Embark

Embark is a web agency founded in 2020 and based in Corona, California. The agency describes itself as "made for nonprofits and small businesses," focusing on empowering visionary leaders with technology, creativity, and storytelling. Embark builds integrated experiences across web, email, and social media to engage audiences. The agency works closely with clients to immerse itself in their mission, forming strategies that deliver unique and on-target results.

Embark has under 49 employees and maintains a minimum project budget of $1,000 to $10,000 with an average hourly rate of $175. The agency was founded by Conoon Kim, who previously worked as a freelancer building hundreds of websites and served in a management position for a Catholic nonprofit. Carolina Molina serves as Director of Marketing, overseeing marketing and creative projects with experience in multimedia, branding, video, and design.

The agency offers a comprehensive range of services including digital marketing, branding, web design, web development, video production, design services, SEO, social media marketing, digital strategy, and WordPress website design. Areas of expertise include brand design, brand positioning, brand strategy, copywriting, digital advertising, inbound marketing, marketing analytics, Google Ads, link building, local optimization, technical SEO, UX strategy, branded video, motion graphics, landing page design, and website redesign.

Embark serves a diverse set of industries including nonprofit, boutique, fashion, food and beverage, beer, legal, government, health care, dental, and finance. The agency works with startups, small businesses, and medium businesses. Notable clients include CCEDA, Turn Therapeutics, Camp Starfish, Colorado Catholic Conference, and NFCYM.

Client reviews on DesignRush and Google consistently highlight Embark's responsiveness, project management, and attention to detail. One client noted that Embark "helped cut through the noise and create a clear plan with defined goals," while another praised the agency's ability to "combine the hands-on care of a small agency with the expertise you'd expect from a much larger firm." The agency holds a 5.0 rating on Google from one review and a 4.8 rating on DesignRush from ten reviews.

Embark's portfolio includes a website transformation for a nonprofit serving children with special needs, rapid website deployment for a pharmaceutical startup, revamping the website for the Bishops of Colorado, and marketing the nation's largest youth ministry association. The agency has received several awards including Top 100 Design Agency on AgencySpotter, a 2022 Viddy Platinum Winner for Promo Video, a 2022 MarCom Gold Winner for Website Design, and a 2023 Hermes Creative Awards Gold Winner.