You didn't start your business to become a marketer, and you shouldn't have to be. We handle that part so you can stay focused on the work you're actually good at.
Behind every great brand is someone who actually cares about it.
ABOUT US
Sarah & Marisa
Strategy. Design. Marketing.
All moving together.
You're good at what you do. The people who've worked with you know it. The problem is that marketing keeps getting pushed to the back burner. And when it does happen, it rarely reflects the quality of what you've actually built.
You don't have a discipline problem, you have a capacity problem, and that's exactly what we're here to solve.
You might be in the right place if...
Your work is good.
Your marketing doesn't show it yet.
Sound familiar?
You know you need to show up more consistently, but marketing is always the first thing that gets deprioritized
Your brand doesn't fully reflect the quality of your actual work
You're tired of marketing feeling like one more thing on an already long list
You've tried doing it yourself, crashing AI, hiring someone junior, or cobbling things together, & none of it has quite worked
You want someone who will genuinely care about your brand, not just complete a scope
When your brand goes quiet for months, when your website feels dated, when your online presence doesn't lend credibility to the quality of your real work, interest erodes quickly before a potential client ever reaches out.
The real cost
Inconsistent marketing isn't just a visibility problem.
Known & Noticed steps in as the dedicated marketing presence your business deserves.
We work with a limited number of clients at a time by design. It's the only way to do this kind of work well.
Two partners, both invested.
No rotating account managers.
Meet the Known & Noticed team
Sarah Grone
Brand Strategy & design
Sarah thinks about communication the way a therapist thinks about language: carefully, with the person on the other side always in mind. She helps leaders find the words for what makes their work meaningful, then builds the visual identity to carry it. The brand strategy, the logo, the website, the look and feel that makes a business instantly recognizable and trusted.
That instinct was shaped by a background in social work and psychology, which she carried straight into brand strategy, graphic design, and web development. She's worked with service-based businesses and nonprofits of all sizes, helping them articulate what they do, who it's for, and why it matters, then making sure the design actually shows it.
Sarah's the reason clients stop sending people to their website with an apology and start sharing it with confidence.
Marisa Hilyer
Marketing Strategy & Campaigns
Marisa builds marketing that has to perform, not just look good. She helps clients figure out who they're actually trying to reach, builds content that resonates with those people, and creates the kind of touchpoints that move someone from "I've heard of them" to "I want to work with them."
That instinct was sharpened over a decade of leading marketing strategy for financial services firms, where every campaign had a number next to it and "it looks great" was never the finish line. She's worked with national brands and independent advisors alike, building systems that drive results across platforms, audiences, and compliance reviews.
Marisa's the reason clients stop treating marketing like a thing they're behind on and start seeing it as something that's actually working for them.
Together, you get both disciplines from two people who are genuinely in it together.
We're two partners who think deeply about your brand, bring different strengths to the table, and build the full picture side by side—no handoffs between departments, no one generalist doing a little of everything.
We're both strategic thinkers at our core. Where we differ is in how we bring that strategy to life. Sarah leads through design. Marisa leads through activation. Our overlap is what makes working with us feel different from working with someone where the strategy and the execution never quite connect.
Most agencies treat your brand like an account to manage. We treat it like our own, which means we're also the people who will notice your homepage headline is off before you do, flag it without being asked, and quietly fix it because we just can't leave it alone.
We genuinely can't help it.
What makes us different
And the marketing, the design, the systems. It all finally feels like it was made for you. Because it was.
We keep our client list small so every brand we touch actually gets our attention (and our children do, too!)
We'll tell you when something isn't working, even if it's uncomfortable
We're protective of your reputation because ours is attached to it too
We're not your typical agency. Which is a very typical thing to say, but hear us out.
This is what it looks like when someone cares about your brand as much as you do.
