June 20, 2025 — Your website is often the first impression your business makes—and if it’s not converting, it might be a design issue (not a traffic one). In this practical, no-fluff presentation, Haley Brown shares the five most common design mistakes self-taught web designers and small biz owners make—and how to fix them fast.

You’ll learn how to simplify your homepage for instant clarity, choose fonts that actually work, use white space like a pro, fix confusing buttons, and build a consistent colour palette (without needing an art degree). Whether you’ve been designing websites for years or just fell into it accidentally, you’ll walk away with simple, actionable tweaks that make your site look more polished, more professional—and more profitable.

This isn’t about a total rebrand or redesign. It’s about learning how to see your site like a designer—and make smarter design choices that build trust, boost conversions, and showcase your work in the best possible light.

March 16, 2020 — In this talk, you will learn different ways on how to manage a healthy work/life balance and relieve the stress of self-employment while ensuring a recurring income.

August 26, 2019 — The freelance work/life balance is a bit challenging to get right. Having the freedom to work at home (or anywhere) is a major perk for freelancers. But because you’re the boss, you’re always driven to check your emails even on weekends or work until late at night to crunch numbers and keep the money rolling in. Work can become an overwhelming presence in your personal life and you suddenly feel like you’re always “working”.

There are strategies you can employ to avoid business burnout and create work/life balance, which includes setting boundaries between work and personal life, creating processes and delegating work.

In this talk, you will learn different ways on how to manage a healthy work/life balance and relieve the stress of self-employment while ensuring a recurring income.