Recess Living
Founded by Nina Elegba, Recess Living specializes in crafting meaningful offline experiences that help organizations prioritise mental health and bring joy, calm and connection to their employees.
Through immersive creative mindfulness workshops, supper clubs and wellness retreats, Recess delivers a science-backed approach to mindfulness, where teams can find art in the unexpected through pottery, marbling, journaling and more.
While many of her transformative experiences happen in person, her philosophy extends beyond the physical - she’s dedicated to building sustainable workplace cultures where people can thrive both professionally and personally.
Services
Brand Essence Workshop
Website Strategy
Website Design
The Website Problem
Nina's business had evolved, but her website needed to keep up the pace. Whenever someone mentioned checking her website, she'd internally recoil - not because it was bad, but because she and her business had outgrown it.
While Recess Living was thriving at creating meaningful offline experiences and human-centred workplace transformations, her website needed to capture that energy and impact. She felt stuck in a cycle of stagnation and overwhelm, knowing she needed change but was unsure how to move forward.
She'd considered DIY templates but realised she needed more strategic support to achieve her goals - which went deeper than just wanting a more aesthetically pleasing website. She and her business needed to release old approaches that were no longer serving them, but the thought of tackling a website refresh alone felt overwhelming.
The Solution
Through The Catalyst, we created a website that genuinely reflects where her business is now and supports her future vision.
Starting with a Brand Essence Workshop, we uncovered not just what she wanted to achieve in the present but how to plant seeds for future growth. By focusing on both strategy and soul-led design, her website has shifted into a robust platform that connects with her ideal clients and mirrors the same warmth her in-person experiences provide.
The process gave her more than just a beautiful website - she gained the knowledge and confidence to maintain and optimise it as her business evolves. Now, she proudly shares her website link, feeling deeply aligned with how her business shows up in the world.
Most importantly, she's released the mental fatigue and overwhelm that came with having an outdated website, freeing up her energy to focus on serving her clients and growing her business in new ways.
“The release of mental fatigue and overwhelm is priceless - that’s the true investment in working with a designer like Dom. ”
In Nina’s Words:
“Getting access to Dom’s knowledge, expertise and talent to support what can be an absolute minefield to navigate is amazing.
Before working together, I knew that fresh energy and change were needed not only in myself but in the business as well. Both of us needed to release old ways that were no longer serving us from an energetic and strategic point of view.
The Brand Essence Workshop was invaluable - it got me thinking not just about what I wanted to achieve in the present but about future goals and how we could start sowing seeds for them now. It highlighted areas of my business that bring me joy and pride, giving me a great reminder to step back and acknowledge my wins.
The Catalyst has given me amazing foundations to build upon. I’ve come to realise that to best harness my website’s potential to achieve my business goals, you can’t just set it and forget it - you need to tend to it regularly, and The Catalyst has given me the knowledge and confidence to do just that.”
Curious if The Catalyst would work for you?
Let’s find out! Learn more about how we can transform your website from a source of stress into a powerful tool for growth.
