Your brand has an identity crisis:
Not because the product is wrong. Because you, the DTC founder, have been hiding behind it.
The industry keeps selling you output. We build the foundation for authority.
Starting Social Studios was built on one belief: the founder behind the product is the story. PR and social media should never have been treated as two separate strategies. And until the founder's story is built, positioned, and backed by a system that makes it compound, the brand stays invisible no matter how much gets posted.
The Founder is the Story
Every brand Starting Social Studios works with has a product worth covering. What they are missing is the founder's story positioned, pitched, and backed by a system that makes it compound. That is what we build.
The Expert Behind Starting Social Studios
Hey there, I'm Laurelyn
You don't need a million followers. You need the right ones already waiting. You've watched a competitor drop a product and their DMs flood before the link even went live. Sold out. Comments everywhere. People calling it a game changer in their private messages. You know your product is just as good. You just haven't figured out how they got there.
I am Laurelyn, founder of Starting Social Studios. The answer is not more followers. It's getting your story in front of the right people before they ever hit your page, through press, through a name that travels without an ad budget behind it, through something that belongs to you and not someone else's platform. I work with B2C founders who are ready to build that. The ones who understand the difference between renting an audience and owning one.
Services
The media system has two cores and four accelerants.
Traditional Media Relations:
Precision placement strategy that puts the founder's story in front of the journalists, editors, and podcast hosts whose audiences are already looking for what you built. Not a pitch blast.
A foundation-first approach where one strategic placement in the right outlet builds more credibility than six months of daily posting.
.Includes: media strategy, journalist relations, pitch development, briefing documents, spokesperson readiness, placement tracking
Done-for-You Content Creation + Social Strategy
The strategic social layer that connects content to the founder's story, backs up every pitch, and turns the right customer into a community that shows up without being chased.
Showing up consistently without a communications foundation is not momentum. It is noise with a schedule.
Includes: content strategy, editorial calendar, copy and caption writing, platform management, community engagement, performance reporting
Additional Services
We are proud to offer these services in partnership with trusted specialists.
Paid Advertising: Meta and Google Ads
Paid media is an accelerant, not a foundation.
When the story is clear and the earned media is building, paid advertising pointed at a warmed audience converts at a completely different rate.
Video Production and Podcast Management
The founder's story told on camera and on mic, produced so the quality matches the brand being built.
Whether it is a podcast launch or video content for social, this is the layer that makes the thought leadership presence land visually.
Email Marketing
Our partners handle the technical foundation: email warmup and domain setup.
Once that is complete, Starting Social Studios takes over the full copywriting and management so the right customer stays in your world long after the first purchase.
Product Photography
The visual identity that confirms what the brand promised.
Product photography, graphics, and design assets built to match the positioning so everything looks as undeniable as it sounds.
Portfolios
Helping Brands Shine
SB Group
Fusion Tech
GreenLeaf Organics
Bright Horizon
Ocean Wave Solutions
Folio Tech
Choose Your Perfect Plan for Success
We offer flexible plans to fit every budget and need. Select the one that aligns with your business goals in Starting Social Studios
Starter
$0/mo
Basic branding setup
Social media guide
Email templates
Advanced
$49/mo
Logo and branding
Website design
Email automation
Pro
$99/mo
Full marketing suite
Advanced analytics
CRM integration
TESTIMONIALS
What people say about working with Laurelyn.
"She's a natural team leader"
"Laurelyn is a natural team leader, extremely responsive and diligent with communication. She was always the first to initiate meetings, keep things moving, and bring professionalism to every interaction. I know she will go on to do many great things."
— Cosette N.
"Her dedication to excellence and professionalism made her an invaluable asset on any project"
"Truly exceptional. Laurelyn's hard-working nature, proactive approach, and keen attention to detail set her apart in every task she undertakes. Her dedication to excellence and professionalism made her an invaluable asset on any project. I would highly recommend her without hesitation."
— Maryna P.
" I cannot recommend her enough."
"Laurelyn is always eager to learn and shows a genuine interest in understanding the why behind marketing concepts. She has excelled across content creation, blog writing, and strategy while consistently delivering high-quality work. I cannot recommend her enough."
— Lauren W.
"Her drive and dedication are constant"
"Laurelyn is one of the hardest workers I have ever met. She does not just complete a task — she completes it well. Her drive and dedication are constant, and she consistently rises to challenges that most people would shy away from."
— Kaylee H.
Questions worth asking before you commit to anything.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Starting Social Studios different from hiring a PR agency or a social media manager separately?
Most PR agencies pitch without a foundation. Most social media managers post without a strategy connected to earned media. The result is two separate efforts pulling in two separate directions. There is a gap in the middle where the brand's credibility should be. Starting Social Studios builds both as one integrated system. The pitch backs up the content. The content backs up the pitch. Nothing runs in isolation, and nothing gets wasted.
How long does it take to see results?
Engagements start with a one-month communications audit: the foundation work that goes inside the business before anything goes out. From there, retainer partnerships run at six months minimum.
That is not an arbitrary number. Earned media runs on editorial timelines, not invoice dates. PR and social media are long-term investments that compound over time, not campaigns that spike once and go silent. The founders who see the most meaningful results are the ones who came in understanding that a credibility infrastructure takes time to build and is worth every month it takes to build it.
Do I need an existing audience or media presence to work with you?
No. The founders Starting Social Studios works with are often the best-kept secret in their market. Recognized by the people who already found them, invisible to the ones who should. You do not need a following. You need a story worth building and a product with proven demand. The infrastructure gets built from there.
Who is this not for?
Founders who need to approve every caption before it goes live, want to weigh in on every pitch angle, or treat the partnership like a task list they are managing from the top. This is not the right fit. The work requires trust in the strategy and space to execute it. Micromanaging the process is the fastest way to break it.
This is also not for founders looking for a short-term fix or a quick visibility spike. PR and social media are long-term investments. The founders who get the compounding results: the earned media archive, the community that shows up unprompted, the revenue that does not flatline when the ad spend stops. They are the ones who committed to building the infrastructure, not renting the outcome.
Get In Touch
The next step is not a sales call. It is a conversation to see if the timing and the fit are right.
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