We Build Brands for Businesses That Mean It.
Strategy before design. Clarity before execution. A small business branding agency rooted in St. Louis, working nationwide.
Consort Creative is a small business branding agency in St. Louis, Missouri, specializing in brand strategy, logo design, and website design for small and mid-sized businesses. As a brand strategy consultant for small businesses across 12 states, we bring agency-level thinking to owners who deserve it — without the agency-level indifference. We're a creative agency that works with small businesses the way a business partner would: directly, honestly, and invested in your outcome.
- OUR STORY
Built for the Businesses That Build Everything Else.
"Consort" means companion — someone who travels alongside you. That's the relationship we're trying to build: not a vendor you hire and forget, but a creative partner invested in where your business is going.
- WHAT WE STAND FOR
The Principles That Guide Everything
Strategy First
We never start designing until we understand what we're designing for. Every logo, page, and campaign starts with a clear strategic question: what does this need to accomplish, and for whom?
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Honest Over Comfortable
We tell clients the truth, even when it's not what they want to hear. If we think a direction is wrong, we say so. Our value is in our judgment, not our agreeableness.
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Results Are the Standard
We don't consider a project finished when files are delivered. We consider it finished when it's working — converting visitors, generating inquiries, building recognition.
Small Teams, Full Attention
We deliberately limit how many projects we take on so every client gets our full attention. The people you talk to are the people who do the work.
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The Long View
We build for where your business is going, not just where it is. The brands and websites we create are designed to grow with you — flexible, scalable, built on foundations that don't need rebuilding in two years.
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Partnership, Not Vendor
"Consort" means companion. We're not a service you hire and forget. As a creative agency that works with small businesses day in and day out, we're invested in your success because your success is how we build ours.
- THE TEAM
The People Who Do the Work
No account managers passing messages between you and a mystery creative team. The people you meet are the people who build your brand.
Joe Abellard
Founder & Brand Strategist
15 years in brand strategy, formerly at ajdsgn. Built Consort Creative to bring agency-level strategic thinking to businesses that actually need it. Leads all Discovery engagements personally.
Von Holland
Marketing Advisor
A decade of brand identity and marketing strategy across industries from non-profits to health and wellness. Believes deeply that design is only as good as the thinking behind it. Leads all marketing engagements.
- OUR HISTORY
How We Got Here
2009
Founded in St. Louis
Joe founded Consort Creative in St. Louis after watching too many small businesses get burned by agencies that were too big to care. From day one, the mission was to be the small business branding agency St. Louis entrepreneurs actually needed — strategic, direct, and invested in real outcomes. The original offering: brand strategy and identity design for businesses with $10K–$250K in revenue.
2012
Added Web Design
Clients kept asking "but who builds the website?" Joe shifted as Creative Director, bringing full web design and development in-house. The Discover + Design package was born.
2024
Launched Grow Services
Yvonne joined as Head of Growth, adding SEO, content marketing, and paid advertising. The three-stage Discover, Design, Grow model was formalised as the core client journey.
2025
Pioneered AI SEO for SMBs
As Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT search reshaped how people find businesses, Jamie built Consort's Generative Engine Optimization practice — one of the first agencies to offer this at small business budgets.
TODAY
50+ Brands Built
We've worked with businesses across 18 industries in 12 states, and two countries, from solo practitioners to 50-person companies. The mission hasn't changed: bring agency-level brand strategy to the businesses that need it most.
- WORK WITH US
Let’s Build Something Together.
We take on a limited number of new projects each month. Start with a free discovery call.