Amy Perzan Merrill
Creative Director
Amy won her first design competition with her poster on fire safety in Warman, SK at the ripe age of 6 years old. Prior to that, she had dabbled in all things artistic, and was recognized in her community for her creative talents; notably her bike decoration skills (with help from Mom on the logistics) where she picked up the blue ribbon in the parade.
What might come as a surprise for such a creative individual is that Amy is equally known for her organizational skills, attention to detail and accountability. It’s that combination that helped turn a graphic designer into a successful business owner and has kept Meringue3.14 Marketing by Design growing since its inception in 2003.
After all these years, one thing Amy still believes strongly is that good advertising isn’t about convincing people to buy things they don’t need or creating problems that don’t exist. It’s about helping clients communicate the value they genuinely bring, so the people who need their products or services can find them.
For Amy, the best marketing is about making meaningful connections and meaningful transactions. When the right business solves the right customer’s problem, everyone wins. The business grows, the customer gets real value, and the relationship is built on trust rather than pressure.
Maybe that’s why she still loves what she does after all these years. Good marketing shouldn’t manufacture discontent. It should simply help good people find good businesses. Learn more about why more businesses choose Meringue3.14
Amy is proud to call herself a wife and mother. She resides on her acreage near Calgary, Alberta. Click here to see her professional profile on LinkedIn.
Kirstie
Graphic & Web Designer
Kirstie finds herself in a number of roles at Meringue 3.14 though you’ll primarily see her design and content creation work on your social media accounts.
Kirstie has been in the graphic design industry since 2012 and is a self-taught, motivated person who is always looking to learn the latest trends and standards to better serve clients. She is used to wearing many hats and if she has never worn a particular one before, you can almost always count on her to be willing to learn how to wear it properly. Her design work and capacity have evolved over the years as she started off by running her own digital design shop on Etsy which evolved into working in the wedding industry and soon she was designing full brands and websites.
Originally from Manitoba and taking on the adventure of moving to Ontario, Kirstie spent 11 years running her business in the Greater Toronto Area dabbling in many different skills during that time. In August 2023, she connected with Amy online as she was considering relocating to Alberta and hopped on the Meringue3.14 team in September 2023.
Kirstie is a busy mom of 3 beautiful daughters, a proud wife and has a huge love of art and storytelling even in her spare time where she dabbles in comic making, writing and playing tabletop roleplaying games with a tight-knit group of friends. Kirstie is also hugely passion about human rights issues that affect Indigenous Peoples and actively works against the pervasive issue of Human Trafficking
Christian
Web, eCommerce & SEO Specialist
Chris is a seasoned web developer endowed with a discerning eye for groundbreaking design and a profound grasp of techniques aimed at delivering optimal user experiences.
With a decade of dedicated experience in web development, coupled with a history of catering to a diverse clientele ranging from corporate giants to small businesses , A Graduate of Bachelors of Science in Computer Science and Website and App Development Certificate with CDI College, Google Certified and always dedicated to getting stuff done.
