We are Kat & Carmel!
We are two creatives - Kat with words, Carmel with design - and one mind that is bursting with ideas.
We are curious, inventive, upbeat, and above all, we are great listeners and communicators - eager to pour our talents into making your business a success. Our specialties are branding, strategy, marketing, social media, and web design.
Let's meet for a cup of coffee and talk about how we can help your business grow!
Kat's Story
Kathryn worked in sales, marketing, and management for large corporations in New York City before moving to Vienna, where she founded and ran her own business, further developing her marketing and brand management skills.
She and her Austrian husband and their two (almost) adult children have lived in Vienna's 8th District since 2004.
Kat's Skills
Marketing and business strategy, brand management, content, and copywriting, including social media and newsletters.
5 questions with Kat
Q: How would someone recognize you if they passed you on the street?
A: They would see me whizzing past on a bicycle trying to eat a slice of pizza, because I am always hungry and always in a hurry - there is so much to do!
Q: Coffee or Tea?
A: Tea
Q: Where do you get your news from?
A: The New York Times and The New Yorker. (You can take a girl out of New York, but . . . )
Q: What is the best advice you have ever given yourself?
A: The best way to get something done is to do it.
Q: Pizza or Burritos ?
A: Pizza, obviously.
Carmel's Story
Carmel graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design, then worked for over 15 years in Toronto for various branding and marketing agencies. After moving to Vienna she established her own agency, Carmel Dias Design, before teaming up with Kathryn to form Kat&Carmel.
She and her Austrian husband, their two (almost) school children and 42 plants have lived in Vienna since 2014.
Carmel's Skills
Design, Brand strategy, art direction, content creation and preparing snacks.
5 questions with Carmel
Q: How would someone recognize you if they passed you on the street?
A: I would be chasing after my son while simultaneously juggling a cup of coffee and trying to film my daughter's latest dance routine.
Q: Coffee or Tea?
A: Coffee
Q: Where do you get your news from?
A: Instagram and Late night shows (Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Seth Meyers)
Q: What quote or saying do people say but is complete BS?
A: "You can't have your cake and eat it too." That doesn't make sense - it's your cake, you can eat it.
Q: Pizza or Burritos?
A: Burritos