Cottonwood Creative

Congratulations to Sierra Pacific Mission Center on its new look! This was such a fun project for our team.

Cottonwood Founder Parker Johnson spent part of his morning reconnecting with an incredible group of Canadian Q***r/2SLGBTQI+ founders in one of the Canadian Q***r Chamber of Commerce (CQCC) Export Readiness Cohort. With participants from coast to coast, we had a great

We got right to work practicing our pitches, walking through our service offerings, and talking about the specific international markets we want to break into next.

I think the best part was the immediate sense of trust in the room. It’s not always easy to put your biggest ambitions out there, but doing it alongside a community that genuinely wants to see you win makes a huge difference.

Big thanks to Peter Hawkins for facilitating such a practical, interactive session. Very excited to continue this international growth mindset alongside this crew!

When we show up as our authentic selves, our entire society becomes more vibrant.

To our trans friends, loved ones, and neighbours: we see you, we support you, and we celebrate you. Let’s keep building a world where everyone is seen, heard, and celebrated. 🏳️‍⚧️

Cottonwood Creative is excited to share that Founder and Chief Strategist of Social Impact Parker Johnson has been selected as a delegate for the Canadian Business Trade Mission to Bogotá, Colombia this week (March 17–20). This mission is supported by the Canadian Q***r Chamber of Commerce (CQCC), the Government of Canada, and the Canadian Embassy in Bogotá. We are thankful for the chance to represent Canadian entrepreneurship abroad. Our hope is to make the most of it in a way that’s people-first and genuinely collaborative. 🇨🇦↔️🇨🇴

At its core, this mission is about relationship-building: connecting Canadian diverse-owned businesses with buyers, suppliers, talent, and partners in Colombia, and opening doors for collaboration that can grow over time.

For us, participating is a natural step to explore ways we can continue to scale sustainably while staying true to our mission: helping social impact organizations communicate with clarity and credibility, while drawing the circle wider to include more creative partners from more places. Our team is already distributed across Canada, the USA, and Chile, and this trip is about deepening that approach through in-person connection and stable, win-win partnerships that benefit all parties.

While we’re in Bogotá, we’re not just hoping to meet established firms—we’d love to connect with freelance creatives too. This is a people-first trip, and we’re only interested in partnerships that are mutual, fair, and genuinely win-win.

If you’re based in Colombia (or work closely with organizations there) and you’re curious about partnering (whether that’s Canadian market entry support, shared delivery, white-label collaboration, or freelance work) we’d love to connect while Parker is in Bogotá.

DM us to chat!

Happy Family Day to all our Canadian friends and loved ones!

Today we pause to celebrate the ones who raised us, the friends who found us, and the "chosen ones" who support us through it all.

Thank you for always being there!

We recognize that nothing great is built alone, and we’re so grateful for the circles of support that keep us inspired.

From our families to yours, we wish you a day filled with connection, rest, and the people who make life a little brighter.