Our Founder!
Kady Sandel is the founder of Aventive Academy, an online educational platform that helps freelance graphic designers start and grow their businesses.
As a former struggling freelancer, Kady ultimately built her graphic design business into a thriving branding agency using the strategies she teaches in Aventive Academy. She has over a decade of experience designing logos, visual identities, and brand strategies for a wide range of business clients.
In addition to Aventive Academy, Kady is the founder of the branding agency Aventive Studio as well as MELD Coworking – a shared workspace for freelancers and entrepreneurs in Austin, Texas. She is the author of the book BrandFix: A Brand Strategy Guide for Busy Entrepreneurs which was a #1 new release in the Branding & Logo Design category.
Aventive Academy is an online learning platform that helps graphic designers successfully build their freelance businesses.
We teach creatives how to grow their freelance careers, attract high-quality clients, and create the income and lifestyles they desire. Our online courses, ebooks, videos, and other educational resources are designed to empower the next generation of graphic designers to start and expand their businesses.
Aventive Academy’s active community helps students support each other, gain valuable feedback, and reach their income goals faster. We bring connection, collaboration & education to motivated graphic designers around the world.
Kady has been a featured speaker at many online and in-person events, meetups, and workshops:
Do you want Kady to speak at your course or event? Would your group benefit from a private business-building or brand strategy workshop? Contact Aventive Academy here and someone on our team will get back to you.