Camille Maede is based in Charlotte, but our work doesn't stop at the city limits. We partner with founder-led brands across North & South Carolina, from Asheville to Charleston, bringing the same hands-on strategy and creative team to every client we serve.
Ariel Lomeli
Founder & Brand Strategist
Ariel is the founder and brand strategist behind Camille Maede. After years in corporate marketing and building brands alongside her husband's restaurant concepts, she started Camille Maede for the founders who are building something that matters to them — because she knows firsthand what it takes to turn an idea into something real.
Caitlin Holbrook
Content Manager & Lead Photographer
Caitlin brings a rare combination of intuitive creativity and operational precision to Camille Maede. With a background in healthcare operations and a photography practice nurtured since 2007, she made a natural move into marketing in 2021—specializing in lifestyle brand photography, UGC-style videography, and content creation.
Abby Fritsch
Content Manager & Lead Designer
Abby brings an editorial eye and a storyteller's instinct to Camille Maede. With a background in publication design, creative direction, and visual storytelling — and a practice that weaves in photography and illustration — she's the one who takes a brand strategy off the page and builds it into something you can see, feel, and recognize across every platform.Frequently Asked Questions
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We offer a range of services at different investment levels — from social media management to brand identity design and web design. You can view our full pricing guide here.
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You get the whole team — matched to your deliverables. Ariel leads brand strategy, Caitlin handles photography and content management, and Abby covers content and brand design. The people you meet are the people doing the work.
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Social media management requires a 12-month commitment. That's intentional — building a brand presence takes time, and we're not interested in shortcuts. Other services like brand identity, web design, email marketing, and content shoots don't require a long-term contract.
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It depends on the service. Brand work comes to life within the first few weeks. For social media and email marketing, meaningful traction typically builds over three to six months. We'll set honest expectations from the start.
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We work with founder-led brands — businesses where the founder is still the driving force behind the vision. Ranging from local brick-and-mortars to national product brands, across industries. What they have in common is a founder who cares deeply about how their brand shows up in the world.
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We're based in Charlotte, but we work with founder-led brands across North and South Carolina, from Asheville to Charleston. If the partnership is the right fit, we go the distance.
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Yes. Camille Maede is a certified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) through the City of Charlotte
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Yes. Your visual identity, logo, color palette, and fonts, needs to be in place before we start. From there, the order depends on your business: some clients need a rebrand first, others start with social media management to build content for their site. We will help you identify the best next steps.
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Social Media Marketing
Photography & Videography
Brand Identity & Web Design
Our Story
Camille Maede started the way most founder stories do, with a problem worth solving. After years in corporate marketing and building brands alongside her husband's restaurant concepts in Charlotte, Ariel saw firsthand what small business owners actually need: not a vendor, but a creative team that's genuinely invested. So she built one. A small studio of specialists — in strategy, photography, and design — who protect the space to do the work well, because that's what the brands we believe in deserve.
Let’s Chat.
At Camille Maede strategy is at the forefront of our services. That means we want to get to know you, what your business goals are, and the ‘why’ behind your brand.