The Story: Before starting Iris Designs, Carla built a career in marketing and project management. Though she originally started her marketing career working in a rehabilitation clinic, she had cultivated a career in project management and supporting nonprofits in growth campaigns. During the pandemic, Carla worked for an agency dedicated to serving event hosts, facilitators, and owners with event staffing, temporary staffing, and security. Her main priorities were the management of all marketing materials, data, website design and management, and customer success for clients that may have participated in events like SXSW and other events hosted at venues like the Frank Irwin Center, University of Texas Austin, etc. 

When the pandemic shut the world down, her position, much like many others, was cut. Being forced to be at home, in front of tech all day long, and having friends in business, she noticed there was a need. There were people in her community who were trying to make lemonade out of lemons. They were starting eCommerce businesses and nonprofits, and they all needed a web designer and a marketer they could trust. A human they could connect with.

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Fast forward and now almost 4 years later, Iris Designs, LLC is alive and poppin' and supporting women in business throughout the United States  - helping their brands rank in competitive environments through digital marketing, web design, content creation, branding and SEO. #UBUNTU