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StoryBrand Certified Guide In Northern Colorado

Telos Creative is a StoryBrand certified marketing and web design agency in Windsor, Colorado. Founder Arnold Jakobsen is a StoryBrand Certified Guide who clarifies your message, then builds the website and marketing that turn that clarity into customers, across Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley.

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By Arnold Jakobsen, StoryBrand Certified Guide  ·  Updated June 2026

A StoryBrand brand-strategy workspace at Telos Creative, a StoryBrand Certified Guide in Northern Colorado

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Most Small Business Websites Confuse Before They Convince

You do great work and your customers are happy, but your website talks about everything at once, so visitors leave before they understand why they should pick you. The problem is rarely the service. It is the message.

When your message is clear, customers listen. The Telos team makes it clear, then builds it into a site that converts. A StoryBrand site gives you:

The Framework

What Is the StoryBrand Framework?

StoryBrand is a seven-part brand messaging framework created by Donald Miller, based on the structure of every story that has ever held an audience. The customer is the hero. Your business is the guide. See how the framework turns into a high-converting site in StoryBrand website design.

A Character (the hero)
The story starts with the customer, not the company. You name one specific customer and one specific thing they want, in plain words.
Name the external problem, the internal one (how it makes them feel), and the philosophical one (why it is wrong). The internal problem is what makes a customer feel understood.
The customer needs a guide, not another hero. A guide shows empathy and authority. This is where your business enters, as the trusted helper.
A simple three or four step plan removes the fear of doing business with you and makes the path forward feel safe and obvious.
Customers do not act unless you ask. Clear messaging includes a direct call to action and a softer one for people not ready yet.
Briefly show what is at risk if the customer does nothing. A light touch of stakes creates urgency without fear-mongering.
Paint the picture of life after working with you. People are drawn toward a clear, hopeful ending.

Brands We've Built

Recent Work

StoryBrand Sites That Convert

The Process

How Does Telos Build Your BrandScript?

A BrandScript is the one-page script your whole brand runs on. Here is how the Telos team builds yours. Want to draft yours before we talk? Use the free BrandScript template.

01
Book Your Discovery Call
We meet, learn your customer and their problem, and the result you deliver. It is a working session, not a survey.
02
Draft Your BrandScript
As a StoryBrand Certified Guide, Arnold runs your message through the seven framework parts and writes a first draft.
03
Refine and Build
We tighten the wording together, then build it into a website that turns your visitors into leads.
Free Audit

See Where Your Website Stands

Enter your website and get an honest look at how it shows up on Google and AI search. Real checks against your live site, with your score in about two minutes.

FAQ

StoryBrand Questions, Answered

What is a StoryBrand Certified Guide?

A StoryBrand Certified Guide is a marketing professional who has completed Donald Miller’s official StoryBrand certification and is listed in the guide directory at StoryBrand.com. Telos Creative founder Arnold Jakobsen is a StoryBrand Certified Guide based in Windsor, Colorado.

A pure StoryBrand engagement (BrandScript, one-liner, and messaging guide, without a website rebuild) typically runs $2,500 to $5,000 one-time over 4 to 6 weeks. A combined branding-and-website engagement runs $7,500 to $15,000 over 8 to 10 weeks, and ongoing messaging consultation is available as a monthly retainer. Telos prefers month-to-month engagements over annual contracts. Every project is scoped to your goals on a free assessment, with a clear, honest price.

Traditional marketing makes the company the hero and lists features. StoryBrand makes the customer the hero and the business the guide, naming the customer problem, offering a clear plan, and showing what success looks like. The result is usually more leads from the same traffic.

No. The framework works the same anywhere and much of the process happens over video calls. That said, Telos is based in Windsor, Colorado and many clients value a local guide who knows Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley.

StoryBrand engagements work best for small businesses that have a real product or service customers already pay for, are doing roughly $250K to $5M in annual revenue, and want a long-term marketing foundation rather than one-off tactics that never compound. If you keep hearing “your website is beautiful, but I am not sure what you actually do,” that is the StoryBrand gap. Telos audited dozens of Northern Colorado small-business websites against the framework; read the Northern Colorado StoryBrand Benchmark for the seven most common gaps.

What Clients Say

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Telos creative is a must if you are needing a revamp or brand creation. Their focus on messaging on your website, to mesh with colors, font, and logo is on another level. You will not be disappointed!
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Telos Creative does excellent work with website design, branding, and marketing strategy. Clean, modern sites built with clear positioning and conversion in mind. Arnold and the team really understand how to help businesses communicate their value. Great group to work with.
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Cody Harrison
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Telos Creative does an excellent job with website design, branding, and overall marketing strategy. Their sites are clean, modern, and built with purpose—not just aesthetics. They really understand how to position a business and communicate value clearly, which is huge for conversions. Solid team and great to work with.
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Thank you telos meaning Arnold he out did him self with our new website it came out 🔥 we can’t thank you enough and hope more year to come of buissnies relationship 🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏻
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Great service. Super attentive and listens to our needs for our website. Would definitely recommend!
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Ryan Carter
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Arnold was incredibly helpful with our brand new website! He was willing to work at our pace and was very available and responsive. Thank you so much!
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The team at Telos Creative are extremely knowledgeable when it comes to websites and branding. IF you need help in this area, then give them a call, you won't be disappointed!
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Beau Matzat
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Arnold is professional, knowledgeable and reliable! I recommend him whole heartedly!
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I have greatly enjoyed getting to work with Arnold and Telos Creative! Arnold has done excellent work for us. His attention to detail and quality of work is top notch. He is quick to respond, professional, and knowledgeable of today’s digital landscape and what my company needs. I would highly recommend him without reservation!!
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I have enjoyed working with Arnold on different projects, I highly recommend him and his team
Free PDF Guide
The Northern Colorado StoryBrand Benchmark

Seven patterns we see on almost every local small business website, the 30-minute fix for each, and a printable self-audit scorecard for your own site. Free download, no rebuild required.

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Let’s Clarify Your Message

If your website is not bringing in the leads it should, the message is the place to start. Tell us about your business and the Telos team will be in touch. Prefer to talk it through first? Call (970) 581-1398 or email arnold@teloscreative.com.