About Us

Helping entrepreneurs build their brand and business in a digital-first economy.

ACORN STUDIO MARKETING & CO.

We work collaboratively with entrepreneurs and business owners to help bring their ideas to life. We work with value-driven business leaders and marketing teams to help them develop their brand identity, tell their brand story, and manage a growing business's ongoing marketing and communication needs. Our team of experts offer a unique mix of style and skills, providing our clients with innovative and strategic solutions that get results.

Meet the Team

  • Laura Dunkley

    CEO & FRACTIONAL CMO

    Laura provides marketing and communication strategies, coaching, and training for our clients to help them reach their business goals. Laura is a communications strategist and digital marketing specialist, offering 25+ years of experience in the area of entrepreneurship, business development, omni-channel marketing, and public relations. Unplugged moments of joy include, nature hikes, live music, and time with friends & family (patio preferred).

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    Calgary, Alberta - Canada

  • Emily Watson

    GRAPHIC DESIGNER

    Emily is one of the creative minds that helped start and develop the Acorn Studio Marketing brand. For 8+ years Emily has been helping entrepreneurs and organizations build their visual brand stories and engage with their online communities. She continues to support the work at Acorn Studio Marketing and GRWE. When not at her desk, Emily has her nose in a book, at the movie theatre, or at the gym.

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    Niagara, Ontario - Canada

  • Kaleigh Sellars

    SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST

    Kaleigh focuses content creation and strategy for social media marketing across Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  Kaleigh helps our clients bring their ideas to life, crafting content that truly resonates and inspires pride. Outside of work, I enjoy hiking and skiing in the mountains, going to the gym, and curling up with a good book.

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    Calgary, Alberta - Canada

Inside & Outside the Acorn Studio

Our Community

Our vision was to create a company rooted in strong values, including supporting the sustainability of our community and our environment. Our dream is to continue to build on this vision and develop a company that includes like-minded people who share these values.  
Acorn News

GRWE

GET READY WITH ENTREPRENEURS is a gathering of like-minded entrepreneurs interested in building their brand through networking, and sharing of ideas and best practices. The goal is to provide our members with the marketing skills and connections they need to thrive in today’s digital-first economy.
GRWE.ca

Sustainability Statement

As marketing and communications professionals, our mission is to serve the voices of positive change in our communities. Read more about our 2021 Sustainability Statement.
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“The creation of a thousand forests is in one single acorn.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson