We are waking up to our collective impact.

You and I are interconnected. Our thoughts, words and actions have a ripple effect on each other. This is the big truth that guides my work and life.

Paige Buda

Owner, Brand Strategist & Designer

I feel most alive at the intersection of creative problem solving, the pursuit of beauty and deep service to community. I love holding multi-faceted ideas and distilling them into simple touchpoint that create magnetism, belonging and transformation.

Curious yogini, tree hugger & beginner gardener
New mama to Amza
Vegan who loves to host dinner parties
Land steward building a countryside homestead

Enneagram 8 / ARIES
Kapha-Pitta Constitution
🜃 🜂 🜄

Grew up in Portland, OR
living in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

About State of Sage

Serving

Compassionate Healers
Ethical Leaders
Crafted Plant-Based Foods
Sustainable & Ecological Advocates

VISION

Elevating and empowering your compassionate ideas so they have a ripple effect on the collective.

Values

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Nourishing Body, Collective & Planet

We are a collective and our actions should be considered and intentional. We believe sustainable action can happen in the design phase as we transform ideas into reality. For that reason, we only support businesses with values and products that are eco-conscious and vegan.

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Crafting with Integrity & Honesty

Communicating with kindness, care and honesty is integral to crafting timeless and resonate work. We respect your time and have crafted a thoughtful process to support your intimate brand exploration.

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Creating from Empowerment & Groundedness

Ideas are nurtured from the root. We want you to see the beauty and power in your ideas and help you translate them into voice and visuals. This starts with a strategic foundation that grows with your business.

We are committed to practicing and providing sustainable design solutions.

Green design is an evolving target. I am a dedicated student to this cause and continue to do the work of understanding the product life cycle of the things we create together and the impact on our forests, ecosystem and communities.

Are we on the same frequency?

We create high-value resources that get right to the heart of answering your brand, community, organization, email marketing or website questions.

If you are a solopreneur, a DIY-er or value a holistic approach, this space is for you.

Explore the Resources

Praise for Our Resources

  • "The Brand Foundation was invaluable to the process of creating my brand. The questions were thoughtful and prompted me to think in depth about why I do what I do and what are my values. The most valuable aspect was having a guided roadmap to articulate my healing practice and how I can serve the community."

    Reneé
    Brand Foundation Self-Discovery

  • "I am seeing a much clearer picture of branding and honing in more and more on our mission, desires, and all the fun juicy stuff. I have read about having your "why" and having a clear mission statement, and marketing mambo jumbo for years and honestly nothing has clicked until getting into this course. So, I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate all of this!”

    Amber
    Brand Foundation Self-Discovery

  • "The Brand Foundation was a necessary step, especially as a new business owner, to dive deep into the foundations of my business. This provided me with pivotal questions to build my business from a foundational standpoint. The most valuable part for me was the mission/vision section. Developing both would usually be a challenge for me, but the way you talked through each module and provided examples gave me the confidence I needed to brainstorm and develop both statements in a few days opposed to multiple weeks. Due to your course, I feel as if I was able to develop a strong base for my business that not only aligns with me, but is something that will be sustainable while growing a business."

    Kashera
    Brand Foundation Self-Discovery

  • "The most valuable part of the course was finding the ideal audience. Having individuals in mind when moving forward created a clear path for making decisions about the brand."

    Alexis
    Brand Foundation Self-Discovery

  • “As someone who changes my website copy often, this guide has helped so much. It’s timeless and I can keep going back to it. I do like writing from the heart, but I’m a generator (Human Design) and I needed something to respond to. These prompts are a guide to spark my creativity.”

    Celina
    Website Copy Guide

  • "I liked this course so much more than other business focused courses that try to incorporate brand foundation concepts. Paige's course felt really intuitive, organic, and easy to complete. It was low pressure, but very on point. It felt especially perfect for healers and holistic minded practitioners.”

    Destiny
    Brand Foundation Self-Discovery

  • “I've taken a lot of brand/business/ marketing courses but you have definitely honed your unique voice, tone and position. This is so cool.”

    Lestarya
    Brand Foundation Self-Discovery

  • “Your resource for creating an amazing homepage is SO helpful. I’ve been working on ours using your guidelines. Thank you!!”

    Dani
    Homepage Workbook

  • “I just want to say I downloaded your homepage resource and I absolutely loved it. So beautifully, simplistically designed, full of such good information! <3”

    Katie
    Homepage Workbook

  • “This guide is amazing! 🎉 😻 🌈 👏 “

    Website Copy Guide for Designers

  • "Just purchased your website copy guide and I’m already obsessed 🤩 Thanks for creating this Paige!! 🥰 "

    Website Copy Guide for Designers

  • "I just bought the course a week or two ago and even with having experience and learning all about branding for over two years now…this course knocked my socks off! You are so good at explaining nebulous concepts. It’s been awesome as I develop my own brand AND has upped my game for how I serve my clients as a designer."

    Casey
    Brand Foundation Self-Discovery

  • “Paige, your copy writing guide was very well done and exceedingly helpful. Thank you.”

    Website Copy Guide

  • “I'm always curious how other web designers collect copy, this guide is next level. Wow, I'm so impressed by this client experience. So thoughtful.”

    Tori
    Website Copy Guide for Designers

  • “I wanted to touch on the beauty & ease that has been your notion guide and video lessons. They have been so beautiful and supportive. The amount of intimacy and care you've put into this project does not go unnoticed. This has been my first time using the platform let alone creating a website, and I'm so glad I stumbled upon your template!”

    Sierra
    Interbeing Website Template

  • “You're an amazing teacher and I'm really happy to see you continue to put your energy here! I loved this course so much and can't wait to see what else you put out into the world 🥰”

    Brand Foundation Self-Discovery

  • “I think the guide is fantastic. So thorough and thoughtful.”

    Website Copy Guide

  • "The most valuable part for me was having the space, time, and permission to tend to parts of my business that I'd never gotten around to, like defining my mission, vision, and why. Those things are so helpful and foundational, but don't always get addressed when you're just trying to keep your business afloat."

    Carolynne
    Brand Foundation Self-Discovery

  • “Outside of loving your vibe, I am just so obsessed with your resources, templates and everything! Just purchased the early access to storyteller, I’m so freaking excited to redo my site!”

    Delia
    Storyteller Website Template

  • "OMG, this is amazing, thank you so much!! Your products and insight are always so valuable."

    Saida