👋 Ciao — I’m Christie Burmester.

I bring you 14+ years inside design studios and agencies, specialising in brand identity, creative operations, and team performance.

My methods are grounded, personal, and hands on—focused on helping teams excel and businesses scale.

⚡ Career highlights

14+ years in design (studios, in-house, agencies).
Grew a fantastic Google team as a Design Manager.
Coached creatives through campaigns, performance management, career pivots, side hustles.
Mentored teams to perform better, run smoother, and create with more originality.
Built a course—Design Like A Pro: How to work like a pro designer in half the time. (What I wish I had early in my career).

💪 What drives me

Helping people reach their potential and create unapologetically.
Rebelling. I’ll do what you didn’t ask, and give you way more than you expected.

💥 What I’m great at

😵‍💫 What I’ve overcome (and continue to)

Self-doubt & imposter-syndrome.
I left my 6-figure Design Manager role to start a business to help people overcome fear and create boldly.
People-pleasing & overcommitment.
Trusting myself and expertise moment-to-moment.
The burnout cycle. Understanding how my AuDHD brain works and improving my relationship with rest, nutrition, and exercise.
Following through. Not just talking the talk, but truly walking the walk.

🙅🏻‍♀️ What I don’t offer

✨ What inspires me

Honest, weird, imperfect, fun, collaborative work
People who give themselves permission play and to get to the goal in their own way
Big wins that seem little
Helping someone find purpose in their work

✏️ What I do

Career Coaching for Creatives (Designers, Juniors, Artists, Creative Leads, Design Studio Owners, and Creative Teams)
Creative Workshops
Work 3 days a week (and protect that fiercely)
What I offer is intentional and lights me up entirely

🤝 How to work with me

And just in case you were curious if I was a cool kid growing up in the 90s—I was.