Fight Like a Girl – Branding
Brand Identity for a Non-Profit Fitness Movement
Sector
Fitness, Non-Profit & Community Sport
The Challenge
Replacing generic, low-budget "AI slop" with an authentic, authoritative fitness brand capable of securing nationwide funding.
The Outcome
Engineered a powerful, cult-like identity that helped the team secure £25,000+ in funding within the first 4 months.
The Noise
The non-profit and grassroots fitness sectors are typically plagued by low-budget, uninspiring visual identities. Because startup capital is tight, many founders resort to quick, automated AI generation toolkits.
When the team behind Fight Like a Girl came to Trumpet Creative, they had already fallen into this trap. They quickly realised that generic, robotic designs cannot communicate the sweat, effort, and integrity that goes into a real-world fitness movement. Without an ownable identity or a clear visual rallying cry, most fitness startups struggle to drum up public trust, stand out in a crowded landscape, or convince serious corporate sponsors to back them.
The Clarity
We knew from the start that we wanted to build a cult-like following for Fight Like a Girl. A cause people could truly rally behind without the clunky, predictable "boxing gloves" tropes typically found in boxing branding.
Our design strategy focused on shifting them into a nationwide professional tier:
A Modern Icon of Empowerment: We designed a custom brand symbol that serves as a subtle, powerful nod to a female standing up for herself. It looks less like a local charity logo and more like an elite activewear mark.
A Bulletproof Visual System: Instead of providing a single static logo, we delivered a comprehensive, multi-color branding pack with scalable asset lockups, merchandise templates, and presentation decks. This gave their internal team the tools to scale the community seamlessly.
Commercial Authority for Funding: We cleaned up their presentation files and visual pitches, providing a polished, high-end corporate presentation system that commands respect in boardrooms.
The Resonance
Aesthetics are a commodity, but clarity drives real backing.
Within just 4 months of rolling out the new identity, the shift in commercial confidence was undeniable:
Financial Velocity: The team successfully secured over £25,000 in immediate funding, unlocking rapid operational scale.
Operational Confidence: The founders felt completely empowered entering high-level rooms to ask for financial support, knowing their visual footprint fully matched their internal ambition.
Community Traction: Gym session uptake among young girls has surged, creating a strong foundation for the brand to expand from its North East roots to a nationwide scale.
It was even better than I ever could have imagined. Trumpet took the original “brain dump” and transformed it into the most amazing brand that we are OBSESSED with!
I initially was expecting one logo and a colour scheme and font, but we received a full branding pack with various logos/colour ways/graphics, and Mel is always on hand to make sure we stay on brand. The team went well above and beyond what I would have expected based on the brief.
— Eve Lister Co-Founder
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