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    ★ meet ash ★

    About Ash Frantz and The Agency

    20+ years, started on myspace banners in the early days, now a tiny full-service studio in tehachapi.

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    ▸ www.theagency.spc/users/ash · profile views: 847,213
    ash_frantz.profile ✦ The Agency .spc
    hi again.
    you've outgrown the cousin-made logo, the diy site, the sunday canva hustle. same. let's fix it.
    ♥ the bestie who knows marketing, and will just do it for you.
    ▸ ash's blurbs[edit]

    about me: 20+ years in branding, design, photo, video, and consumer psychology. U.S. Air Force Personnel Operations Specialist, BFA fine art, MFA in Art Direction nearly complete.

    Founded Twisted Lens Photo & Film (2,000+ clients worldwide, 5-star, award-winning). Now I run The Agency for small businesses who answer their own phones. a deliberately short client list. that's the whole pitch ✿

    ▸ ash's details
    general:tiny full-service shop. one human, a deliberately short client list.
    experience:20+ years · branding · design · photo · video · consumer psychology
    company:The Agency · founder + creative director · HQ heart of the Tehachapi Mountains
    previous:Twisted Lens Photo & Film · 2,000+ clients worldwide
    service:U.S. Air Force · Personnel Operations Specialist ✦
    occupation:creative director, designer, photographer, deadline-keeper
    education:BFA fine art · MFA art direction (nearly complete)
    portfolio:hundreds of small businesses · the receipts ✿
    resume:
    religion:higher power than me
    zodiac:virgo ♍ · deadline-keeper rising ✦
    ▸ ash's interests (a.k.a. what she'll do for you)

    Brand identity systems

    logo, colors, voice, the rules for your cousin's t-shirt

    Websites that ship

    no 6-month rebuilds. weeks, not quarters.

    Social that sounds like you

    i write in your voice, not mine

    Photo + video

    on location, with your people, in your space

    Print, signs, packaging

    the stuff people touch

    Strategy that fits the budget

    i'll tell you what not to spend on

    ▸ ash's top 8view all (47) ▸
    tom · every myspace's first friend👋

    tom

    every myspace's first friend

    marisol r. · Crumb & Coast Bakery🥐

    marisol r.

    Crumb & Coast Bakery

    devon k. · North Forty Coffee

    devon k.

    North Forty Coffee

    priya s. · Lumen Yoga🧘🏽‍♀️

    priya s.

    Lumen Yoga

    bakersfield brew co. · downtown bksfd🍺

    bakersfield brew co.

    downtown bksfd

    the realty group · kern county🏡

    the realty group

    kern county

    mountain outfitters · tehachapi🏔️

    mountain outfitters

    tehachapi

    👋
    add me ✦

    you?

    spot reserved · wave hi

    canvas tote bag: wake up early, drink coffee, work hard, love your dog

    studio tote · monday morning ✦

    okay, wanna add ash as a friend?

    don't take my word for it

    their words, their results, their receipts ✿

    ✦ hundreds of small businesses since 2006. everyone still answers the phone. ✦

    and it's not just bakersfield and tehachapi. clients ship from omaha to marfa to dallas, and half of them i've never met in person ✿

    omaha, nefort collins, codallas, txmarfa, txatlanta, gapasadena, cathree rivers, cabakersfield, catehachapi, cakeene, caremote, usa
    ✦ visitors since 2006 ✦014,392★ live count

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    Wax Therapy Omaha✓ verified

    @waxtherapyomaha · Brazilian & body waxing studio

    Omaha, NE

    the rebrand finally feels as professional as our actual studio.

    ash made the IG + site feel cohesive for the first time. clients comment on it weekly.

    +90%
    bookings · 2 wks
    IG followers · 30d
    902814

    ▸ source: google review

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    Daylily Events✓ verified

    @daylilyevents · wedding planner + mentor

    Fort Collins, CO

    ash gets premium without making it feel cold.

    the new site finally matches the weddings we plan, and my mentoring program for brides and bridal teams has an actual home instead of a link in my bio.

    lead inquiries
    two
    revenue lines
    642211

    ▸ source: client email

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    Dr. Paula Jimenez-Safir✓ verified

    @drpaulajs · private practice psychologist

    Pasadena, CA

    the brand finally feels as trustworthy as the practice.

    the patient portal alone changed how we operate. virtual + in-person flexibility means i can serve patients who never could have made it in.

    100%
    virtual + in-person
    0
    no-shows since launch
    3814

    ▸ source: google review

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    Angelyca Russell Moody✓ verified

    @angelycamoody · business coach + speaker

    Atlanta, GA

    she pulled my coaching + speaking lanes into one brand without flattening either.

    the site converts. discovery calls book themselves now.

    +80%
    discovery calls
    email signups
    802212

    ▸ source: linkedin recommendation

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    A&B Fashion Co.✓ verified

    @abfashionco · sustainable resale brand

    Dallas, TX

    ash made our resale inventory look editorial, not thrifted.

    that's the entire difference between browsers and buyers. first listings sold out in days.

    +60%
    online traffic
    sold out
    first drop · days
    60198

    ▸ source: instagram dm

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    Kern Valley Coffee Co.✓ verified

    @kernvalleycoffee · specialty coffee roaster · bakersfield, ca

    Bakersfield, CA

    the agency actually gets bakersfield. shipped a store that finally prints.

    clunky squarespace out, custom shopify in. checkout under 2s and subscription bags sold out twice in 60 days.

    3.2×
    mobile conversion
    <2s
    checkout load
    subs sold out
    743118

    ▸ source: google review · bakersfield

    read the 661 case study →
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    Twisted Lens Photo & Film✓ verified

    @twistedlensphotofilm · owned brand · weddings, branding, commercial

    Tehachapi, CA · worldwide

    20+ years of showing up, and the receipts to prove it.

    5-star rated, awards across print + digital, served 2,000+ clients globally. proof of what consistency looks like over a decade.

    12 yrs
    in business
    2,000+
    clients served
    5★
    every platform
    20010018

    ▸ source: owned · verified

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    worked with me? drop a line. i read every one and most end up tacked above the desk.

    leave a review →✦ google · yelp · IG DMs · postcard

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