Be Unique and Expressive! - Devsigns
Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Devon Tingle, Owner and Founder of Devsigns LLC., located in Ocean City, MD, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
I founded Devsigns on October 7th, 2022, to provide a productive outlet for my graphic design skills and creative mindset and to do something I've always loved. My motto at Devsigns is “Design your life, Design you.” We help our clients be unique and expressive! Devsigns does this through graphic design services, content creation, social media marketing, and social media management. We also sell shirts on our website, art created by yours truly.
Graphic design services include social media icons/highlight icons, social media posts, PowerPoint presentations, logos, ads, print designs, typography, brochures, business cards, postcard/cards design, custom apparel graphics, book covers/album covers, illustrations, and much more. We all want expressive and unique, Devsigns helps individuals or businesses create graphics for apparel and accessories. We collaborate with our clients so we can help their design vision come to light.
Our social media services, content creation, marketing, and management: When it comes to leaving a lasting impression, it’s vital to use the right combination to create stylish and visually appealing content. Devsigns works hard to ensure clients get the quality they deserve. Whether it is content you have or need Devisgns to create. We can edit it all and create some eye-catching, quality content. We can also manage your business's social media. Devsigns stays in the know of the market trends to ensure the best. Social media is crucial in the business world now more than ever.
Our clients are small business owners and individuals that are navigating this world looking for a voice, looking to stand out and be unique. Devsigns can bring a business or an individual to their full potential through the services mentioned.
Tell us about yourself
I'm a Graphic Designer, People Manager, Entrepreneur, Innovator, and much more. Born on the East Coast. Ocean City, Maryland, is my home. I love connecting, empowering, and building with individuals and companies, small and large. I have ten years of experience in customer service from my time working in food and beverage and retail. I'm a millennial with drive and ambition, a self-starter who looks forward to learning new things and experiences, taking everything I've learned, and molding my experiences into something great, something positive, and captivating.
This allows me to excel in anything that I do. Eight years of experience in graphic design. Bachelor's degree in graphic design and studying digital marketing. I am skilled in using adobe creative suite and digital marketing tools. That was my resume. But overall, I love art and really connecting with everything around me. I'm down to earth, love a good time, and am a hard-working type of guy.
I quit my full-time retail job to do something I've always wanted to do. Run a business, and work in the world of graphic design and social media.
Time and time again, I've had people who thought they knew me and told me what I was not capable of, that I was not good enough, or that I was not ready enough. Well, they were wrong. My growth mindset and willingness to overcome challenges led me down this path of entrepreneurship.
I began this process of making my own business when I landed my first client. I discovered that I am capable of doing whatever I set my mind to, that I could have it all, and that I had the true drive to be successful and grow. Thank you to those who are supporting me on my journey, by the way.
What motivates me is leaving my mark on the world. I want to be remembered. I want to say I did something that people think I can not. I lived, I loved, I did, and I’ve done everything I wanted.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
My biggest accomplishment as a business owner is that I overcame that beast that only the brave tame and conquer. That beast is fear. Fear of failing, fear of the unknown. How we handle our fears will determine where we go for the rest of our lives. To experience adventure, growth, and success or to be limited by the fear of it. Conquering my fear was no easy task, but it is not about never failing; it's about rising, overcoming challenges, it's about perseverance when I do.
What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?
One of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner is dealing with the unknown. There will be new challenges and obstacles you may face. Business is never predictable, and neither are people. It's okay to say no and stay true to yourself and your value.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Approach everything with a plan. Research, organize, and execute, what I call the R.O.E approach. Research, “What do I need to know? What do I need? How can I accomplish this? What resources do I have or need? Do I need to partner/collaborate?” Research any questions that you have. Leave no stone unturned. Organize, gather everything you researched, write it out and organize it into a solution and then execute your plan.
- Knowledge is power. Stay in the know, don't stop learning, and don't stop growing.
- Lastly and most importantly, be yourself and stop playing with your own potential and build the life you want.
- Be grateful.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.devsignsdesign.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DevonLamarTingle
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devonltingle/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dev.tingle/
https://www.instagram.com/devsign.s/
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