Kristen brings a rare balance of strategic clarity and design sensitivity to her work. Her background includes leading digital marketing at Pottery Barn, where she grew from shaping social strategy to overseeing the brand’s full digital marketing ecosystem. That experience shaped how she thinks about long-term brand building, consistency, and scale. In 2020, she founded Habitat Creative to work more closely with thoughtful, design-led businesses and help them build brands that feel intentional, grounded, and memorable.

Mike approaches branding through both strategy and empathy. With over a decade of experience as a product designer, creative director, and brand strategist, he has spent his career helping businesses articulate who they are and how they want to show up in the world. He is especially drawn to working with creative teams, translating complex ideas, process, and craft into clear, compelling stories. At Habitat Creative, Mike focuses on shaping brands and experiences that feel authentic, considered, and built to last.

Emma sees the world through a creative lens, and it shows in her work. With a background in PR, Mass Media, and design, she brings together strategy and storytelling to help brands feel polished, personal, and thoughtfully expressed.



She has a sharp eye for the details others might overlook and a talent for shaping them into work that feels true to each client, from early brainstorming through final launch. Emma is especially drawn to the moment when an idea begins to take shape, guiding it carefully from concept to reality and making sure it lands with clarity and intention.

Madeline grew up with design always close at hand, thanks to her aunt, an interior designer who gave her an early window into sketches, materials, and big creative ideas. She went on to study Strategic Communications, developed a strong eye through photography, and has since shot everything from weddings to interiors.



At Habitat Creative, Madeline brings those threads together. Her eye for visuals, her appreciation for design, and her instinct for clear, thoughtful communication all inform the way she works with clients. She takes the time to understand how each studio operates and what success looks like for them.



Ask any client and they will tell you, Madeline is their biggest cheerleader. She is deeply invested in her clients’ work and motivated by helping them achieve the kind of wins that build confidence and momentum. For Madeline, design is ultimately about the impact it has on how we live, move, and feel within our spaces.

Ingrid grew up on job sites, tagging along with her architect father and watching early sketches slowly take shape as real, lived-in spaces. That early exposure sparked a lasting appreciation for design and the stories that unfold around it.



With a background in Journalism and Media Communications, Ingrid brings a thoughtful, people-first approach to how brands communicate. She is deeply collaborative, taking the time to understand each client’s world and craft strategies that feel both authentic and effective. Detail-oriented and endlessly curious, Ingrid is always looking for the insight or moment that turns a strong idea into something truly memorable.

For Maggie, design is not just what she does day to day, it is part of how she sees the world. Growing up in a family that was constantly reimagining homes and spaces, she learned early how creativity can shape the way people live.



With a background in graphic design, branding, and art direction, Maggie brings that same perspective to every client she works with. She has a natural ability to translate big, sometimes messy ideas into visuals that feel clear, thoughtful, and beautifully resolved. Known for her collaborative spirit, she thrives in the kind of creative problem-solving that brings brands into focus and helps them truly shine.