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20 years of crafting the 0 → 1, designing brands, products, and leading teams to build beautiful experiences.
Jim Elliston
Jim Elliston
Jim Elliston
Design Leadership Partner
Design Leadership Partner
Design Leadership Partner
Jim Elliston
Design Leadership Partner
2 / 3
Now Booking for Q1 2026
Let's connect and see if there's a fit.
the problem:
company growth outpaces design, revealing outdated & disjointed assets, brand, product, marketing design inconsistencies without any clear future strategy.
company growth outpaces design, revealing outdated & disjointed assets, brand, product, marketing design inconsistencies without any clear future strategy.
company growth outpaces design, revealing outdated & disjointed assets, brand, product, marketing design inconsistencies without any clear future strategy.
average company valuation for companies without consistent branding.
average company valuation for companies without consistent branding.
average company valuation for companies without consistent branding.
average revenue loss per year for mid-sized companies with a disjointed brand.
average revenue loss per year for mid-sized companies with a disjointed brand.
average revenue loss yearly for sid-sized companies with a disjointed brand.
more time wasted by teams without clear brand guidelines recreating assets
more time wasted by teams without clear brand guidelines recreating assets
more time wasted by teams without clear brand guidelines recreating assets
average lost on customer churn for SaaS products due to lack of design yearly
average lost on customer churn for SaaS products due to lack of design yearly
average lost on customer churn for SaaS products due to lack of design yearly
I help founders and leadership teams align brand, product, and design — building systems and strategies that scale with growth.
I help founders and leadership teams align brand, product, and design — building systems and strategies that scale with growth.
Every company reaches a point where design needs to evolve from output to leadership. That’s where I come in.
2005-25
Brands and products launched.
Companies Founded.
Companies Founded.
Companies Founded.
Companies Founded.
Companies Sold.
Companies Sold.
Companies Sold.
Companies Sold.
Startups Mentored.
Startups Mentored.
Startups Mentored.
Startups Mentored.
Year
Project name
Description
2 / 3
Now Booking for Q1 2026
Let's connect and see if there's a fit.
how to engage:
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Fractional Head of Design
Executive-level partnership to shape design strategy, build systems, and help guide teams.
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Fractional Head of Design
Executive-level partnership to shape design strategy, build systems, and help guide teams.
01
Fractional Head of Design
Executive-level partnership to shape design strategy, build systems, and help guide teams.
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Project-Based
Targeted engagements with defined outcomes, brand systems to product experience design.
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Project-Based
Targeted engagements with defined outcomes, brand systems to product experience design.
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Project-Based
Targeted engagements with defined outcomes, brand systems to product experience design.
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Strategic Advisory
Short-term, high-impact consulting to audit, align, and accelerate design maturity.
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Strategic Advisory
Short-term, high-impact consulting to audit, align, and accelerate design maturity.
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Strategic Advisory
Short-term, high-impact consulting to audit, align, and accelerate design maturity.
each engagement is unique, tailored to your specific needs and goals
There’s no one-size-fits-all. We tailor every engagement to fit your goals, timeline, and budget.
Jim's ability to adapt and work with the team through a variety of challenges made the process feel collaborative, and his design instincts were nothing short of perfect. I look forward to the growth of Range, as well as our future product launches and brand inititatives, and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend, Jim to anyone -- full stop.
Brian Pringle
CEO/Founder, Range Skin
Jim's ability to adapt and work with the team through a variety of challenges made the process feel collaborative, and his design instincts were nothing short of perfect. I look forward to the growth of Range, as well as our future product launches and brand inititatives, and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend, Jim to anyone -- full stop.
Brian Pringle
CEO/Founder, Range Skin
Jim is fantastic to work with, and has the capability to capture the vision for our brand launch perfectly. His ability to adapt and work with the team through a variety of challenges made the process feel collaborative, and his design instincts were nothing short of perfect. I look forward to the growth of Range, as well as our future product launches and brand inititatives, and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend, Jim to anyone -- full stop.
Brian Pringle
CEO/Founder, Range Skin
Jim's ability to adapt and work with the team through a variety of challenges made the process feel collaborative, and his design instincts were nothing short of perfect. I look forward to the growth of Range, as well as our future product launches and brand inititatives, and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend, Jim to anyone -- full stop.
Brian Pringle
CEO/Founder, Range Skin
design leadership
design leadership
01
Design & development leadership that gives clients access to experienced, proven design guidance and execution that aligns with stakeholder initiatives.
brand & identity
brand & identity
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Strategy, visual language, and scalable implementation. I help create systems that unify product and marketing, built with brand, usability, and development in mind.
product & ux design
product & ux design
/003/
Clean, powerful interfaces that balance usability, brand, and system logic. Designed to scale across teams and use cases.
web design
web design
/004/
Beautiful, modern websites and platforms built for performance and flexibility. I help design and craft web experiences that are easy to manage and scale.
design leadership
design leadership
01
Design & development leadership that gives clients access to experienced, proven design guidance and execution that aligns with stakeholder initiatives.
brand & identity
brand & identity
/002/
Strategy, visual language, and scalable implementation. I help create systems that unify product and marketing, built with brand, usability, and development in mind.
product & ux design
product & ux design
/003/
Clean, powerful interfaces that balance usability, brand, and system logic. Designed to scale across teams and use cases.
web design
web design
/004/
Beautiful, modern websites and platforms built for performance and flexibility. I help design and craft web experiences that are easy to manage and scale.
design leadership
design leadership
01
Design & development leadership that gives clients access to experienced, proven design guidance and execution that aligns with stakeholder initiatives.
brand & identity
brand & identity
02
Strategy, visual language, and scalable implementation. I help create systems that unify product and marketing, built with brand, usability, and development in mind.
product & ux design
product & ux design
/003/
Clean, powerful interfaces that balance usability, brand, and system logic. Designed to scale across teams and use cases.
web design
web design
/004/
Beautiful, modern websites and platforms built for performance and flexibility. I help design and craft web experiences that are easy to manage and scale.
how i work:
Every engagement starts with strategy, and ends with enablement.
Collaborating with Jim has been nothing short of transformative for our organization.
Shalynn Rogers
VP, Growth Marketing, Premier
PHASE 01
Strategy
We work together to understand the problem.
Before we move a pixel, we work together to get to the heart of the problem and agree on what winning really looks like.
PHASE 01
Strategy
We work together to understand the problem.
Before we move a pixel, we work together to get to the heart of the problem and agree on what winning really looks like.
PHASE 01
Strategy
We work together to understand the problem.
Before we move a pixel, we work together to get to the heart of the problem and agree on what winning really looks like.
PHASE 02
Design
Design any assets that are needed.
With clarity on direction, we design the assets and experiences needed to move the work forward.
PHASE 02
Design
Design any assets that are needed.
With clarity on direction, we design the assets and experiences needed to move the work forward.
PHASE 02
Design
Design any assets that are needed.
With clarity on direction, we design the assets and experiences needed to move the work forward.
PHASE 03
Build
Build any products, websites, or systems needed.
We bring the work to life through production-ready products, websites, and systems built to perform, scale, and last.
PHASE 03
Build
Build any products, websites, or systems needed.
We bring the work to life through production-ready products, websites, and systems built to perform, scale, and last.
PHASE 03
Build
Build any products, websites, or systems needed.
We bring the work to life through production-ready products, websites, and systems built to perform, scale, and last.
PHASE 04
Enablement
Empower new or existing design teams for growth.
We equip teams with the tools, processes, and clarity they need to carry the work forward with confidence.
PHASE 04
Enablement
Empower new or existing design teams for growth.
We equip teams with the tools, processes, and clarity they need to carry the work forward with confidence.
PHASE 04
Enablement
Empower new or existing design teams for growth.
We equip teams with the tools, processes, and clarity they need to carry the work forward with confidence.
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