“To anyone wanting to step into a creative project, start a new business or evolve a current one, I’d say that not only do you have permission to unfurl into your full potential but that it’s an essential act of service to those around you. To lead by living in authenticity raises everyone up.”
Founder Kitty Calero draws on 20 years of experience in supporting gifted creatives and innovative small-to-medium business owners in shaping or evolving their dreams and endeavours.
She co-runs design agency, Studio Calero and co-founded digital gift voucher startup, Giver. Her clients include Melbourne’s best-loved hospitality venues and ventures including Vue de Monde Events, two-hatted dining space Aru and pasta institution Tipo 00. She has developed and taught programs in branding, design and creative thinking in tertiary programs and has spoken on creative entrepreneurship and design at events like Melbourne Museum’s Top Design talks and RMIT University’s First Five Out Series.
Kitty publishes poetry, collage, and intimate stories told through a female lens via Wholehearted Connection on Substack. She has written two small prose collections – Notes to Self and Sequences of Candour.
She lives in Melbourne with her partner Leon, two human daughters and two cat sons. Everyone in the house loves cosy Sundays, walks under eucalypt trees and delicious smells coming from the kitchen.
STUDY
Bachelor of Communication Design, RMIT University, 2005
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Post-graduate Certificate in Business Management, Swinburne University, 2007
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Post-graduate Diploma in Creative Writing, Publishing & Editing, Melbourne University, 2013
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Up-skill Course in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), 2024, Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
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Diploma of Counselling, 2026, Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors