The rest of the story
Nobody handed me a curriculum. I learned design by redesigning things that annoyed me, and I learned to code by refusing to accept “that’s just how the software works.” Every skill on this page is self-taught, tested on real businesses, and still being sharpened.
Along the way I found the thing I’m best at: UI design and UI integrations. Making a screen feel obvious is half of it. The other half is wiring that screen into the booking system, the payment provider, the phone line, the chat box, the analytics, so the whole thing behaves like one product instead of six tabs. That seam between “looks right” and “works right” is where I live.
Wired Different started because I kept watching talented owners held back by dated websites, scattered branding and software that fought them. I’d already spent years hands-on with websites, social media, branding and marketing for beauty and service businesses. So I built a one-person studio that does the whole job, properly, without the agency overhead.
When I couldn’t find a tool that was good enough for my clients, I built it. That is how the client portal, the analytics platform, the chat box and Bonk came to exist, and why they all look and feel like they belong together.
I work with clients locally in Calgary, Strathmore and surrounding communities, and remotely with businesses across Canada.