You've Outgrown the Story Your Brand is Still Telling.
Your business has evolved, but your brand has stayed behind, describing a version of you that's already gone. That misalignment is expensive.
It shows up in the client who almost reached out and didn't. The referral who couldn't quite explain what you do. The rooms you deserve to be in that somehow still feel out of reach — even though the work has already proven you belong there.
You built something real, but you're ready for what's next. That's the gap we close.
We're a team of strategists, writers, designers, and thinkers who don't work from a template.
We step into the chaos of your business, your ideas, your vision, and we find the pattern underneath it. Then we build something that communicates it clearly, in a way that actually moves the market.
We believe in a 2 pm dance party, a crispy Diet Coke, and a killer playlist. We're bold in our design and more so in our opinions. We take the work seriously and ourselves considerably less so.
Sara Chambers
Sara Chambers is a brand strategist and the CEO of Elly and Nora Creative, a creative agency focused on building unapologetic, magnetic brands for women ready for what's next. She's also the host of Chicks Who Give a Hoot, a podcast exploring the global impact of women leading with passion and purpose.
She loves collaborating, community, and coffee. Alliteration is clearly her favorite literary device, and she's a fierce advocate for the Oxford comma. Before founding Elly and Nora, she spent the better part of her career in marketing, PR, communications, and design, helping nonprofits, authors, and lifestyle brands find their footing.
She believes personal development sits at the core of branding, which is exactly why the work is transformational. Helping her clients stand in the light, claim their expertise, and champion their vision is what makes it worth doing, even on the hard days.
She loves good food, deep conversation, and the thrill of a perfect thrift-store find. Inside Elly and Nora Creative, Sara leads a team of strategists, designers, and writers on every project, but she's hands-on from the first conversation to the last deliverable.
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Our core team is supported by a vast network of designers, photographers, writers and strategists.
More Than a Brand.
A Bridge.
Elly and Nora Creative is also home to Chicks Who Give a Hoot — the nonprofit Sara founded to mobilize women in business as a force for good. Same belief, different room: when women have more power, visibility, and resources, everyone benefits.
This Agency is Bigger Than Us
Our names aren't Elly or Nora, but it's a title we're proud to wear.
Eleanor Roosevelt
We don't think she was ever called Elly, but we like the nickname nonetheless.
- ✦Her boldness to act against the norm.
- ✦Her leadership in rooms built for men.
- ✦Her intellect, aimed at the vulnerable.
Nora Ephron
One of our favorite storytellers and a pioneer for centering women in media.
- ✦Her command of her own voice.
- ✦Her honesty — to the work and herself.
- ✦Her wit, and poking fun at herself.
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The next step isn't a sales pitch. It's a conversation.
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