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Brand Building with Artist, Illustrator, and Designer Andrea Miralles Part 1: Brand Foundations and Barriers In-Person
This two-part workshop will give founders a fresh perspective on branding through education, client case studies, real world examples, and live feedback. We’ll refine your brand alongside like-minded entrepreneurs and creatives, encouraging creative exploration, feedback, and strategic risks.
You’ll leave with a brand that’s more aligned and praiseworthy.
In Workshop 1, we’ll focus on brand foundations, mental barriers, and common roadblocks. unlocking the core concepts of branding and how to get out of your own way to show up with confidence online & IRL.
In Workshop 2, we’ll craft on-brand creative with beginner-friendly tools like Pinterest & Canva, performing a personal and group brand audit, and refining a core piece of our brand with professional creative guidance.
Join us for both parts to experience a full branding journey, or just the workshop that you need the most.
You can expect to walk away with:
- Clearer language and direction for your brand
- Thoughtful feedback on your current or emerging brand
- Renewed confidence in how you show up and share your work
- Meaningful connections with fellow creatives and changemakers
- An elevated, praiseworthy brand
This experience offers the kind of insight typically reserved for private brand audits and brand identity projects—paired with the magic of co-creation, real-time feedback, and being in community with others who are building with purpose.
Flow of workshop 1:
- Welcome + grounding
- Brand clarity & mindset
- Brand foundations
- Mental + emotional barriers
- Common roadblocks
- Brand keywords & nouns
What you’ll need:
- Please bring a notebook, phone, tablet, or laptop if you’d like to take notes. The library can provide a limited number of laptops.
If you’ve been feeling the nudge to get clear, to refresh, or to finally move forward—this is your sign. Come as you are. Leave aligned, inspired, and ready to share your work with the world. Click the link below to register for Part 2:
This workshop is a part of the Grind and Grow: Monthly Meetup and Workshop Series for Entrepreneurs. Come the hour before each workshop to meet other entrepreneurs in a casual environment, speak with the library’s Business Reference Librarian, or get some work done!
- Date:
- Wednesday, May 13, 2026
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Main Library: 4th Floor Auditorium
- Audience:
- Adults Teens
- Categories:
- Main Branch
- Attachments:
About Andrea:
Andrea Miralles is a Bay Area, CA native and Newark-based artist, illustrator, and brand designer. Through her creative studio, she partners with conscious founders and changemakers to craft branding, illustration, and web design that builds trust, visibility, and community impact.
She partners with climate, hospitality, consumer, and service-based brands to create thoughtful, elevated identities that make waves and attract bigger opportunities.
A self-taught artist with a background in cognitive science, software engineering, and community organizing, Andrea brings both intuition and systems-thinking to her creative work.
She is the co-founder of Tsismosas Collective, an NYC-based Filipina art collective curating exhibitions and community events rooted in heritage, healing, and feminism. Learn more at https://www.andreamiralles.com.