Welcome home to Sage by Design.

You’re a passionate visionary with a mission that matters. We’re your design partner, uniting top talent and creating your most authentic brand presence to inspire trust. Together, we reach your goal: amplifying your impact with strategy and intention.

WHO WE ARE

Sage by Design is a collective branding atelier supporting heart-led businesses, solopreneurs, and nonprofits who share our values.

Intention

Living and working with purpose, clarity, and mindfulness.

Authenticity

Being only, exactly, and completely who we are—and encouraging and honoring the same in others.

Ease

Mindfully choosing balance, flow, and simplicity in the way we work and live.

Delight

Creating joy with and for our fellow human beings—not targets, personas, or profiles.

OUR MISSION

From first roots to full bloom, we nurture every stage of your brand’s growth with wisdom, ease, and intention.

Spanning business naming to copywriting, identity design to full website creation, merchandise design to marketing, and offerings development to pricing, we’re the experienced, strategic partner you’ve been manifesting to grow your business with intention.

  • I now present professionally to a level beyond my wildest dreams.

    My branding and marketing were a mess before Megan came along: now it is a source of tremendous pride. Megan brings careful listening, precise methods, and smart strategic thinking to all things design and strategic communications. With Megan, I have a full partner in helping me achieve complex communications goals.

    Peter Bruun, Award-winning Artist + Nonprofit Director

  • My business now sends a powerful message of competence due to your diligence and vision.

    Thank you, Megan, for creating a website that is high-tech, user-friendly, and beautiful. Huge thanks for the instructional videos, too. Over the last several years, you have single-handedly increased my tech proficiency!

    Jaclyn Sicoli, Owner + Head Trainer, Peace of Mind Equestrian

  • Megan has been a terrific design partner, and everyone thinks of her as an important member of the team.

    Throughout my career, I have had the great pleasure to work with a lot of good people; however, in the end, only a handful have shown the dedication, loyalty, discipline, talent, and most importantly, the open-minded creativity to rise to the top of the list. Megan certainly does that.

    Joseph Rizzello, Chairman of NewSquare Capital

  • Thank you to Megan for being our partner on this huge project and being the creative genius behind our branding.

    "Because of your hard work, we now have a beautiful and cohesive logo and color scheme to present to the world, and we couldn’t be more grateful. We are so excited to share your creations with the world!”

    Ken Crippen, Founder of Football Learning Academy

  • I was looking to expand my business, but the keyword for me was guidance.

    In my interview with Megan, we assessed my current situation, identifying what was working, what needed to change, and how. The advice was structured and tailored to my needs. She helped me focus my brand, website, and social networks, and she is so encouraging. I most definitely recommend Megan's services.

    Nadia Peiro, Founder of Stanton Translations

  • I feel very fortunate to have found you when I did.

    I'm thrilled to bits with the results. It feels great to see all our ideas coming together in the visuals, and it feels closely identified with my personality and how I want my business to reflect that.

    Sarah Marshall, Founder of Seed Words

OUR SERVICES

It’s your season to grow with intention.

Growing a brand takes more than a story and logo. We build an entire custom brand world around your unique story to bring your mission to life and cultivate a strong community. From the strategic foundation to the most intimate details of your online presence, your custom brand world is crafted to cultivate trust.

The Bespoke Brand World

Build your legacy.

Ultimate brand customization for powerful evolution.

The Blueprint Brand World

Flourish with intention.

Full brand development to expand with ease.

The Bite-size Brand World

Plant with purpose.

Essential brand elements to blossom with clarity.

explore your possibilities

Our Clients

Therapists & Coaches — Beauty, Health & Wellness Experts — Social Impact & Nonprofits — Academics & Educators — Legal, Financial & VC — Artists, Writers & Creatives — You

Our Expertise

Brand Positioning — Identity Design — Copywriting — Website Design & Development — Search Engine Optimization — Social Media Marketing — Merch Design — Brand Coaching & Consulting

Aerial view of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, surrounded by urban cityscape with straight street layouts and numerous buildings, taken during sunset with a warm glow.
A woman with blonde hair, wearing a beige cropped sweatshirt and blue jeans, stands in front of a circular concrete planter with green ferns inside. She crosses her arms and smiles at the camera. The background features a brick wall and potted plants.

THE SAGE DIFFERENCE

Branding with wisdom.

With over 20 years of brand-building experience from Baltimore to Bangkok to Barcelona, award-winning designer Megan McCarthy leads our collective branding atelier. We don’t just connect you to freelancers—we unite the precise experts your goals require and lead the creative process from start to finish.

our unusual approach

Ready to grow with intention?

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