Build Log

Month in Review: June 2026

A first-time founder's brand world, and a practice becoming real.

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A running log of what got built, who it was for, and what it taught me.

June was about catching up to momentum — two founders who already had the energy and needed the online version to match.

Heal Better

Bianca's first real business — a juice-and-elixir brand. I built it a whole brand world (an earth-to-fire palette, warm editorial type, my first time designing for a physical product) as a gift. She started sending people my way before her own site even launched.

Heal Better: building for a first-time founder

BrainHealth Spa

Keith was moving from a mobile setup to his first physical location — a business becoming real. We built BrainHealthSpa.com to carry the vision he already had in his head: the sunset palette, a clear journey, a site that says "this is a real place."

Building for the vision: BrainHealth Spa

The theme

Neither of these was about inventing a vision — both founders had that. It was about catching up to it fast, and making it legible to everyone who wasn't already inside their heads.

David Kerns

David Kerns

Operator, builder, creative. Sharing thoughts on the intersection of operations, product, and making things that matter.

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