Building Aether and Ember: Why We Started This Business for Small Brands
The Spark Behind Aether and Ember: Why We’re Built Different
We’re not your average agency. We’re not corporate. And we’re definitely not trying to upsell you on fluff you don’t need.
Aether and Ember was born from one simple (and slightly chaotic) truth: we wanted more.
More impact. More creativity. More good humans doing good business – with support that actually makes a difference.
So, who are we?
We’re two (come up with word) individuals who found ourselves geeking over strategy, spreadsheets, and a shared love of no-fluff marketing.
One of us came up through the ranks as a marketing pro who lives for storytelling, brand energy, and scroll-stopping visuals.
The other is a marketing-turned-operations manager who’s obsessed with structure, automations, and building the behind-the-scenes magic that keeps everything running smoothly.
Together? We’re the handshake between ideas and execution. Strategy and action. Creative spark and operations backbone.
(Aether and Ember, if you will.)
Meet Ashleigh
Strategic Lead & Co-Founder of Aether and Ember
Part creative spark, part operations brain; Ashleigh is the kind of person who colour-codes her calendar and dreams in campaign strategy. With a background in marketing and a secret love for building sleek backend systems, she’s here to make sure your big ideas don’t just stay ideas.
She’s known for expressive eyebrows, passionate planning sessions, and saying “what if we just…” before changing your whole business direction (for the better).
Powered by snacks, spreadsheets, and a borderline unhealthy obsession with business growth.
Meet Levi
Creative Lead & Co-Founder of Aether and Ember
Levi is the design brain and brand whisperer behind the visuals that make people stop scrolling. A family man with a heart of gold and an eye for detail, he brings calm confidence to every creative challenge – plus a killer instinct for what looks good and sells well.
From logos to launch campaigns, he’s passionate about helping small businesses show up with polish, purpose, and personality.
Fueled by late-night design sessions, dad jokes, and a deep belief that good branding should feel like home.
Why we started Aether and Ember
We’ve both worked in a corporate environment. We’ve sat in leadership meetings, run national and international campaigns, managed Australia wide projects, and juggled internal teams across marketing, ops, admin, and sales.
That world taught us a lot – how to think big, move fast, and build strong.
But we kept coming back to this:
“We want to work for small business – because everyone deserves access to high-level support and ideas that are often reserved for corporations with more money than sense” – Ashleigh & Levi, Co-Founders of Aether and Ember
And that’s what drives everything we do.
Why we’re built different
We’re not trying to become a big, bloated agency.
We like being hands-on, human, and highly adaptable. Here’s how we work differently:
We’re in it with you. No hand-off packages. We collaborate, tweak, and roll up our sleeves.
Custom strategy, always. Cookie-cutters are for baking, not business building.
Marketing meets operations. You don’t just get clicks – you get systems, follow-up flows, and scale-ready processes.
Real talk. No confusing reports, no pretending. Just honest insight, clear direction, and creative energy.
The spark is real
Aether and Ember isn’t just a name … it’s a philosophy.
We believe in lighting the spark, keeping the fire burning, and building something that lasts.
If you’re ready for strategic support that meets you where you’re at, adds fuel to your vision, and helps you move with confidence – We’re ready when you are.
Let’s build something brilliant together.
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Written by Aether and Ember’s Strategic Director
A detail-obsessed strategist with a knack for bold ideas, clean processes, and helping businesses launch without the chaos. Equal parts planner and dreamer, they’re here to make sure you skip the overwhelm and build something brilliant from day one.
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