Nicolle Mendoza
Founder
Creativity has always been part of my life. As a kid, I loved doodling, making comics, and just creating overall. My parents, ever supportive, encouraged my love for art, even though I often got kicked out of classes for being “too experimental and unruly". My family just said, “She likes to draw,” and that was that.
In school, I brought creativity into everything I did, sometimes a little too much, like the history project that got a B+ because it went really off-script.
College led me to psychology, then business, and eventually the corporate world. But no matter what I did, I felt unfulfilled. I wanted to create. Engineering brought me closer- I discovered 3D modeling and was hooked.
From there, I became a project manager, working on incredible buildouts and displays for big name clients. My favorite was a design for Chipotle that embraced their farm-fresh ethos with style.
Clients loved collaborating with me because I brought their ideas to life through visuals and small-scale models, transforming projects into shared creative experiences.
Then COVID hit. Suddenly, I had time. And a wild idea: What if I could create for a living? So, I took the leap and started TumbleWeed Social.
It. Was. Fucking. Hard.
I learned everything as I went. Got a few bumps and bruises, but it’s been an incredible journey.
At TumbleWeed Social, I aim to blend all my professional experiences to deliver impactful branding solutions. I help businesses find their voice, solve problems creatively, and make a lasting impression. Thanks to my clients' trust, I’ve been able to push boundaries, turn unorthodox ideas into reality, and watch them take flight.
This journey has taught me to go beyond the surface in everything I do. And that’s exactly what I bring to every project: creativity, collaboration, and a commitment to bold, meaningful solutions.
