THE CREATIVE PARTNER
BEHIND PURPOSE-DRIVEN BRANDS
We help nonprofits, institutions, and mission-driven businesses build brands that attract the right people, communicate with clarity, and convert attention into action.
SOME OF OUR CLIENTS
WBE-Certified
State of Illinois Certified
Woman-Owned
Minority-owned
Chicago + Nationwide
How We Work
Our Four-Point Standard of Excellence
Every project runs through the same proven framework — ensuring your brand is always on-trend, on-brand, on-target, and built to convert.
What we do
SOLUTIONS, NOT JUST SERVICES
We don’t sell tasks — we solve the challenges that keep purpose-driven organizations from reaching their full potential.
Brand Strategy
Your brand is the promise you make to every person who encounters your organization. We help you define it, design it, and deploy it consistently across every touchpoint — from logo to letterhead to landing page.
Web Design & Development
Your website should work as hard as your team. We build sites that guide visitors from curiosity to commitment — designed for clarity, optimized for conversion, and built to grow with you.
Communications & Content
The right message, delivered to the right people, at the right time. We develop content strategies, campaigns, and marketing materials that amplify your voice and move your audience to action.
Print & Collateral
Physical materials create tangible connections to your brand. From event signage to direct mail to trade show materials, we design and produce print that people actually want to keep.
SEO
Physical materials create tangible connections to your brand. From event signage to direct mail to trade show materials, we design and produce print that people actually want to keep.
CONTENT WRITING
Physical materials create tangible connections to your brand. From event signage to direct mail to trade show materials, we design and produce print that people actually want to keep.
Case study
A Brand positioned for Growth
Building Transformations for Small Business | Builders Avenue Rebrand
Builders Avenue (formerly Business Services Collective) launched in 2019 when more than 100 construction entrepreneurs came together to address systemic industry barriers. Through coaching, training, and shared back-office support, they empower BIPOC business owners to strengthen their finances, build resilience, and create engines of wealth in their communities.
Praise from the Organizations We Serve
That’s So Creative’s team was knowledgeable, and helpful in coming up with creative ideas to better enhance and promote my brand. I appreciated the years of experience, professionalism, and passion they have in helping business owners grow.
You have been able to capture my ideas and with your creativity, and have nailed everything I could’ve asked for! I really appreciate your hard work.
I appreciate your spirit of excellence. You have been a valuable asset to our organization since you began. I appreciate the ways that you continue to expand our horizons.
OUR STORY
Creating Opportunities
From one designer with a dream to a multicultural team of 10 — serving organizations that serve others.
In 2016, CJ Harris left her role at a large nonprofit to build the creative agency she always wished existed — one rooted in strategy, driven by design, and committed to the communities it serves. Today, That’s So Creative partners with institutions like the University of Illinois, Cook County, and the Art Institute of Chicago to build brands that make a lasting impact.
Building Transformations for Small Business | Builders Avenue Rebrand
WORKA brand positioned for transformationRebranding is more than just a facelift; it’s a strategic overhaul that aligns a company’s image with its core values, vision, and growth aspirations. Builders Avenue sought a fresh, innovative identity that better encapsulated...
CJ Harris Coaches at South Side Pitch 2025 – That’s So Creative
CJ Harris Coaches at South Side Pitch 2025: Empowering Local Entrepreneurs This October, the 12th annual South Side Pitch (SSP) took place in Chicago, a “Shark Tank‑style competition” organized by the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship (IJ Clinic) at the...
Beyond Celebration: Honoring Black Innovators, Creators & Change-Makers – With Action, Amplification & Artistry
Black History Month invites us not only to remember, but it also reminds us to respond. To reflect and activate. To see history as a compass we carry forward. This is especially meaningful for us at That’s So Creative - a creative agency born out of a heart to serve...
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