OMG! I'm sharing a bittersweet moment with you today, First name / friend

 

This email is on the longer side (totally worth it), so incase you're to busy here's the short version of what I want to share with you. 

 

When I created The Canva Template Shop, there was nothing like it.

 

I had just finished three back-to-back, unsuccessful IVF cycles and I wanted to dive back into work after a few months off. 

I went through my client messages and noticed a common theme:
 

My intuition told me to start offering a simple service of bundled visuals to clients. 
I started with the basics. A Facebook page banner, Instagram post graphics, a free resource, and a brand board to pull everything into one place. My clients were saving time, simplified their marketing and content creation, and converted their audience to their list, DM’s, and offers. 

 

I was on to something. 

 

I started sharing tips and videos online, collaborated with other female business owners (remember this?), and helped with Canva questions in Facebook Groups. 
I wasn’t very popular with graphic designers for teaching and recommending Canva, but again my intuition told me to keep going.

I created smaller sets and bundles and they sold fast. I played with different brand collections and kept polling my audience. Soon I was dubbed The Canva Queen.

Fast forward two years and two more unsuccessful IVF cycles. I poured myself into creating and launching two full collections. I named them Eva and Alyssa. The name I wanted to call my baby girl, and to date, they are still the two most popular collection.

I put all my energy into being an amazing Mom for my son Kyle and into creating the best Canva Template Shop Resource for female business owners.

 

And would you believe it, First name / friend - the shop was a huge success. 

I started teaching other businesses how to create and sell Canva Templates too. First, a coaching course, called The Clever with Canva Course (whoa who remembers that?), and then more recently I updated that into two courses, that teach 

I was invited to Canva’s Headquarters in Sydney to share everything I had learned about creating Canva Templates for female business owners and how we can make it even better and easier for Canva users and business owners. I consulted with them on what is now the Canva Creators Program.

And it’s only just the beginning, friend. Canva has over 85 million users and on average 4.4. million businesses are started every year. And they all need marketing graphics to share their services and products.

I’m so glad I followed my intuition.

 

I have learned (the hard way) that when you are guided by the Universe to listen. 
To trust, and to move, even if you don’t know how or why. 

 

And now I am being guided to serve and support female business owners in a whole new way. To combine everything I have learned about business, design, launching, and strategy with my intuitive gifts. Follow along here.

 

I couldn’t have done any of this without YOU. Without the feedback, the questions, the support of my work. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. For old friends who have been with me since the start, to my new friends, to my clients, coaches, and team members. It has been the most incredible journey and I am so deeply grateful for each and every one of you. 

In order for me to sell the shop, I really wanted someone who would care about my shop, clients, and audience as much as I do. Someone who can take what I have built and make it even better. Someone who could give you the content and marketing solutions that you need now and in the future. 

And I found her!

I am so excited to introduce Kim Gerrity to you. 

Kim is the host of the Freq Factor Retreat, a 3/6 MG (I’m a 6/3), and she helps clients launch podcasts and create visuals. She’s obsessed with creating visuals in Canva (perfect!)

 

She is unapologetic about wanting more and rallying powerful women to love who they are and embrace their unique brand of brilliance. She brings a passion for iced tea, a love for historical romance novels and her chihuahuas from a beautiful lakeside home in Northeast Pennsylvania with her husband of 29 years and their two wonderful kids. With more than 25 years trailblazing the Human Resources landscape, she's been developing leaders in the corporate world.

 

As a self-proclaimed Canva junkie, her mission now is to take that creative energy and expertise and bring practical, effective strategies for women entrepreneurs to leverage their content and stand out online - no burn out required. Creating a world where you don't need to keep reinventing the wheel, where phenomenal and polished content solutions are at your fingertips -  so you can zero in on the parts of your business you love!

She’s an incredible cheerleader for women who don’t want to settle for being mediocre. And I know that she is going to do an incredible job of taking the shop to new heights. 

I have no doubt that you are in, incredible hands. 

 

I’m sure you have a few questions. Please go through the list below to get an instant answer. 

I will be working with Kim for a few months, so if you have any questions please hit reply and one of us will get back to you ASAP. 

Thank you for your patience as I hand over the reins to Kim.

The next email from The Canva Template Shop will be from Kim. I can't wait for you to hear what she has planned, friend.

 

It’s okay to change. It’s okay to pivot your business, to pursue new things, to follow your heart or your intuition or the crazy idea that came to you while you were in the shower or out for a walk in nature. 

 

Follow the crazy ideas that make you nervous and smile at the same time. 

Being a business owner is the fastest and best way to get to know yourself and I applaud you for your bravery to do this deep inner work while also making a difference in the world. 

 

I love you. You are doing incredible. And I am so honored to have been on this amazing 8-year journey with you. 

Love, and gratitude always,
Nicholette

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