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Ayyyyyyeeeee, it's Darnell.

Iā€™m an award-winning creative polymath specializing in branding, storytelling, and design (and beatboxing).

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Through Forge, I help creatives act on their ideas by cross-pollinating, and I support non-creatives with their digital marketing through spicy branding.

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300+

Worldwide clients served across various industries and verticals

62

5-star ratings and reviews on everything from logos to consulting

18

Years in entrepreneurship as a creative fractional and freelancer

3

Certifications in entrepreneurship and workshop facilitation

A lil' more about me...

Iā€™m a seasoned multidisciplinary creative + community builder specializing in digital branding, marketing, and storytelling.

During a two-week sprint in the summer of 2023, I launched Forge, an ecosystem community that helps neurospicy creative entrepreneurs forge their entrepreneurial instincts into their creative identities--without sacrificing their values and worth.

I was concerned that we creatives don't have as much leverage in business relationships as we should, even though nothing gets made or done without us.

Exclusively inside Forge, I share proven, empathetic insights and strategies from serving 300+ clients of all shapes and sizes since 2008, to help professionals fuse their creative identities into their entrepreneurial ones.

5 things you might not know about me...

  1. I stuttered a ton as a kid, but it's now (mostly) under control.

  2. I love brownies so much; they make me get really stingy. šŸ˜œ

  3. The boy's got insane beatboxing skills.

  4. I sold my first drawing to a classmate in grade school.

  5. Iā€™m the clumsiest cat youā€™ll ever know, ha!

Anyway, helping creatives thrive within the jungle that is entrepreneurship is what excites me. I'd love to show you the way as well.

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Let's cross-pollinate

We bring impact-driven creative business owners together to sprout as coequal partners in our curated, distraction-free incubator. For those of us out here trying things, not settling, and defining what fulfillment means to us every day, it's a place unlike anywhere else on Earth. We lead with genuine curiosity, and we value actions over ideas.

What Forge includes

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