BrandSpark Strategy Sessions available NOW for projects starting in July 2025

Ruha Ratnam

The Designist Studio
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Deepen loyalty.
Spark engagement.
Grow your movement.

Branding, websites, and community engagement strategies for organizations who want to activate their audiences.

Learn how it works
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You need a brand experience that earns trust, invites engagement, and grows with your people.

I work with community-centred businesses and organizations ready to develop a online presence.

Together, we clarify your brand and online strategy so that your audience sticks around, signs up, and spreads the word.

More than a logo. More than a pretty website. This is about designing a digital presence that…

  • shows your audience they belong
  • turns your values into action
  • supports your mission sustainably
  • and keeps your people coming back
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How it works

Start with strategy

The BrandSpark Strategy Session is your roadmap to stronger engagement, clearer messaging, and aligned growth. In just 90 minutes, we uncover what makes your brand magnetic and map out how to amplify it.

Bring it to life

Your BrandBuild is where we craft a cohesive brand presence, from messaging and visuals to website and community engagement tools.

Get ongoing support

Stay supported with strategic, design, and technical support as you expand, evolve, and nurture your community for long-term success.

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“Thank you for the absolutely tremendous effort supporting our team. Your collaboration with our whole team has made SUCH impact. We’ll need your thought leadership to work through the level of depth we’re going to go.”
Anne McLean
VP, Strategic Operations & Marketing
The Forum
“True expertise in the ever-evolving arena of technical development is critical to success. As a consultant with 20+ years in tech product development, I cannot say enough about the pro communication and collaboration Ruha brought to our project.

The outcome is better because she was a part of it and countless stakeholding partners agree.”
Don-E Coady
Creative Director & Brand Manager
Dc Design House
“Ruha went above and beyond to research integrations for us and provided 1:1 training on how to use the back end of the website so that we could make changes on our own, saving us time and money.

She’s super knowledgeable and adaptable to your needs and I felt supported every step of the way through our website redesign.”
Aryn Guthrie
Marketing & Communications Manager
Academy for Sustainable Innovation (ASI)

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I'm Ruha!

I help community builders create brands that feel as good as they look. We’ll co-create strategy, story, and structure to design 5-star experiences that grow your impact… without burning you out.

Clients come to me when they want to:

  • refocus their brand after a season of change
  • engage their audience with clarity and consistency
  • build a more accessible, human-centered online presence
 

Sound like you?

Learn More about my approach
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Let’s ignite your brand and grow your community.

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Ruha Ratnam

The Designist Studio

Branding | Website Strategy & Design | Community Engagement Strategy

Branding, websites, and tech systems for community-centred organizations who want to build an engaged audience around a mission.
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I live and create in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq, and today home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples.

As part of my work, I commit time and resources to learning more about the diverse Indigenous histories and cultures of these lands, and to contributing towards reconciliation, and I invite you to do the same.

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