Hey! It’s me!

Welcome to Bear Branded! I’m the CEO and lead designer. My name is Nicole, and I specialize in Squarespace and Shopify design. I’m completely self taught, and I’ve been running on a steady supply of chai tea and Italian food ever since opening this studio in 2018.

If you want to get to know me: I’m a gearhead, with a love for both classic and modern muscle cars. I’ll never say no to a trip to the mountains, but I’m a “glamper”, not a camper! I’m a Southern California native, and my studio is based in Oceanside, CA, but the Pacific Northwest has my heart. I’ve got a great team of people who help me run this business, so scroll down to meet the bears!

Lance - SEO & Google Adwords

Lance is our resident SEO expert and Google wizard! He’s behind the scenes working to help our clients improve their search rankings, whether through organic or paid means. We offer SEO services for Squarespace, Shopify, and WordPress, as well SEM services through Google Adwords. Lance’s skills reach beyond SEO/SEM into complex Shopify coding and technical expertise for speed optimization and more as well.

Lance is a huge fan of the Weeknd, a conspiracy theorist, and loves to build complex lighting structures like you might see at a concert.

Dennice - Branding & Social Media

Dennice is our resident brand designer and social media coordinator! She creates the brand boards for our clients, beautifies their social presence, and can create content for ongoing management. A business’s branding consists of a color palette, font selection, and mood board to communicate a business’s brand in a snapshot - whether on a website or on social media!

Dennice has always been an artist. She makes stunningly gorgeous scarves and has an eye of all things color and creative. Dennice is an old movie buff and Pinterest extraordinaire!

Nic - Admin

Nic handles the daily admin tasks and email inbox. Nic mostly has his hands full keeping me (hi, I’m Nicole and I’m trying to be more organized) on task. He also communicates with the other members of the team to coordinate as needed!

Nic is a gamer, loves Starbucks, and plays multiple instruments.

Francesca - Graphic Design

Francesca joined the team as our in-house graphic designer! She graduated from UCSB with an Art degree and turned her skills digital. She is extremely accomplished in multitudinous mediums including; charcoal, pastels, Copic markers and pens, Prismacolor soft core colored pencils, oil paints, acrylic paint, watercolor, gouache, rubber ink, and even woodworking! All of her experience translates into stunning and extremely creative logos and other design work for our clients.