Mote

2020

Shopify Compass Webinar

Shopify invited our Creative Director and Co-founder, Sara Mote, to present a webinar focused on site improvements for increasing conversions during the holiday sales season. The webinar targeted practical and actionable suggestions for enhancing design and performance in anticipation of higher traffic spikes, along with tips for holiday advertising strategy and promotions.

2019

Shopify Post-Unite Meetup

Shopify invited our founders, Sara Mote and Rembrant Van der Mijnsbrugge, to share the Shopify Plus announcements made during Unite 2019 in Toronto with an intimate group of partners, merchants, and developers at the Shopify LA Space at The Row in Downtown Los Angeles.



Shop Class: Store Design Fundamentals

Shopify invited our Creative Director and Co-founder, Sara Mote, to teach the first ever partner-hosted workshop at the Shopify LA Space at The Row in Downtown Los Angeles. Topics included establishing a brand and value proposition, developing a brand identity, considering visual details from logo and color palette to photography style and merchandising, and important strategic and esthetic decisions to keep in mind when taking your business from concept to launch.

2018

Shopify Partners Case Study

We received the great honor, as one of only three Experts worldwide, to be recognized for our outstanding work by having a case study created about our studio by Shopify.

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Shop Class: Selling Everywhere

Shopify invited our Creative Director and Co-founder, Sara Mote, to moderate a panel discussion at their newly opened Shopify LA Space at The Row in Downtown Los Angeles. The focus of the panel was selling everywhere, the conversation and engaging Q&A session provided merchants actionable insights and tactics about growing multi-channel businesses.



Shopify Commerce Awards

Shopify featured Mote in the Shopify Commerce Awards. Judges included Jeffrey Zeldman ( founder of studio.zeldman ), Cynthia Savard Saucier ( Director of Design at Shopify ), Vitaly Friedman ( Editor-In-Chief of Smashing Magazine ), and many other renowned and respected leaders within the web design and development community.



Society6 × Sexy Beast Summit

In June 2018, Sexy Beast partnered with Society6 on their first-ever summit for women artists. Hosted at Urban Outfitters' project space, Space 15 Twenty, the event included a full day of panels from founders and creatives from every corner of the art world. Our Creative Director and Co-founder, Sara Mote, spoke alongside established brand founders and content creators during a panel specifically geared towards emerging artists and entrepreneurs. The topic was organized around knowing you're worth as a creative and covered advice for navigating pricing, establishing a process for proposals, and communicating effectively with clients.

2017

Shopify Unite Panel

Our Creative Director and Co-founder, Sara Mote, spoke at Shopify's International Conference, Unite, in 2017 on the main stage during the first day. The topic, for an audience of Shopify partners and fellow Experts, focused on cultivating the right tools to build trusting relationships, deliver successful projects and offer the best possible experiences to clients.

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Shopify Grow Book

Shopify invited Mote to author a chapter in their book, Grow, to share insight and help creatives and entrepreneurs build thriving businesses of their own.

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2015

Skillshare Course

Taught online course Concept to Commerce: Shopify + Branding Essentials with over 1,200 students enrolled. Throughout the course, we introduced key elements for consideration; such as the importance of brand trust and why good design really matters. From platform selection to typography, photography, and copywriting, we guided students through essential decisions to create a unified brand presence.

2013

Shopify Partner

Invited to join the Shopify Partner Program and take part in the newly launched Shopify Experts directory of recommended e-commerce studios and partners.