OUR: Story

There is power in collaboration.
OUR: was started in 2023 by three friends with over a decade of experience as creative entrepreneurs. With a unifying belief in community, OUR: was born to help brands show up as their best selves in the world.
As a full-service creative agency, OUR: offers web design & development, brand architecture, creative assets, digital media, and strategy.
Based in Atlanta, GA, we believe that the South has something to say and we’re on a mission to amplify brands through creative collaboration.

KELSEY
With a passion for writing, art, and style, Kelsey built a social presence while living in Johannesburg. After moving back to New York City during the pandemic, she took her social media skills to start The JoClin Agency (JCA), offering social media management, strategy, consulting, and content creation. She simultaneously built a reputation as a writer and travel journalist, sharing her experiences in publications like Forbes, Travel Noire, and Travel + Leisure. Kelsey has a keen eye for detail, a distinctive point of view, and a passion for helping brands elevate their social media presence and copy.
Kelsey believes that “alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
When she’s not working with OUR:, you can find Kelsey at a coffee shop in Atlanta, an art gallery, or on an airplane heading to her next destination
Lebo
[pronounced like Lego, but with a B]
Lebo is a South African-born commercial photographer and director. He is a serial creative entrepreneur with a keen understanding and love for brand building and advertising. Having worked in and around the industry for over a decade, he lends his expertise in storytelling and branding to OUR:
He has worked and lived in a number of international countries, making him an asset with a global view while firmly tethered to his roots.
Lebo believes that: “It takes a village to execute great ideas and the power of community can never be ignored.”
When he is not with OUR:, Lebo can be found plotting his next big idea at home or a coffee shop or making music as part of his world-building philosophy: we build the world we want to live in.


Malikah
A lover of all things e-commerce + marketing. Malikah started her journey as a creative entrepreneur by running her online handbag store, VITAL XII, while at the same time sharing her entrepreneurial journey through her blog, Diaries of an E-preneur. Years later, after discovering her passion lied in the marketing and management side of things, she started her e-commerce marketing agency, On Twelve Management, offering website development, email marketing, and paid media. Her marketing agency strived to help passion-driven brands thrive online.
Malikah believes “every problem has a solution—being around the right people will help you find it.”
If Malikah isn’t working with OUR:, you can find her at a local coffee shop, binge watching podcasts and documentaries, or at home zenned out.
“If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together
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