Mavens Making Headlines

HAVEN CreativeⓇ has been named Charlotte’s 30th fastest-growing private company in 2024 by the Charlotte Business Journal as part of the Fast 50 program, with more than 30% growth over the past three years.

HAVEN Creative is named 2024 Certified Woman Business Enterprise of the Year, recognized for strong business leadership, economic impact, and commitment to supporting women- and minority-owned businesses in Charlotte-Mecklenburg.

The Fast 50 Awards program highlights some of the Charlotte region's fastest-growing private companies. Here's a look at the complete ranking.

HAVEN Creative is named 2023 Best Ad Agency by Charlotte Magazine, recognizing its growth, award-winning work, and unique approach as a communications consultancy—not just an ad agency.

Marshville partners with HAVEN Creative to launch a community-wide branding project focused on defining the town’s identity and highlighting what makes it a great place to live and visit.

Jeni Bukolt of HAVEN Creative shares how intentional communication builds strong culture, community, and leadership.

Jeni Bukolt, Founder of HAVEN Creative, shares The Maven Mindset and why community is the secret to better leadership and branding.

On this episode of the Always About People Show, we will be exploring with Jeni, how to engage your community in developing and telling the story in an attractive way. Check out this important conversation!

Jeni Bukolt, founder of Haven Creative, shares how community-led branding and intentional culture keep teams connected in a “Great Resignation” world. Get practical tips on building trust, purpose, and communication—especially in remote and hybrid workplaces.

You must have a vision and goals as a founder. You can’t get somewhere if you don’t know where you’re headed. Setting a vision, sharing it with your team, and setting intentional goals is how you grow a business. Just this year, we’ve had several goal-setting and check-in meetings with the focus of treating our company as one of our clients. With this goal, we’ve been able to create great new avenues for growth within HAVEN that we wouldn’t have had without that goal.

Advice from 13 business owners on what they wish they’d known before starting—covering community, focus, leadership, health, money, and trusting your gut.

One year after the Gaston Saves campaign and website was launched as a COVID-19 resource for residents, Haven Creative President and CEO Jeni Bukolt sits down with Savvy Citizen to discuss the campaign they helped create, the success its seen and what the future might hold.

A no-fluff breakdown of 32 practical programs companies can use to intentionally build a strong, connected remote work culture—starting immediately.A no-fluff breakdown of 32 practical programs companies can use to intentionally build a strong, connected remote work culture—starting immediately.

After early backlash in Waxhaw, Jeni Bukolt turned “failure” into fuel—growing HAVEN Creative into an award-winning community branding agency helping cities nationwide define who they are and where they’re going.

Gaston County earns its first-ever NC3C Excellence in Communications Award, with an award-winning annual report designed by Haven Creative as part of an ongoing county branding partnership.

A community reacts to Haven Creative’s Newtown branding campaign, sparking debate over whether the new logo reflects local pride or truly attracts new residents and businesses.

Gaston County unveils its first new logo since the 1960s, created by Haven Creative, to unify branding and better tell the county’s story of local strengths and global growth.

Jeni Bukolt, founder of Haven Creative, shares how community-led branding and intentional culture keep teams connected in a “Great Resignation” world. Get practical tips on building trust, purpose, and communication—especially in remote and hybrid workplaces.