Selected work · Travis Hellstrom
I help successful people turn their life’s work into books and brands. I write with them and build everything around it.
When I want to work with someone, I don’t send a pitch. I study their site page by page and build them a better one first.
Built before he asked
Joel Achenbach · Author site · preview
Thirty-five years at The Washington Post, a move to The Atlantic, seven books, and no website of his own.
Built before they asked
Richmond, Virginia · Nonprofit redesign · preview
$1,000 grants for schools that bring dads in. From the Virginia Coalition for Boys and Men, and a site that deserved to look as good as the program.
Built before they asked
Harrisonburg & New Market, Virginia · Local business site · preview
Three repair shops along a scenic Valley highway, and a site that feels like taking your car to a friend’s house.
Bill Gurley
The book site for Bill Gurley’s Runnin’ Down a Dream: how to thrive in a career you actually love.
runnindownadream.com ↗Bill Gurley
Micro-grants of $5,000 for people inspired by the book who need a boost to chase the career they were born for.
rdad.org ↗Author, leader & speaker
One idea every Monday, from the WSJ and USA Today bestseller Mindful Mondays, with a list to join.
chrismasiello.com ↗Executive coach & author
For owners and CEOs: the structure growth requires, and the book that lays it out.
jeffsaari.com ↗Jeff Saari’s book
An eight-pillar framework for leaders, with free worksheets and chapter videos for every reader.
bebettermodel.com ↗Retained executive search
C-suite and VP search for venture- and PE-backed tech companies, led by its founding partner since 2003.
whiterockpartners.com ↗Purpose · Progress · Prosperity
Research, ideas and public policy that works, with its issues, essays and reading list.
p3.institute ↗Infrastructure, building & strategy
One firm, three paths: operations and strategy, civil infrastructure, and residential building.
hbr-company.com ↗Commercial sewer & drain
A family-owned crew serving eight Southeast states, with 24/7 emergency service up top.
mm-pipe.com ↗Gainesville, Florida
A licensed home inspector since 1997: narrative reports with photos, insurance and wind inspections.
hellstromhomeinspection.com ↗Empowering Mongolian women
Leadership circles, scholarships and Tea Circles in Baruun Urt, Mongolia, founded by Tunga Hellstrom.
hatan.org ↗Harrisonburg & Rockingham, Virginia
Children from 3rd to 12th grade honor the fathers in their lives, in their own words, in front of their community.
goodfatherproject.org ↗Family & newborn photographer
A Shenandoah Valley photographer’s portfolio: families, newborns and couples, booked with a text.
photosbytunga.com ↗Huffman Design is Jon’s studio in Hickory, North Carolina. We build these together, the same way: a free look at a business’s site, then a preview before anyone pays.
Jon’s studio · Hickory, North Carolina
Websites built from brick: fast sites for Hickory businesses, seen before you pay and yours once they’re live.
huffmandesign.com ↗Preview · downtown Hickory’s 1934 movie house
Two screens and a marquee on the home page: this week’s showtimes, birthday parties and ads on the big screen.
carolina.huffmandesign.com ↗Preview · hibachi plates in Hickory
Ask anyone about the shrimp sauce. Today’s hours up top, the menu, and a takeout order you build and call in.
akito.huffmandesign.com ↗Preview · breakfast at the counter
Insert coin for breakfast: a diner in the 1938 Harris Arcade, its menu as a high-score board.
arcade.huffmandesign.com ↗travishellstrom.com is where I try everything first: essays, quote libraries, tools and apps people put on their phones.
Add up what you rent each month, then get a PDF plan for owning it instead.
Ten stops of one interview, from the first pitch to a listener landing on your own site.
One person gets a site built free, recorded start to finish, chosen from the volunteers.
One question a day and a private journal, installable on a phone.
A page-a-day desk calendar of quotes, with a picture to share.
A movie picker and ratings app for two friends, with what’s streaming where.
A dot chart of AI use around the world, updated every month.
Every King book on one wall, ticked off as he reads, with your own list to share.
Seven groups of picture cards, with today’s quote and question built in.
Every page of the site you have now, and the ones you admire.
A working site you can click through on your phone, not a mockup.
Your words, your pictures, your list. You own the domain and the site.
Old links kept, signup working, fast on every phone.
Tell me what you’ve built so far and where it lives now. I’ll write back with an idea or two.
Email Travis Or see what you’re renting: Own Your Own
