How it all began
Anima Collectio’s goal is to foster lasting community for designers. But you might be wondering how did this all come to be?
Well simply, we built this community because it was what we needed when we started.
Come, pull up a chair, grab your favorite beverage and let’s start from the beginning.
about Anima Collectio
Both of us sadly experienced the cut-throat mentality of the design community, with people unwilling to share their experiences, and processes, or answer our questions. While that made sense to an extent, both Erika and Maggie knew that true growth came from sharing. That there really is a seat for all of us at the table.
Back in 2020, both Erika and Maggie started our own design businesses. We were fresh into entrepreneurship, soaking in as much as we could. Yet, we struggled to find people willing to grow with us.
At the beginning of 2022, our tea time facetime chat turned into a dream session of building a space for other designers who — like us — longed for community and needed someone to be there to answer their “silly” questions. We knew we weren’t the only ones who needed this.
Anima Collectio started to take root.
In the middle of the pandemic, our paths crossed, and Erika and Maggie became sounding boards for one another as we built our businesses. We sent messages, hopped on calls, and shared “trade secrets.” All the while growing our own businesses.
So we set out to create the space for others that we had been building for ourselves.
We started to build a retreat that would incorporate the things we struggled with alone as we set out to build our own businesses. We knew that there were other designers who longed for community, sounding boards, and true friends in the industry.
join us in moab!
sounds like something you need?
Started chatting about design help
Erika & Maggie became IG friends
Erika & Maggie Met in Moab, UT
support & encouragement flourished
tea time calls
Idea for Anima Collectio began
started planning anima collectio
Anima Collectio is all about getting to know the soul and coming together.
So we want you to get to know us, your hosts, before we spend a few nights in the desert together.
But instead of writing about ourselves, we are going to introduce each other!
meet your hosts
Erika is a mother to two beautiful children and a phenomenal wife to Joshua. She lives in rural Illinois and has the biggest heart for serving others like Jesus.
When you meet Erika, you are going to ask “where have you been all my life?” and know you have gained the best business friend.
Erika is the sweetest most genuine woman you’re going to meet. The instant we started to chat, I knew I wanted to be her best friend. She is wildly talented and compassionate, and her faithfulness is unmatched.
The more our friendship grew, I could see her strength growing and confidence building as her business expanded. She has worked so hard to get where she is, and I’ve loved having a front-row seat to see her mature as a woman, mother, and business owner.
The latest rebrand of her business is authentically Erika, and I am excited for all of you who get to work with her.
the Haus of sparrow
erika yates
Maggie has built a thriving business of her own by not only being so incredibly talented at what she does, but by also being so intentional with her clients and her community. The experience you get working with her is unmatched alongside her incredibly encouraging, supportive community — and I am just so friggin grateful to learn from her more each and every day.
Maggie is a loving wife to Zach and a soon-to-be amazing mama of a sweet little babe due in November 2022. She lives in northern Oregon and has such a passion for building community and loving others well. The moment you start up a conversation with Maggie, she is your best friend for life and you’ll never want to lose her — PROMISE
Hoffman Creative Co.
maggie hoffman
The first time I, (Erika), connected with Maggie in the midst of a Lindsay Roman Caption Challenge I knew that she had such a genuine, kind spirit about her. She is the most intentional person I have ever met — never failing to lift up those around her to make sure they know how worthy, loved, and valued they are in the eyes of the Lord.
God truly blessed her with the beautiful gift of showing up and serving others well. She has been right beside me in some of the hardest moments of both my life and business, yet she has encouraged me to keep pushing forward in spite of it all. THAT is why she is the best person to have on your side in any season of life — she’s your biggest cheerleader and best friend from day one.
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