By Ninja

Together, different.

At By Ninja, I connect good people doing good things in businesses with good customers, and help them grow through strategic and thoughtful experiences. 

I don't just think outside the box, I fold the box into a paper crane. 

Our teams are brought together on a project basis to deliver exceptional creative outcomes. This keeps us agile, lean and efficient, while staying true to the outcome. We have delivered award-winning creative for startups, small businesses, state governments, and local and international beauty brands.

Visit our website to learn more👇
www.byninja.com.au

Creative Overlord

Freelance Graphic Designer

Design Ninjas

Design Ninjas is a subscription-based design service that brings lightning-fast creativity to the forefront. 

No frills, just skills.
After years of working alongside marketers, brand managers, co-designers, and agencies, I uncovered a common challenge – the need for high-quality design that's accessible and efficient. We believe that exceptional design should be within reach for everyone, and Design Ninjas is here to make it happen.

Check out the website to learn more👇
www.designninjas.au

Founder

Communify 

As a member of the Communications Committee I advise and support the Communify team on the strategy and execution of their marketing and communications plan.

Communify Queensland is an established community organisation providing a diverse range of services, from early childhood, mental health services to aged and disability services, including day respite and aged care packages. As one of Brisbane's largest and most active charities, Communify supports the community on all sides.

Communications Committee Member

Focused Marketing Solutions Pty Ltd

Lead Designer

QinetiQ Australia

Achievements:
QLD PICA Gold Award for the Flipper Book
National PICA Silver Award for the Flipper Book

Graphic Designer

Ashdown-Ingram

Assistant Senior Graphic Designer

Salton Group

Achievements:
Design of product which rated GfK top 10 for more than 5 months running
Developed a processes and training guide for New Product Development processes
Introduced a graphics brief system which reduced draft re-work by more than 50%.

Australian Department of Defence; and HTR Engineering and IT Professional Services

As a contractor to the Australian Department of Defence, I was responsible for the development and amendment of technical illustrations for a number of high priority projects. This position required me to obtain a Defence clearance at RESTRICTED level.

Technical Illustrator - contractor

RSEA Pty Ltd

Boeing Defence Australia

This position required me to obtain a Defence clearance at SECRET level.

Junior Graphic Designer

This position required me to obtain a Defence clearance at SECRET level.

Achievements:
Selected to participate in the Boeing Leadership Development Program
Finalist in the 2006 Boeing Young Leader Award
Nominated and short-listed for the 2006 Queensland Training Awards.

Technical Illustrator

For years I worked in the creative industry, delivering multi-million dollar projects for design houses that fell short on delivering value and ingenuity for their brands.

I found myself seeking more from an industry that offered low prospects for designers and brands alike — something that was creatively challenging, but also impactful. I had reached a turning point.

I freelanced as a designer while pursuing a mechanical engineering degree. A real change occurred when I began working with brands that shared my values, and that experience led to a profound transformation.

From this journey, By Ninja was born — a brand studio that differentiates itself through a deep commitment to customer intimacy and innovation.

We create meaningful impact, aligned to the values of the brands we work with. Our approach has earned us a reputation for excellence, exemplified by high retention and professional accolades.

Now, I empower beauty brands to craft unforgettable experiences that drive growth, through conscious branding and product design. 

We take your product idea from concept to consumer; crafting brand, design and packaging experiences for the conscious consumer. 

Our clients and their results are testament to our approach:

𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚
👉 Cell Forté Serum Violet Grey top seller, selling out 3 times in 2 months. 
👉 BFCM D2C sales soared by 300%, with a 60% repurchase rate.

𝐑𝐄-𝐃𝐎𝐗 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐛
“Kathleen has an amazing ability to understand your needs and vision for your brand and translate that into a brand and product that exceed your expectations.”

𝐋𝐔𝐗𝐄 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬
“They transformed not only our branding but also our brand voice and digital presence in such a way that our business has grown in triple digits since the start of the partnership.”
👉 Doubled traffic and checkout value.
👉 Increased customer retention.
👉 Triple-digit growth in 9 months.

𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
👉 Featured in Vanity Fair and Beauty Independent for branding and sustainability.
👉 Reduced transport emissions by up to 90%.
👉 Increased D2C sales by 65% within 12 months.

𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞
👉 Reduced carbon footprint by 24%.
👉 Diverted >1 tonne of plastic from landfill.

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬
👉 Minimised start-up costs.
👉 Mitigated product breakage.
👉 Eliminated ~0.3kg of carbon emissions per product.


Interested in working with me and my team:
🌟 Bespoke Branding & Product Design - www.byninja.com.au
⭐ Unlimited Graphic Design Support - www.designninjas.au 

Reach out to me kathleen@byninja.com.au

Kathleen Casford

Activist Beauty

Activist Beauty is dedicated to overcoming the unique challenges faced by beauty brands. We were founded with the understanding that bringing creative vision to life requires clear structure and strategy, setting Activist Beauty apart as a leader in empowering mission-driven beauty brands.

Founder + Chief Impact Officer

The NORTH by Female Founder Collective

From the minds behind the Female Founder Collective comes The North — the first platform that puts the most influential women in business, on speed dial. 

My super powers are:
⭐Led eco-luxury skincare brand LUXE Botanics as CEO, CSO and CIO for 8 years, following a decade-long career in pharmaceutical science. I'm leading the charge toward a more conscious beauty industry. 
⭐Professional superpower: Integrating a focus on sustainability, regulatory compliance + global awareness into a new model for success in the beauty industry.
⭐What Drives Me: Helping fellow beauty founders create a globally successful biz that also does measurable good in the world.

Book 1:1 with me through The North https://findyournorth.co/advisors

The NORTH Advisor

WE ARE THE BOARD

A member of a vetted network of C-level consultants working across DTC retail, beauty, tech, fashion and lifestyle brands globally.

Executive Consultant

Luxe Botanics

LUXE Botanics is an intrepid, eco-luxury botanic skin care brand, rooted in science and celebrating global cultures, that leads the indie beauty segment in intelligent beauty activism. Its’ distinctive combination of globally sourced botanical oils and extracts with empirically derived green formulations provide targeted, botanical solutions to solve the most common skin care concerns while empowering both the consumer and local harvesting communities. During it's tenure LUXE Botanics positively impacted over 10,000 women and children in Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Malawi.

Founder + Chief of Botanicals

Mundipharma

Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East and Latin America

Senior Manager, Regional Medical & Scientific Operations

AbbVie

Senior Manager, Regional Medical Operations & Project Management

Senior Manager, Regional Medical Operations

Regional Medical Operations Manager

Abbott

Area Medical Operations Manager

Senior Clinical Research Associate

Clinical Research Associate

NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre

Study Monitor

Centenary Institute

Research Assistant

Nanotechnology and Biomaterials Research Centre

Jené Roestorf leads Activist Beauty with a wealth of experience and a mission-driven focus to support beauty brands in achieving considered, sustainable and international growth. With broad expertise in various senior positions as a fractional Executive, Jené's visionary leadership has guided over 30 global beauty brands, including Corpus Naturals, Luma & Leaf, and RŌZ Hair, to success. Her adeptness at transforming ideas into tangible results distinguishes her as a standout figure in the beauty industry.

Prior to founding Activist Beauty, Jené built and grew a thriving, independent beauty enterprise from scratch, expanding its reach across multiple regions and positively impacting over 10,000 lives through strategic partnerships with B1G1 and local communities. 

Her decade-long career in global medical and clinical operations for major pharmaceutical companies, coupled with her academic qualifications in nanotechnology, biological chemistry, biotechnology, and bioethics, has honed her structured, detail-oriented approach. Jené is currently furthering her expertise with a Masters in Sustainability and Business Innovation.

Jené is deeply committed to helping brands grow efficiently and ethically, ensuring a positive impact on both people and the planet.

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