Helping organizations develop high performance design teams
Coaching for Corporate Design Teams
We coach designers and teams to develop a results-based mindset and skills that work with clients, stakeholders, leaders, and managers to improve performance and OKR metrics in support of your organization's business plans and goals.
HELPING ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP HIGH PERFORMANCE DESIGN TEAMS
Coaching for
Corporate Designers
Are you a marketer leading a design team? Many managers are challenged to provide creative guidance or offer development and training opportunities that inspire designers and attract quality talent.
We coach designers to develop a results-based mindset and skills that work with teams, stakeholders, leaders, and managers to improve performance and OKR metrics in support of your organization's business plans and goals.
HELPING ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP HIGH PERFORMANCE DESIGN TEAMS
Coaching for
Corporate Design Teams
Are you a marketer leading a design team? Many managers are challenged to provide creative guidance or offer development and training opportunities that inspire designers and attract quality talent.
We coach designers to develop a results-based mindset and skills that work with teams, stakeholders, leaders, and managers to improve performance and OKR metrics in support of your organization's business plans and goals.
Strategy
Branding
Design
Workflow
Does this sound too familiar?
Limited creative management background?
Low client satisfaction scores?
Always struggling with deadlines?
Clients directing design?
No qualified or reliable feedback?
Projects going off the rails?
Low team morale?
Does this sound too familiar?
Limited creative management background?
Low client satisfaction scores?
Always struggling with deadlines?
Clients directing design?
No qualified or reliable feedback?
Projects going off the rails?
Low team morale?
Does this sound too familiar?
Limited creative management background?
Low client satisfaction scores?
Always struggling with deadlines?
Clients directing design?
No qualified or reliable feedback?
Projects going off the rails?
Low team morale?
Now imagine this!
Consistent winning mindset
Designers seen as trusted expert and partner
Consistently meet deadline and budget
Gain client and peer respect
Ability to articulate design as business solution
Renewed passion and love for design
Increased profile of department across organization
Now imagine this!
Consistent winning mindset
Designers seen as trusted expert and partner
Consistently meet deadline and budget
Gain client and peer respect
Ability to articulate design as business solution
Renewed passion and love for design
Increased profile of department across organization
Now imagine this!
Consistent winning mindset
Designers seen as trusted expert and partner
Consistently meet deadline and budget
Gain client and peer respect
Ability to articulate design as business solution
Renewed passion and love for design
Increased profile of department across organization
Jordan Simard
Senior Graphic Designer,
CAAT Pension Plan
"I have a stronger understanding of my work, and especially how it's viewed by my clients. I've learned how to speak a language clients can understand, so they see the strategic value of design."
Strategy
Most clients’ primary need is to develop a more strategic focus in the team. I help creatives understand how to speak the language of business, write strategic design briefs, and nurture client relationships.
Strategic development is the most in-demand element of my coaching. Join me and see how much more value you get from a strategically-minded team.
Strategy
Most clients’ primary need is to develop a more strategic focus in the team. I help creative teams understand how to speak the language of business, write strategic design briefs, and nurture client relationships.
Strategic development is the most in-demand element of my coaching. Join me and see how much more value you get from a strategically-minded team.
Branding
Take advantage of my decades of experience in brand development and design for international organizations in a variety of industries. I teach creatives exactly how to interpret your brand for more powerful and consistent results.
Open new insights into just how far you can take your brand with perfectly-aligned creative that makes your brand come to life.
Design
If you struggle to offer experienced creative direction, design coaching is the ideal solution for you. From traditional print projects to cutting-edge social campaigns, I help your team with every aspect of the creative project.
Smart critique helps develop business acumen, strategic focus, and creative insight. Empower your team to grow in a safe and secure environment.
Workflow
Leverage my deep expertise and experience to help develop bomb-proof processes and workflows. Build robust project management systems to ensure alignment to client requirements, deadlines, studio capacity and budgets.
Many clients are surprised at the gains to be had by implementing solid and proven workflow systems. No more Excel spreadsheets or dropped balls!
Sally Hewson
Designer, Strategyzer
"Iain can show you how to think strategically about your work. You'll understand your client's business better, and learn to speak about the value of design in a way they can understand."
Take advantage of my decades of experience in brand development and design for international organizations in a variety of industries. I teach creative teams exactly how to interpret your brand for more powerful and consistent results.
Open new insights into just how far you can take your brand with perfectly-aligned creative that makes your brand come to life.
Branding
Design
If you struggle to offer experienced creative direction, design coaching is the ideal solution for you. From traditional print projects to cutting-edge social campaigns, I help your team with every aspect of the creative project.
Leverage my deep expertise and experience to help develop bomb-proof processes and workflows. Build robust project management systems to ensure alignment to client requirements, deadlines, studio capacity and budgets.
Many clients are surprised at the gains to be had by implementing solid and proven workflow systems. No more Excel spreadsheets or dropped balls!
Workflow
Jordan Simard
Senior Graphic Designer, CAAT Pension Plan
"I have a stronger understanding of my work, and especially how it's viewed by my clients. I've learned how to speak a language clients can understand, so they see the strategic value of design."
Ryan White
Registered Graphic Designer
"Iain continually pushed me to think big, and furthered my development as a Senior Designer. The skills I learned from him on an in-house creative team have been incredibly beneficial."
Sally Hewson
Designer, Strategyzer
"Iain can show you how to think strategically about your work. You'll understand your client's business better, and learn to speak about the value of design in a way they can understand."
Michael Chin
Corporate Designer, Foresters Financial
"Iain helps inspire designers to think beyond the surface level of problems and to find meaningful solutions. An excellent mentor to any designer looking to further develop their creative thinking and build their problem solving skillsets."
Russell Evans
VP Communications, CAAT Pension Plan
"Iain's extensive background in corporate design leadership makes him the ideal design coach – he grew the strategic understanding of our design team, increasing their career development and overall value to our organization."
Perry Chua
Chief Creative Officer, Better Plant Sciences Inc.
“Iain brings a rare understanding of human psychology to offer solutions that genuinely motivate designers to help their companies succeed.”
Meet Your Coach
Iain Hamilton. Global experience. Expert in human motivation.
After over 40 years as a professional designer for international agencies and brands, I’m often asked about my best advice to designers working in today’s environment, and my answer is always the same:
Find a mentor you can trust.
I see too many designers struggling in a creative vacuum, trying to learn from books and videos, and relying on equally inexperienced peers (and worse – social media forums where everyone’s an expert!) for sound advice.
There is no magic fast ticket to becoming a successful designer, or developing a strong design team. But having an experienced coach who has done it already is invaluable to progress. It is THE major gap I see so many struggling with, and why I have decided to offer my decades of real-world experience in a coaching model.
If you’re serious about developing your design team, then I urge you to sign up today to a Design Coaching Program. You won’t be sorry.
Meet Your Coach
Iain Hamilton.
Global experience. Expert in human motivation.
After over 40 years as a professional designer for international agencies and brands, I’m often asked about my best advice to younger designers working in today’s environment, and my answer is always the same:
Find a mentor you can trust.
I see too many designers struggling in a creative vacuum, trying to learn from books and videos, and relying on equally inexperienced peers (and worse – social media forums where everyone’s an expert!) for sound advice.
There is no magic fast ticket to becoming a successful designer. But having an experienced mentor who has done it already is invaluable to progress. It is THE major gap I see so many struggling with, and why I have decided to offer my decades of real-world experience in a coaching model.
If you’re serious about developing your design team, then I urge you to sign up today to a Design Coaching Program. You won’t be sorry.
Corporate Clients
- Canada Life
- EA Sports
- Foresters Financial
- Off The Rail Brewery
- Teranet
Agencies
- Group Multimedia
- Karizma Culture
- Rex Stewart & Associates
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Watt International
Recognition
- Judge: Transform Awards
- Judge: Adobe Creative
- Applied Arts Awards
Corporate Clients
- Canada Life
- EA Sports
- Foresters Financial
- Off The Rail Brewery
- Teranet
Agencies
- Group Multimedia
- Karizma Culture
- Rex Stewart & Associates
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Watt International
Recognition
- Judge: Transform Awards
- Judge: Adobe Creative
- Applied Arts Awards
Michael Chin
Corporate Designer, Foresters Financial
"Iain helps inspire designers to think beyond the surface level of problems and to find meaningful solutions. An excellent mentor to any designer looking to further develop their creative thinking and build their problem solving skillsets."
Programs
Our Design Coaching Programs are built to drive progress and accelerate results for corporate designers and the organizations they work for.
Is Design Coaching right for me and my team? Click the button below for a breakthrough conversation about the future you visualize for yourself, your team, and your organization.
90-Day INTENSIVE
$825/MONTHLY
- 2x 60-minute Zoom Calls/Month
- Custom Action Plans
- Unlimited Email Support
- Weekly Check-ins
Unlimited Laser Coaching
$2000/YEAR
- 15-Minute Action-Oriented Calls
- 1 Year Unlimited Access
- Email Support
- Custom Action Plans
Programs
Our Design Coaching Programs are built to drive progress and accelerate results for corporate designers and the organizations they work for.
Is Design Coaching right for me and my team? Click the button below for a breakthrough conversation about the future you visualize for yourself, your team, and your organization.
90-Day INTENSIVE
$797/MONTHLY
- 2x 60-minute Zoom Calls/Month
- Custom Action Plans
- Unlimited Email Support
- Weekly Check-ins
Unlimited Laser Coaching
$1997/YEAR
- 15-Minute Action-Oriented Calls
- 1 Year Unlimited Access
- Email Support
- Custom Action Plans