Helping you to start, build and grow your business
Lydia
Owner and Founder of Creative Stripes and Mapper Cards and Support Hub Directory.
Accredited Brand & Business Strategist.
Who we are
Creative Stripes was setup in 2019 by Lydia, an Accredited Business Strategist with 25 years brand and marketing experience. She has a proven track record of helping businesses grow and succeed, and has built a team of creatives and experts around her.
When you work with us, you will be dealing directly with Lydia, Gail our Account Manager, or assigned a dedicated team member to work with directly. We also have a wide network of trusted partners and suppliers to bring in where needed.
FINDING A BRAND’S TRUE POTENTIAL
From beautiful branding to creative marketing
We are passionate about helping brands to make the most of their opportunity. Looking at both the brand and business strategy, we can support you from creative ideas through to marketing campaigns; and from innovative websites through to bespoke CRM systems.
We offer brand development workshops for teams, and strategy support to business owners. From defining the brand story, refining the brand style, finding the ideal client, through to creating the strategy for campaigns.
If your branding no longer reflects where you are now in your business, we will work with you to evolve and realign the creative, to your new vision.
“Fast, creative and on budget, everything you need from a marketing agency. Great to have Creative Stripes on point and in the team.”
Andrei Lussmann, Lussmanns Restaurants
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Your brand is your identity. It’s the face of your business, and the cornerstone of your success.
We're a full-service branding and marketing agency based in Hertfordshire, we specialise in helping businesses create and execute effective brand and business strategies to not only impact their user experience, but also build towards their business goals. We help businesses of all sizes, from startups to established enterprises, achieve their marketing goals.
A strong brand is essential for attracting and retaining customers and clients, ensuring you are consistent in your messaging and allowing you to build brand loyalty. Whether you are starting a new business, or evolving one which has already established a presence, we will review your brand’s positioning and work alongside you to ensure you stand out against your competitors.
We take it right back the business strategy, ensuring the target audience is clear and you are making the most of the opportunities in your industry.
A DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING
FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK DIFFERENTLY
Supporting people with disabilities & neurodiversities
Creative Stripes also includes two sub-brands: Mapper Cards and Support Hub Directory. Born from Lydia’s experience with dyslexia, Mapper Cards are affordable, innovative visual planning aids for neurodiverse and visually-oriented individuals. They cover topics from social media to ideas development, they’re suited to the neurodiverse minds in particular, and are integral to our creative workshops and mentoring programmes.
Support Hub Directory is a unique platform addressing a major gap in the UK government’s Access to Work grant system, which helps individuals with disabilities to stay in work or start a business. As a grant recipient, Lydia struggled to find vital support, highlighting the need for a centralised directory. Launched December 2024, the platform connects users to Access to Work support providers and is already endorsed by charities and businesses.