2021 — full case study above
  • Barbu Entertainment · DJ Barbu — Website, SEO, chatbot & hosting · 2020–2025 — full case study above
  • Norman Seeff Productions — Production support, IT & research strategy · 2022–2026
  • Flex Music Studio — Logo & graphic design · 2018
  • One Entertainment · DJ New Boy — Brand & design · 2015
  • Chris J Music — Design services · 2014
  • Mall of the Arts — Website · 2020
Construction, trades & energy
  • MRE Developments — Website → React platform, automation & AI assistant · 2020–2026 — full case study above
  • Western Insulations — Design, WordPress migration, SEO & hosting · 2016–2025 — full case study above
  • Diaz & Sons Roofing — Web, IT & design retainer, booking experience · 2025 — full case study above
  • We Build Group — Website + We Build Decks Calgary · 2020–2021 — full case study above
  • The StrongEagle Group — Rush website, branded email & hosting · 2023–2026 — full case study above
  • Superior Solar Group — Landing pages, QR campaigns & hosting · 2021–2023
  • Prezidential Welding Services — Brand identity & marketing retainer · 2019
  • Valor Roofing and Exteriors — Design services · 2020
  • Western HVAC — Design services · 2017
  • ON-TOP Industries — Design & web services · 2025
  • Kaiser Holz — Design & web services · 2021
  • Total Services · Beaver Roofing — Hosting & design · 2022–2023
  • JRC Home Solutions of Texas — Design services · 2020
  • 3rd Floor Cleaning Corp — Design services · 2019
Property & real estate
  • Prestige Property Management — Flyer → custom platform & maintenance · 2020–2025 — full case study above
  • Urban Suites — Web & design · 2014–2015
  • Masone and Company — Web & design · 2014–2015
  • Maison.164th Street — Design services · 2015
  • Baseline Mortgage — Design & web services · 2024
Retail & e-commerce
  • Deerfoot Carpet & Flooring · Opus Floors — Two websites, Google Ads & analytics retainer · 2014–2017
  • North Shore Signs & Graphics — E-commerce site, POS & branding · 2016
  • Top Leaf Supply Co — Web & design · 2016–2018
  • Nimbus Printing — Google Ads & analytics · 2019
  • Paolini Sausages — Design & web · 2018–2025
  • The House of Craft — Design & web services · 2024–2025
  • Alter Ego AT Apparel — Consulting & design · 2023–2024
  • All Pets Toronto — AI-generated website · 2023
  • Nzuri Watu Beauty — AI-generated website & hosting · 2023
  • The Unicorn Beauty Bar — Design & web services · 2021
  • Flawless Kinky Curls — Design · 2018
Health, wellness & education
  • Behavior University — Manual conversion system & editing application · 2025–present — full case study above
  • Calgary Foot Care Nurses — Web services · 2023–2026
  • Mend Mobility — Website & e-commerce migration · 2020
  • Somati — Marketing strategy · 2023
  • Peace of Mind Psychology — Design services · 2019
  • Empowered In My Skin — Flyer & design work · 2017–2018
Creators & personal brands
  • Kourtney Reppert · KR Media — Websites, commerce & brand systems · 2024–2025 — full case study above
  • Hello. Mother · Mikki Berens — Brand, website & booking engine · 2025 — full case study above
  • Eric Adorno Jr · gravecare.com — Web consulting & domain · 2023–2025
  • Treexlines — Web project · 2025
  • Monika Inc. — Design & web services · 2021
Organizations & partners
  • Catherine Brownlee Inc. · Alberta Enterprise Group — Fractional digital department · 2022–2024 — full case study above
  • Mozia Women’s Network Society — Rebrand & hosting · 2017–2021
  • Gateway Association — Design & web services · 2024
  • Making Waves Sailing — Web services · 2023
  • Cultivar Communications — Design & proposals · 2017–2019
  • Speechify — Contract work · 2024
  • Speakers Bureau of Canada — Speaking engagements · 2025
  • Flipstak — Web project · 2025
  • NIXX Pub — Website · 2015
Consulting & coaching
  • Moonspot Ink · Alex Miller — Consulting & booking · 2025
  • Luminous Minds Project — Coaching · 2024
  • PYF Promo · Ivy Cahill — Coaching · 2024
  • Ausome Advocate · Esther Giboyeaux — Coaching · 2024
The founding years · 2014–2015

Before the studio had a process, it had customers: 10at10 and about twenty other early design and web one-offs invoiced from a kitchen table in Calgary.

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The book

Turn your pain into projects.

Not a resilience memoir. A build manual. Diagnosed autistic, ADHD and dyslexic at 41, I stopped waiting for the systems to accommodate me and started documenting how to build my own. This is that documentation — 234 pages of it.

Pages
234
Age at diagnosis
41
Instant download
$14.99 USD
Turn Your Pain Into Projects — cover