Selected work

Proof, not promises.

Brand, web and systems work for founder-led businesses, each project shown with the thinking behind it.

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Lighthearted Kitchen Brand · platform · systems Proto Hologram WordPress · CRM · SEO View All Work Every project, filterable

What we do

Brand and systems, built together.

Six ways to work with us, from a single strategy session to a full transformation and ongoing partnership.

All Services

Brand Strategy Positioning, messaging, identity Websites & Platforms Marketing, booking, membership Systems & Automation CRM, workflows, onboarding AI Integration Assistants, knowledge systems Full Transformation Brand + web + systems together Growth Partnership Ongoing creative direction

The studio

Two minds. One vision.

A husband-and-wife studio pairing the brand people see with the systems that keep it running.

About The Studio

Our Story How Harlien Media began Philosophy Beauty should perform The Process Listen, clarify, design, build, grow Studio Notes Writing on brand and systems Our Brands Companies we build ourselves Work With Us Availability and next steps

Our brands

We build our own companies too.

Every internal brand teaches us something we bring back to client work.

Explore Our Brands

Lighthearted Kitchen Community · hospitality · wellness Why We Build Better partners for founders What We Look For Timeless, useful, beautiful

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Tell us what you’re building.

Share where the business is now and where it needs to go, we’ll tell you honestly how we can help.

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Project Inquiry Full brand, web or systems work Consultation One focused strategy session Growth Partnership Ongoing monthly support What To Expect Timeline, process, investment

SELECTED WORK

Completed brands, digital experiences, and systems.

Our best projects begin when a business is ready to become clearer, more distinctive, and more capable.

FOOD + HOSPITALITY

BRAND · PLATFORM · SYSTEMS

Lighthearted Kitchen

Turning a founder-led private-chef service into a trusted nationwide platform.

TECHNOLOGY

WORDPRESS · CRM · SEO

Proto Hologram

A web presence and lead flow as capable as the hardware it sells.

CONSTRUCTION

WIX · BID REQUESTS · SEO

Earth Basics Contracting

A full project portfolio with bid requests and careers integrations built in.

ARCHITECTURE

WEBSITE MANAGEMENT · SOCIAL MEDIA

BLDG Projects

Website management and social media for a Chicago architecture practice.

RESTAURANT

SQUARESPACE · ORDERING · LOCAL SEO

Haute Cakes Caffe

Online ordering and local search for a beloved Newport Beach caffe.

SAAS

WEB · FREE-TRIAL FUNNEL

OnTrack Performance

A SaaS web presence built to turn visitors into free-trial signups.

PERSONAL BRAND

WORDPRESS · COURSES · EMAIL

Winning With Laughter

A coaching and speaking brand with courses, press, and email growth built in.

GOLF + RECREATION

WIX · BOOKING · MEMBERSHIP

Fairway Factory

Booking and membership flows that keep the simulators full.

TRUCKING

QUOTE FLOW · LOCAL SEO

Paragon Heavy Haul

Free-quote generation and local search optimization for a heavy-haul fleet.

AI + AUTOMATION

AI · WEB · SYSTEMS

Kairos AI Systems

AI assistants, automation, and a web presence built as one connected system.

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

SQUARESPACE · QUOTES · LOCAL SEO

Electrical Survey Company

A compliance-driven service business made easy to find and easy to quote.

SPORTS PERFORMANCE

WEB · LEAD MAGNET · EMAIL

Athans Performance Coaching

A mindset-training brand with a video lead magnet feeding the coaching pipeline.

Tell us what you’re building. We’ll tell you honestly if we can help.

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THE STUDIO LETTER

One note a month. Nothing else.

What we built, what we changed our minds about, and the decisions behind both.