Kathryn Holeton
Vetted by MCGFounding Member No. 1 of 25, Personal Branding Agencies
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Greetings, my fellow humans, I’m Kathryn Holeton, your Knoxville, TN based brand designer. To sum me up, I’m a crazy introvert who’s passionate about graphics, research, and helping other people with their business. I started this business when I was a musician. I found that as I collabed with other creatives, I was also helping them set up their online identity. I had a lot of fun helping others with their branding, so I decided to turn it into a business. If you must know about my credentials, I have an Associate’s in Arts, a Bachelors’ in Professional and Technical Communications, and a Certification in Digital Marketing. I know, very fancy technical jargon.
- Provider Type
- Independent Consultant
- Engagement
- Done With You
- Service Area
- Remote worldwide
- Time Zone
- US Eastern
- Ideal For
- Authors · Entertainers · Entrepreneurs · Musicians
- Specialization
- Brand Design · Strategy · Web Development
- Services
- I help creatives and businesses create a brand that is authentic to their practice, and helps them connect with their audience in a recognizable way.
- Years in Business
- Since 2022
- Team Size
- Solo practice (one practitioner, stated openly)
- Clients Served
- 20+
- Business Address
- Not published. Operates from Knoxville, TN.
- Price Tier
- $$$ $7,501 to $10,000 What the tiers mean
- Billing
- Not stated by the practice How practices charge
- PBA Power Ranking
- Unranked until enough verified reviews support a position
- Ethics Pledge
- Signed: PBA Code of Ethics Read the pledge
- Last Reviewed
- September 14, 2026
- PBA Member Since
- September 14, 2026
AI Disclosure
On fileCriterion 02 of the vetting standard. Every listed agency publishes how it uses artificial intelligence, in its own words. Using AI is not a mark against an agency. Concealing it is, and so is using it to build a perception a client has not earned.
I do not use AI in any of my designs or research. I believe in 100% originality backed by 100% human done research.
This disclosure is a permanent part of the listing. An agency can revise it at any time as its practice changes, but it cannot be removed while the agency is listed.
Ethics pledge
Kathryn Holeton signed the PBA Code of Ethics before it was listed on September 14, 2026: seven commitments, kept for as long as it is listed. Breaking one, confirmed after the practice has had the chance to respond, ends the listing.
Organic growth comes first
We do not buy followers, engagement, or manufactured social proof, for our clients or ourselves. Paid amplification is a legitimate tool and we use it, but it supports earned effort rather than substituting for it.
AI is disclosed, not concealed
Artificial intelligence is a tool, and we use it openly where it helps. We do not let it do the heavy lifting of a client's intellectual property or speaking voice, we do not present generated work as human craft, and we do not use it to build a perception the client has not earned.
Earned press, honestly earned
We do not fabricate media features, pay for disguised advertorials presented as earned coverage, or invent credentials.
Truth in results
We do not promise outcomes we cannot control, and we report client results without inflation.
Identity before image
We build brands on who the client actually is, never on a persona designed to deceive their audience.
Transparent pricing
Our fees, deliverables, and terms are stated before engagement. No bait pricing, no surprise upsells mid-contract.
The client owns the brand
Accounts, audiences, and assets built during an engagement belong to the client, always.
Reviews
Every review needs a working email, is confirmed with the reviewer, and is read by a person before it publishes. Ratings and the Power Ranking cannot be bought.
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