075. Jessica Gruber | Empowering Businesses and Non-profits to Go Big Through Web Design
34m | Jan 22, 2024How can crafting a website with a purpose revolutionize the way businesses and non-profits share their messages and achieve greater impact?
Join us as we explore the world of impactful web design with Jessica Gruber, the creative strategist and founder of Buzzworks. Jessica shares her transition from working in ad agencies to creating her path in the world of web development, emphasizing the integration of family values into her business philosophy. This episode focuses on how targeted web design can empower businesses and non-profits to go bigger, sharing their unique messages effectively in the digital realm. She also opens up about her passion for philanthropy, particularly in the non-profit sector, where she discusses the marketing challenges faced by non-profits and the power of collaboration between businesses and charitable organizations, emphasizing how such partnerships can extend reach in meaningful ways.
[00:00 - 07:53] The Art of Impactful Websites
- Jessica’s entrepreneurial spirit is driven by a desire for work-life balance, leading her from ad agency work to founding Buzzworks
- She underscores the importance of a website as a top sales conversation tool, highlighting how essential it is to reflect your business's voice and sales points digitally
- Staying innovative and competitive in web design for Jessica involves understanding consumer needs and desires, which is key to effective SEO and web marketing strategies
[07:54 - 20:31] Leveraging Websites and Collaboration for Social Change
- Non-profits can achieve significant growth and extend their reach through effective messaging and website design
- Jessica notes a stark contrast between for-profit and nonprofit sectors, with nonprofits prioritizing impact over transactions, emphasizing relationships and meaningful connections
- For businesses, integrating their social impact initiatives on their website can bolster brand identity and customer engagement, and showcase a commitment to community welfare
- Networking events provide an invaluable platform for non-profits to share their stories, creating a ripple effect of support across various businesses
[20:32 - 25:00] Aligning Passions to Purpose
- Jessica selects non-profits to support based on her values and passions
- She reflects on her vision for the future of her personal and professional life
[25:01 - 34:44] Instilling Values Through Giving
- Involving her children in charitable activities, like food drives, not only contributes to the community but also instills the values of giving and empathy in the younger generation
- Jessica believes in integrating philanthropy into business from the start, seeing it as a catalyst for greater success and personal fulfillment
Tweetable Quotes:
“Your website essentially is you in the digital world. And so if you're not taking your top sales conversations that you're having vocally, then you're missing an opportunity to have your voice in another place.”
“For-profit can quickly become about the transaction if you're not careful. We're nonprofit, it's about the impact that you're making on people's lives.”
“I don't believe that business and family are separate. You have seasons of it, whereas sometimes it takes more emphasis on other. But one does not go out of existence.”
_____________________________________________________________________
Connect with Jessica Gruber through
Website: https://buzzwks.com/
CONNECT WITH US!
Join our Facebook Group
LIKE, SHARE, AND SUBSCRIBE! Listen to the Go Big To Give Big Podcast
on different platforms.
For more information, you may visit:
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
