Cultivate & Curate Intuitive Experiences
Virgen Barnet, Creative Director & Community Co-Lab AcceleratorBehind The Screens…

Hola, Soy Yo, Virgen! (veer-hen)
Creative Director, Brand Strategist & Community Organizer. Virgen has over 12 years of experience as a website designer, online brand curator and digital community activator. By leveraging her experience and strengths in visual design and user experiences she’s become a trusted visual guidance counselor for web-preneurs and brands looking to elevate and relaunch their passion projects as power-brands.
Businesses and brands have trusted her to upgrade their presence and expand their reach with authenticity and purpose online.
She’s especially passionate about working with companies that are actively seeking to be more inclusive, ethical and collaborative.
These are my favorite things…
I’m passionate about sharing my expertise, experience and enthusiasm for good design and nurturing multi-cultural communities – digitally and IRL (in real life.)

Visual Branding
Curating creative content and experiences alongside top talent.

Supporting Other Creators
Leveraging my background in Design & Development to help Businesses, Communities & Other Creatives thrive.

Tech, Diversity + Inclusion
Let’s talk about cultivating inclusive and intersectional company cultures and implementing authentic campaigns with real communal impact.
Let’s Connect & Collaborate!
Join my community of creative and tech pros and attend my bi-weekly Office Hours!
Recent Design Work
Snap Savvy Strategies
Business Consultant, Nikki Achartz
Website Re-Design

4 The Love Of All
Skin & Wellness Care Product Branding, Marketing Collateral & Website Design
Career Mingle
Virtual Job Fair & Conference
Creative Direction, Design & User Journey Logistics
What I’m Up To These Days…

Come Through
A BIPOC Collaborative Media Group
Virgen recently co-founded Come Through. A collaborative community for creators of color. Come Through curates cultural events and workshops where creatives, community organizers and business owners connect and create together. In collaboration with fellow creators Come Through aims to provide media resources that feature BIPOC folx.
Learn More About Come Through
Shaping Freedom®
Personal Development Platform By Lisane Basquiat
Virgen is the Creative Director and Brand Manager for Lisane Basquiat’s latest professional endeavor, ShapingFreedom.com. Shaping Freedom® aims to provide personal development coaching and programs that help people break free from personal and generational blocks and find their own paths towards freedom.
Learn More About Shaping Freedom

Featured In:
San Diego Women In Tech Summit
Panelist for 2020’s San Diego Women In Tech Summit, discussion on Diversity & Inclusion In Technology. Learn more about the Summit Here.
SD Voyager
Virgen was featured in SD Voyager’s ‘Most Inspirational Stories’ series featuring local community leaders. She discusses what led her to leverage her expereince as a Designer and her passion for community to create Come Through. Full Article Here.
'Arlan's Academy' - Online Courses
Virgen was chosen by Arlan Hamilton, Investor & Founder Advocate, to share her experience and expertise in ‘Collaboration As A Catalyst’ – learn how to amplify and elevate your creative and business ventures! Click Here to view.
'Hearts Over Everything'
Podcast Interview – Eric Rias, Life Coach and Founder/Podcaster of ‘Hearts Over Everything’ interviews Virgen and Daniel. They discuss Come Through beginnings, entrepreneurial vision, and intersectional community building. Listen Here
General Assembly - Panelist
‘The Road To Code For Creatives’ a discussion on how learning HTML, CSS and basic web design principles can help you be a better designer, marketer, project manager or startup founder.
Black SD Magazine
Podcast Interview with Black SD Magazine’s Founder, Michael Cox. Virgen and Co-Founder of Come Through Media Daniel Christian were featured and interviewed on their “Behind The Business” podcast series.
