Brand & work, designed with intent

We believe better work comes from better thinking — about your brand, your business, and how you work.

Work has changed, and so have the expectations around it. The traditional 9–5, surface-level marketing, and reactive decision-making no longer serve small businesses who want momentum that lasts.

At ko&co, we focus on brand strategy, design intelligence and direction, helping small businesses make clearer decisions about who they are, how they show up, and how their work flows.

This is where strategy and practice meet. Where brand thinking supports real work. And where design creates room to move forward with confidence.

ko&co workhub launch grazing table with The Originals logos—Head Recruitment and Coastal Finance—displayed on screen

Unlocking Brand Clarity

We help you see what’s really at the heart of your business, your brand. What you stand for, who you serve, how you sound, and where you’re headed. Because when you understand your brand, your marketing makes sense.

We Bring Ideas to Life

We turn strategy into expression, shaping the stories, visuals, and experiences that make your brand tangible. Through workshops, visual identity, and brand-led graphic design, we give structure to ideas so your business shows up with clarity and confidence.

Kendra with three ko&co workhub members—solopreneurs in travel, recruitment, and admin—smiling during launch night

Creating Space for Humans

ko&co is a workhub in every sense. A place, a process, and co-created work. It’s built on conversation, collaboration, and community. Because business feels better when you don’t have to do it alone.

Everything works better when you understand your brand.

The brand strategist and design lead behind ko&co

Hello, I’m Kendra.

I’ve spent more than 25 years in brand strategy, marketing and visual communication — and like many of the small businesses I work with, I’ve built, run and evolved a business myself.

When I started in design and marketing, we used fax machines and print proofs. Strategy came before the pitch. Decisions were made deliberately, not reactively.

Today, if often works the other way around. Many of us jump straight into tactics: a logo, a Canva template, a Meta ad – without first defining who we are or why we matter. We’re doing all the things, yet wondering why nothing really sticks.

ko&co was created from that lived experience.

At its core, ko&co is about clarity. Helping small business bring structure, direction and design intelligence to their brand and marketing, so everything works together instead of in isolation.

My work blends brand strategy and visual communication with design thinking, lateral thinking and facilitated methods such as Lego Serious Play. It’s about supporting you in distilling complexity, unlocking ideas, and building your brand system so you can grow your business.

Outside of work, you’ll find me chasing the sun, sipping a strong coffee (or a good glass of rosé), and thinking about how good design makes everything work better!

Let’s chat or let’s connect on LinkedIn

The Workhub in Practice

ko&co workhub isn’t just a place, we bring brand strategy, creative thinking and human connection together under one brilliant roof. So everything you do, from your brand strategy, marketing, to day-to-day operations, feels aligned, grounded, and intentional.

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