Huw Davies — Co-Founder
If you're a freelance designer earning good money some months and scrambling the next, you're not alone. I talk to designers every week who are talented, experienced, and still relying on referrals to fill their pipeline. It works until it doesn't. And when it stops, there's no system to fall back on. I spent 20+ years in design. Running teams, pitching clients, freelancing for global brands. Then I got made redundant and had to figure out freelancing with no pipeline, no system, and no safety net. Just talent and hope. Took me years to crack it. Now I teach designers how to do it in 8 weeks. The Sprint is a hands-on program where freelance designers install a client acquisition system using LinkedIn. Not a course you watch and forget. A system you build with me, alongside other designers doing the same thing. What Sprint members have done with it: - $35K motion package closed in 3 months (Robert was stuck at $3-5K projects) - 2 projects closed in the first week — joined with her last $1,500 (Kiah) - $15K+ months after being stuck at $7.6K (Diksha) - £350/day → £500/day long-term contract at a London agency (David) - Rates doubled and a $5K branding project booked in 60 days (Amanda) - $8K retainer landed in Week 3 (Ania) - $2K project from one warm outreach message in Week 3 (Bethany) - Brand work helped her client secure $800K in additional investment (Rashmi) Ranked #5 LinkedIn Growth Expert in Australia (Favikon, 2026). If you're a designer ready to build a proper client acquisition system, DM me "SPRINT."
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Design and Marketing expert specializing in client acquisition strategies.
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Experience: 10 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Design Business Strategy
- Brand Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Coaching & Mentoring
- User Experience (ux)
- Graphic Design
- Leadership
Career Highlights
- Ranked #5 LinkedIn Growth Expert in Australia.
- Helped designers achieve $10K+ monthly income.
- Founder of successful design coaching programs.
Work Experience
The Sprint
Founder (1 yr 10 mos)
adplist.org
Mentor, Visual Communication Design (2 yrs 7 mos)
Huw Davies Consulting
Online Business Coach, Brand Strategist & Mentor for Graphic Designers (4 yrs 11 mos)
BNI Yarra
President (volunteer role) (1 yr)
New Co. Brand Design
Founder (6 yrs 4 mos)
Freelance
Freelance Senior Graphic Designer (8 yrs 1 mo)
Education
Premium Ghostwriter at Premium Ghostwriting Academy
Master's Degree at RMIT University
Industry Mentor Program at Tractor Design School
Associate Diploma of Graphic Art at Box Hill TAFE
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) at Monash University
Advanced Certificate in Art & Design at Outer Eastern College of TAFE (Swinburne)
VCE at Caulfield Grammar School
