I highly recommend Rachel... I am the executive Director of Shelburne Craft School—we provide art courses and experiences in a wide variety of crafts —Rachel rebranded our school and creates our formal marketing and newsletters.
Rachel has what I am going to call creative empathy. That is, she is able to take a half-formed vision and make it sing and dance. I’ll have an idea for a newsletter or advertisement or other form of marketing—it will be in my head and gray in color. I tell Rachel my thoughts and she brings them to life—suddenly the concept is bright, beautiful, moving and providing the desired message.
Her work is electric. We are a small nonprofit and her messaging has been influential in doubling our revenues in the past year. Her advertisements often result in a course filling in record speed—once in 20 minutes. She imbeds inclusion and welcomes a diversity of people in all of her work. Her advertisements pull in a greater diversity of people than our previous advertising.
She captures people at their best in her photography/videography. Her professional, kind, disarming manner results in aligning the true essence of those who she films.
My only reservation in writing this letter is that Rachel is so talented, her work so incredibly top notch that eventually she may need to move on from her work with our tiny school. By recommending her more people will see her brilliance. However, her climb to the top of the world of content development is preordained.
You would be foolish to not choose Rachel. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
"Rachel does marketing and social media for our bar/restaurant in Shelburne, VT. I can't say enough about her as she has been super helpful, and professional and always gets the job done.
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She may have single-handedly saved our business during this Covid-19 crisis, making amazingly warm and inviting posts about our takeout program. I can honestly say without her, we may not have survived.
But even way before that, we have been certainly "relying" on Rach big time.
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Literally after a week of working with her, I didn't even have to worry about our social media presence anymore. Rachel took care of it all. She stepped up our game a few notches, and seemlessly integrated her marketing prowess with our design aesthetic. It was a huge load off my mind, and her creativity and social savvy boosted the attendance of all our events, added tons of new followers to our account, and added a layer of sophistication to our marketing we definitely lacked..."
I have known Rachel for many years and know her on both a personal & professional basis. I can tell you that Rachel has been honing her unique skill set for many years which includes but is not limited to videography, photography, branding, networking, marketing, social media, graphic design, and expert knowledge of the unique struggles small business owners face.
I’ve seen first hand what she has done for many small businesses and community groups in Vermont over the years including my own small business. I know she has been passionate about bringing that work and experience with her to Rhode Island. I’ve witnessed the work she has done with creative groups in Rhode Island most importantly community building and creative advocacy with an emphasis on uplifting black and brown people as well as women and making sure everyone has a seat at the table.
Rachel is one of the hardest working individuals I know and that is because she accepts nothing less than the very best that she can do on any project she takes on. She takes the role of representing people and their businesses very seriously and takes time to get to know the person individually as well as their business needs and desires. She has a unique skill of helping you understand yourself & your business better. Rachel is able to achieve such great results in this regard because she excels at active listening, she communicates openly and honestly, she takes deadlines seriously, and she truly believes in her work and the impact that it has on people, local businesses, the local economy, and the planet. She values personal reflection and growth and I believe it inspires her clients to do the same.
Please reach out to me with any further questions. I encourage you to look up our family farm Khelcom Farm @khelcomfarm on instagram or khelcomfarm.com to sample some of the work she did to get us started on a successful path as a new small business.
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