TriLeaf Designs

TriLeaf Designs

The story behind the
ecosystem.

TriLeaf Designs is not simply a holding company. It is the shared root system of a family of purpose-driven brands — grown over more than fifteen years of listening, learning, and serving people well.

TriLeaf Designs

Why We Exist

Most holding companies list their brands.
We'd rather tell you why they exist.

Every company under TriLeaf Designs was born from something real — a client asking for help we didn't yet offer, a pattern we couldn't ignore, a gap we felt called to fill. None of it was planned on a whiteboard. All of it was earned through relationship.

This page is an invitation to know us — the people, the experiences, and the purpose behind the branches you see today. It is a story about growth that was chosen carefully, and about a mission that has never changed even as the work has deepened.

Our Journey

A story told in
chapters, not launches.

Chapter One

It began with a designer who couldn't stop creating.

Rachel Boone won her first graphic design award at fourteen and started freelancing shortly after. As yearbook editor, she discovered leadership, branding, and storytelling — and fell in love with solving problems through design, not just making things look beautiful.

That instinct — to look past the surface and understand what a business actually needed — would eventually shape everything that followed.

Chapter Two

TriLeaf Designs was founded in 2009.

The name reflected the vision from day one: “Tri” for the three core services — design, print, and web — and “Leaf” for growth, purpose, and environmentally conscious business.

Almost immediately, clients began asking for more than design. They wanted strategy. They wanted marketing. They wanted a partner who could help them make better decisions. So TriLeaf grew — carefully, and always in response to what the people we served actually needed.

Chapter Three

Growth taught us that businesses aren't built by marketing alone.

Through more than a decade of full-service work — brand, web, SEO, content, analytics — a pattern emerged. Businesses rarely struggled because of marketing. They struggled because of operations, capacity, leadership, and decisions being made without clarity.

So the work deepened. Consulting. Systems. Fractional COO and CMO support. Executive coaching. The tools changed, but the mission stayed the same: help businesses grow in ways that support real life.

Chapter Four

One company became a family of brands.

As the work expanded, so did the people we were meant to serve. Mindful Marketing was born from a partnership with Christina Shrive — intentional, data-informed marketing rooted in human behavior. Rachel Boone became the personal brand for leaders navigating transition, burnout, and growth. Aurora Bridge was founded to move strategy into action through executive virtual assistance and marketing implementation.

In 2025, TriLeaf Designs stepped into a new role: the parent company. The roots that had grown for over fifteen years now anchor a family of brands, each with its own focus, all sharing one philosophy.

Defining Moments

Milestones along
the way.

  1. 2009

    TriLeaf Designs founded

  2. 2012

    Community hub & Third Thursdays launched

  3. 2016

    Rachel Boone Consulting formalized

  4. 2020

    Executive MBA, Washington University

  5. 2023

    Mindful Marketing established

  6. 2025

    TriLeaf becomes the parent company

  7. 2026

    Aurora Bridge co-founded

What Guides Us

The principles behind
every decision.

Rooted Growth

We grow the way healthy trees do — slowly, deliberately, with strong roots before new branches. Every brand under TriLeaf exists because there was a real need to meet, not a market to chase.

Intentional Direction

Every service, partnership, and new venture is chosen with purpose. We would rather move thoughtfully in the right direction than quickly in the wrong one.

Human First

Business is deeply personal. We build for the people leading the work — honoring capacity, values, and real life alongside strategy and results.

Lasting Relationships

Many of our clients have grown with us for over a decade. That longevity is our proudest metric — proof that thoughtful service compounds over time.

Still Growing

The story is
still being written.

TriLeaf Designs is still a builder — we are simply building differently now. New ventures are being shaped with the same care that guided the very first project in 2009.

If you are navigating growth, transition, or refinement in your own business, we would be honored to walk alongside you — strengthening what matters and helping you move forward with clarity and confidence.