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Steph
No degrees. No excuses. Just 25 years of building things that matter.
my favorite projects
Lead mural designer for Gatherbound (short-term rentals) properties across Austin. I work directly with their lead designer, sometimes running 4-6 wraparound murals simultaneously across multiple properties.
I don't just paint walls. I match murals and yards to each home's interior design.
30+ murals delivered and counting.
Ongoing contract.
gatherbound partnership 2022-present
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Took 20 rundown and neglected 3-bedroom/2-bath units, flipped the property and started a community in 3 years.
Full exterior flip. Full interior renovations. 20 custom murals. Designed and furnished every apartment. Built community gardens. Created all programming. Built the website. Developed the entire branding package. Still manage and maintain it today.
Ongoing contract.
vibe recovery co-op
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This started as a hobby with my kids in 2012. What began as painting together turned into a full mural and construction company. Now my son Logan and his partner Cy run it, doing all the mural work and construction for my projects and clients across Texas.
We've built hundreds of spaces together. Art became how we healed as a family, and now it's how they make a living.
ramirez & co
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Selected as an official Austin-based artist to paint the iconic ACL Festival photo frame for 2022. It's a longstanding Austin tradition, one artist chosen each year to represent the city on a global stage. KXAN Austin
The frame was 600 pounds. Took 4 weeks to complete, deliver, and set up on-site at Zilker Park. Hundreds of people lined up to take photos with it during the festival. People got engaged on that frame. "It was probably the highlight of my life," watching strangers interact with something I painted. KXAN Austin
75,000 people a day walked through that festival.
My work was part of their memory.
acl festival artist-
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Time to chat?
Please set up a free 45-minute consultation with me.
I'm scrappy. I'm dyslexic. Definitely not polished. I've also built more successful projects in 10 years than most consultants do in a career. My years in corporate marketing and with the LGBT Chamber of Commerce in Austin have uniquely positioned me to have helped houndreds of small businesses do better.
I get hired because I see the potential in condemned properties, struggling brands, and operators who care more about impact than investor decks. I work with my crew, my kids, my family, people who know how to build with their hands and think with their hearts.
I don't do corporate speak. I don't make you sound like everyone else. I help you build something that's actually yours and designed to last.
You hire me when you're ready to stop talking and start building.
why folks hire me
my services
'll show you how to build a model that serves people, not just fills beds. Operations, branding, community programming, the whole thing from the ground up.
recovery housing consulting
Room design, mural concepts, branding, staging. I take properties from boring to booked.
rental design and optimization
From meh to oh yeah! I've done it with my own hands, and I can show you how to do it with yours, or we can do it for you. I have crews all over, we will get it done.
property transformation
Websites, branding packages, graphics. Built for Wix and Canva because that's what actually works for small operators who don't have a tech team.
brand and web development
25 years of getting the word out and making things grow. I know how to reach people and how to turn attention into action.
marketing and business development
Got a crazy art installation or project you can't figure out how to make real? My brain engineers solutions. Let's talk.