At Me & Spirit Creative, the aim is to support passion-driven small businesses as they build brands that capture their personality and the personal stories behind their work. Specialising in brand strategy for creative businesses, Tanya brings creativity, individuality, connection, joy, and kindness to the table for her clients, helping to slow things down and create spaces for their brands to be thoughtful and expressive – without losing the passion and warmth small businesses rely on to drive results. Tanya works with thoughtful, growth-stage founders who have built something meaningful and now want a brand that truly reflects the level they’re operating at. There are no quick fixes or surface-level brandings here, and Me & Spirit Creative is attracted to projects with those businesses which are creatively curious and refuse to be boxed in or flattened into something generic. What follows is a hands-on, collaborative approach to their strategy and identity design, with Tanya working alongside the client to shape their growing brand. “Whilst many marketing experts tell them to ‘pick a niche’, I help them join the dots between all their different ideas – not by insisting they ‘pick one thing’ but by finding the connecting thread that actually holds it all together.” As for how Me & Spirit Creative achieves the outcomes it does across brand storytelling and creative direction, its success is anchored around its flagship Brand Glow-Up, a strategy-led branding package designed for established creative businesses which have outgrown their DIY brand and seek something reflective of their direction and ambition. Tanya also offers a 12-month brand and creative partnership, where she supports direction long term rather through a chain of disconnected projects. Sharing just one example of how this translates to success for clients, Tanya told us about one of her favourite projects to date, her work with 12 Bar Music and Social, a coffee and record shop in the heart of Exeter. This unique brand is a perfect example of what can be achieved when Tanya works closely with a founder who is both connected to their vision and willing to collaborate. The result for this concept store is a truly authentic personality, and it is this which has fuelled its growth and resulted in a local award. Of course, this is just the beginning, as the nature of Me & Spirit Creative means that Tanya is working across industries, something she today views as one of her key strengths. Tanya explained: “It allows me to bring fresh thinking, unexpected references, and new perspectives to each project, rather than repeating the same formulas.” Such a practice is becoming more important than ever, with the rise of AI and automation seeing creative output being undervalued and treated as something quick and disposable. With AI tools able to produce a logo or a block of website copy in seconds, being able to craft a brand that actually works and has personality and longevity is a skill that really stands out. And as the backlash to ‘AI slop’ continues to grow, the desire for the exact opposite – human thinking and real brands – is back in a big way. This has proven beneficial for Tanya, who has doubled down on what makes Me & Spirit Creative valuable by deepening the way branding supports real businesses over time. On the back of this, the future is bright for the UK’s best strategic branding studio, with a number of projects in the pipeline Tanya is genuinely excited about. Alongside this, Tanya is exploring new ways of supporting growing brands in what is a natural next step, even offering self-paced courses for businesses in need of brand DIY-ing. Renowned as the studio where work feels considered, personal, and genuinely useful, Me & Spirit Creative encourages small businesses to harness their creativity, not dismiss it. This guiding belief is reflected across its work, resulting in the creation of real identities and meaningful success stories. For this, we are delighted to recognise Me & Spirit Creative as the Best Small Business Brand Strategy & Design Studio 2026. Contact: Tanya Rodgers Company: Me & Spirit Creative Web Address: https://www.meandspirit.co.uk/ For business owners who have evolved and experimented, it can be disheartening when their brands do not capture the depth, craft, or intention of their work. After all, taking the essence of a brand and expressing it through words and visuals is not easy, especially when ideas, projects, and ambitions are all being juggled. Recognising this challenge, Me & Spirit Creative, recognised here as the Best Small Business Brand Strategy & Design Studio 2026, helps people to shape the brands they stand behind. Tanya Rodgers, the woman at the helm, caught up with us for more. Brand Strategy and Identity Design for Small Businesses AIS-Jan26219
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