Client first. 
Industry fluent. 
Long-term focused.

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.

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.

Paola brings together a background in public relations and a deep understanding of the interior design industry, shaped by years of working alongside designers, makers, and home brands. 

With a strong visual sensibility, she is drawn to the way thoughtful brand positioning can shape perception, build trust, and help a brand find its place in a crowded landscape. 

With experience spanning strategic communications, media relations, and digital marketing, Paola has a talent for uncovering what makes a brand unique and shaping stories that feel authentic to the people and vision behind it.