Good Grit Magazine, a lifestyle and culture publication based in Birmingham, Alabama, sought to establish a strong presence in the crowded publishing industry. Under my creative direction, we built captivating visual content and fostered a collaborative team environment. Our strategic emphasis on engaging storytelling, clean minimal design, and a bootstrap approach brought us significant achievements. Within three years, our readership grew to over 300,000, earning us several design awards and spots on bookshelves and coffee tables from Virginia to Texas. Through our efforts, Good Grit Magazine became a contender in the industry, recognized for our unorthodox and grassroots approach.