Business Name: Spruce + Spice Creative
Contact Name: Valerie Hicks, Graphic Designer
Business Address:
370 Fairway Drive
Springboro, OH 45066
Website: https://www.spruceandspicecreative.com
Business Phone: (513) 520-0429
Spruce + Spice Creative provides strategic graphic design services for businesses, churches, and nonprofits. With over 25 years of experience, we create thoughtful, professional design that brings clarity, builds trust, and helps organizations communicate their mission with excellence.
Logo Branding / Marketing Materials / Package Design / Tradeshow Displays / Social Media Management / Advertising Specialities
What first inspired you to get into your line of work? And what motivates you to do the work you do still today?
I have always been really creative and started taking art classes very early on in my life. As I got older and was trying to decide what career path to take, I was introduced to Graphic Design at the Modern College of Design. (Formerly the School of Advertising Art). I applied, learned how to power on a Macintosh computer, won a few design awards and graduated in the top of my class. I love that I was able to find a career that gives me so many different opportunities to stay creative.
How did you come to faith in Christ?
I grew up in a Christian home and was always involved in church. I remember asking Jesus into my heart when I was 7 and journaled it in my little Precious Moments bible. I still have that to this day! 🙂
How does your faith impact the way you do business?
For me, integrating my faith into my business isn’t something I have to think about. I believe the Holy Spirit works in us and through us, shaping not only our lives but also the work of our hands.
My business is built on a foundation of biblical values, and those values influence every aspect of what I do—from my creative process and the way I serve my clients to the way I make decisions and run my business. I couldn’t do what I do without God. (After all, He is the ultimate Creator!) He’s the One who brings inspiration when I hit a creative block, gives me wisdom through the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and reminds me that people always come before projects. My prayer is that everything I create—and every interaction I have—reflects His creativity, His excellence, and His love.