GROW your business
like a goddess
trusted by
COO for creatives
Creative Business Studio®
White glove business operations & done-for-you project management ✦ for creatives
We manage operations, systems, and teams — leading the people, projects, and processes that bring your vision to life. Your creative business runs smoothly without everything depending on you.
THE CREATIVE FOUNDER EXPERIENCE
CREATIVE GENIUS
Focus on your artistry and creative direction while we manage the business behind the scenes. Your vision and ideas become real elements of your business.
Grow your business with an expertly managed team, organized projects, and clients who feel cared for. The day-to-day operations is handled.
BUSINESS VISION
FOUNDER FREEDOM
Take time off, travel, and live freely while your business runs beautifully without everything depending on you. Your continues running smoothly while you rest.
business operations • project management •
business operations • project management •
brand collaborations • editorial & magazines •
brand collaborations • editorial & magazines •
speaking • retreats & gatherings •
speaking • retreats & gatherings •
Founder + Operator
CEO + COO
The founder envisions an idea. The operator translates it into reality.
VISION + EXECUTION
ART + PROTECTION
The founder creates art. The operator protects their capacity and boundaries.
GROWTH + RHYTHM
The founder grows the business. The operator runs the business.
Creative Business Partnership
BUSINESS OPERATIONS • CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP • BRAND COLLABORATION
FOUNDATION
UNDERSTAND YOUR WORLD
Bring us your wishlist; we diagnose your challenges and design a business operations plan with your vision as the north star.
CREATION
BUILD SUPPORTIVE STRUCTURE
We build elegant systems that protect artistry & creative flow while managing your teams, projects, and day-to-day operations.
EXPANSION
REFINE BUSINESS RHYTHM
We evolve your operations as your team, projects, and opportunities grow — giving you space to create without everything depending on you.
About
Creative Business Studio® directs operations and manages projects for creatives. The right-hand operator for creative founders. ✨ The Quincy Jones to your Michael Jackson.
With over a decade of working with creatives (and a lifetime of being creatives) our approach holds sacred standards:
Creativity doesn’t need bureaucracy
Structure should protect art, not stifle it
Rhythm creates capacity
We’re 2 tech-savvy queens living our dream lives in Portugal and working with creative businesses worldwide.
Explore our House of Beloved literary world for lifestyle design, or schedule a Studio Session to meet Chelli and explore a creative business partnership.
Partnership
DESIGN YOUR OPERATIONS
We build elegant systems that turns visionary ideas into action plans and translate your vision to reality.
RUN YOUR BUSINESS
We lead the people, projects, and processes behind your business — managing projects, teams, and day-to-day operations.
EXPAND YOUR CAPACITY
We refine your systems and business rhythm as you grow, protecting creative flow without adding bureaucracy.
Work
selected work ✤ creative vision + intentional structure
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ilovecreatives
Business operations and project management for lovecreatives, a design studio and digital trade school. Chelli built Client Lab and leads its studio operations, manages publishing operations for Puno’s book series, and oversees ilovecreatives courses, community, programs, and special projects.
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Flodesk
Business operations for Flodesk, a design-focused email marketing platform for creatives to design emails people love to get and sell online. Chelli coordinated beautiful design and effective email marketing through creative business operations and marketing automation.
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DLD studio
Business operations and project management for dld.studio, a design studio for content creators and beauty brands. Chelli translated founder & creative director vision into clear priorities, plans, workflows, and next steps, leading operations strategy and execution.
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Ralph Lauren Fragrances
Project management and operations coordination for the launch of Polo 67 by Ralph Lauren Fragrances. Chelli ensured marketing deliverables stayed cohesive, intentional, and on-brand.
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GlossGenius
Project management for GlossGenius, a design-focused business management platform for beauty and wellness professionals. Chelli handled project tracking, timelines, and delivery to successfully complete a web application development project.
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L'Oréal Paris
Launch operations coordination and project management for the unveiling of L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Cell Renewal Midnight Cream. Chelli handled launch timelines, status tracking, team coordination, and project delivery.
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Roma Designer Jewlery
Marketing operations for Roma Designer Jewelry, timeless designer jewelry from Italy. Chelli translated ideas and priorities into clear project plans and marketing workflows to bridge creative vision to product delivery for sourcing, manufacturing, and design.
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So Textual
Project management and marketing operations for So Textual, an educational resource exploring the writers, critics, wisdom, and happenings that give context to your reading life. Chelli built and launched Reading Residency including The Syllabus, Library, Book Club, Homework Club, and Reader’s Residency Newsletter.
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Fora Travel
Travel operations management for Fora Travel, a design-focused boutique luxury travel agency. Chelli directed and managed the operational workflows of travel and concierge services. She managed complex client itineraries, coordinated vendors, and ensured all projects move forward with precision and clarity.
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Intentional Marketing
Operations project management for Intentional Marketing, a boutique real estate marketing agency. Chelli directed web design projects and coordinated property photoshoots from start to finish. She also booked new agency clients, oversaw client experience, increased client retention.
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Refinery29
Event operations coordination and project management for Refinery 29’s 29Rooms: Expand Your Reality tour — a festival of culture, cause, and creativity celebrating innovative creative talent. Chelli coordinated event launch forward on-time with successful delivery.
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DBB Creator Coaching
Project management and event operations for David Bayer: CEO, speaker, author, and seminar leader. Chelli led 15+ coaching and consulting launches (live events, digital programs, and marketing campaigns), ensuring on-time delivery, client satisfaction, and seamless backend execution.
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Amour Print
Project management and marketing operations for Amour Print, a personalized canvas design shop for everyone to love. Chelli led project tracking, timelines, and delivery for ad campaigns and email marketing.
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17hats
Operations management for 17hats, a businesses management platform for creatives. Chelli built systems and workflows, created processes, managed client communications, creative projects, and day-to-day business operations for creatives.
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The Peddler Show
Event planning and operations coordination for The Peddler Show, an arts and crafts shopping experience. Chelli planned and coordinated logistics, vendors, and attendees for the art show, managing timelines, partner relationships, and ensuring events ran smoothly.
PUNO’S EXPERIENCE
FOUNDER, CEO, & EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF ILOVECREATIVES & ILOVECREATIVES STUDIO
“Honestly, having Chelli has been such a game changer for me. She’s SO SO GOOD good at project management, she’s amazing,. I’d been wanting to launch my book for over three years, and she got it done in one month. From filing the trademark in just a few days to owning every part of the publishing process end to end, leading marketing plans, shipping & fulfillment — she completely took everything off my plate and did it for me. I didn’t have to worry about anything, she just handled it! Chelli has been part of my team for years, and she’s someone I trust deeply. She takes ownership of projects and actually gets them across the finish line. She’s a gem!”
YOCHEVED’S EXPERIENCE
PARTNER & CTO OF INTENTIONAL MARKETING
“Chelli is THE VERY BEST. Her consistency, reliability, and strategic execution got projects done and made an immediate difference in our operations both internally and client facing. Details stopped slipping, clients were taken care of, and everything ran so smoothly. We especially trusted her with onboarding our clients, handling client experience & client success, and managing our VIP portfolios because she communicates clearly, follows through, and makes people feel supported. Having her run our agencyoperations and client-facing processes took an enormous amount of pressure off our leadership team.”
KAYVON’S EXPERIENCE
FOUNDER & CEO OF THE SALES CONNECTION
"Chelli is a ROCKSTAR! She’s reliable, responsible, and knows our business inside and out. She takes care of all our operations, accounts, and team with clarity and ownership and has become an integral part of our team. We’re lucky to have her. She’s one of our best assets!
Creative Business Partnership Consultation
Schedule a consultation or contact hello@scarletrosewest.com to discuss your vision, business priorities, and the operations you'd like our studio to manage. Together, we'll customize the scope of a creative business partnership.