stoking the fires of obsession.
we are obsessed with bringing purposeful brands to life. and when say obsessed, take it literally! put simply, it’s not about our work but who we do it for.
32+
grounded brands
25+
years grounding brands
4120+
designs completed
4 mill
cups of coffee.
grounded by nature.
we defy normal.
digital-obsessed nomads that welcome the new. pushing boundaries. working remotely. we ask a lot of questions, listen more than we talk, and nerd out on the nerdy stuff but one thing never changes, we stay grounded.
our culture.
no letter of the alphabet is more important than the rest. every brand, every staff member, every design is unique and celebrated for that very fact. and like our clients—and the world at large—our brightest days are still ahead.
all work. all play
we’re here because we love what we do. it’s our passion, hobby, career, and vocation. we’re looking for others who feel the same way about what they do.
bold, yet humble.
there is no top-down. we lead from the bottom and the edges. everyone drives. we celebrate ideas over egos, where the best idea wins, regardless of who or where it comes from.
be better. always push forward.
we care about the legacy we leave. you will be surrounded by people who care because we want you to stay grounded.
our culture.
If this were high school we would be at the odd ball table, but here we know that every plant has their own requirements
all work. all play
We’re here because we love what we do. It’s our passion, hobby, career, and vocation. We’re looking for others who feel the same way about what they do.
bold, yet humble.
There is no top-down. We lead from the bottom and the edges. Everyone drives. We celebrate ideas over egos, where the best idea wins, regardless of who or where it comes from.
be better. always push forward.
we care about the legacy we leave. you will be surrounded by people who care because we want you to stay grounded.
our team.
growing a brand is brutal. being planted with us, means you aren’t growing your business alone. our team acts like your in-house team using our story-telling superpowers to cut through the noise and grant your brand the magnetism that helps the seeds you have planted, sprout.
i’m the buzz director.
laverne botha
my obsession with helping start-ups with limited resources optimize their efforts by stems from my own personal brand trial and error. when i founded the agency, i had no clue how much of an impact i would have on the business owners and their growth. i look forward to working on getting your brand to grow roots and become firmly grounded in the future.
i handle operations, brand development strategy, and design.
i'm a brand warrior
devyn sumares
my obsession is to match your brand's visual identity with your long-term goals. i live and breathe the grounded values of growing a brand with the future in mind. the future of culture, environment, and technology. on any given day, you can find me somewhere in the design studio, waving a wand over brand elements or digging through the ever-changing new media.
i handle visual identity, content creation, and social media marketing.
i'm a conversation architect
aisha armstrong
i am most likely going to be the first person you talk to when you are trying to get grounded. I love connecting the dots for our clients. my obsession is getting your key messaging right. one client told me i would be great at hostage negotiation and help create peace in the middle east. so i guess that means i am very good at aiming to wow.
i handle customer engagement, copywriting, and public relations at the agency.
meet the team
growing a brand is brutal. being planted with us, means you aren’t growing your business alone. our team uses our story-telling superpowers to cut through the noise and grant your brand the magnetism that can help the seeds you have planted, sprout.
i'm a buzz director
laverne botha
my obsession with helping start-ups with limited resources optimize their efforts by strategically investing in knowing the who, what, where, and why stems from my own personal brand trial and error, which, combined with my 25 years of marketing expertise, makes me the buzz director. when i founded the agency, i had no clue how much of an impact i would have on the business owners and their growth, and it has given me purpose. i always look forward to working on getting your brand to grow roots and become firmly grounded in the future.
i handle operations, brand development strategy and design.
i'm a brand warrior.
devyn sumares
my obsession is to match your brand's visual identity with your long-term goals. i live and breathe the grounded values of growing a brand with the future in mind. the future of culture, environment, and technology. on any given day, you can find me somewhere in the design studio, waving a wand over brand elements or digging through the ever-changing new media to truly cheer for every brand that reaches our studio. i handle design, content creation, and social media management.
i handle visual identity, content creation, and social media marketing.
i'm a conversation architect.
aisha armstrong
i am most likely going to be the first person you talk to when you are trying to get grounded. i love connecting the dots for our clients. my obsession is getting your key messaging right. one client told me I would be great at hostage negotiation and help create peace in the middle east. so I guess that means I am very good at aiming to wow.
i handle customer engagement, copywriting, and pr at the agency.
our studios.
graphic studio
our graphic studio is where our nomadic designers and artisans are engaged in conceiving, designing, and developing new products or objects.
web studio
we manage websites, blogs, apps, and e-commerce stores. at its core, our web designers care about how your web interface behave when the user interacts with it.
marketing studio
we are the brand storytellers, the collaborators, and the conversation architects. We leave no stone unturned, no opportunity unexplored.
copy studio
your audience is bombarded with thousands of messages every day. we help you maximize your impact with copy that is bold, memorable, and impossible to ignore.
pr studio
crisis communication or media relations. ultimately, no matter the engagement, we solve a very human problem: brands want to be known and liked.
events studio
digital. in person. hybrid. our events studio helps brands strategize and help brands reach their events goal, to move the needle and excelerate their sales cycle.
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get in touch
- hey@groundedagency.co
- johannesburg, sa
- +27 68 794 1358
- +27 10 056 3896