Who We Are
Founded in 2022 by writer, editor, and publishing professional Rebecca Razo, Coffee Cup Creative LLC is a multifaceted content studio serving publishers, nonprofits, and businesses. But we are not your run-of-the-mill creatives. Our work begins with a foundation of transparency, authenticity, and emotionally connected storytelling that seeks to enrich, educate, and entertain. We approach each project with intentionality, while endeavoring to create immersive and inspiring publications and messaging that deliver useful, fun, rewarding, and aesthetically pleasing experiences. Whether you need a team of experienced book producers to develop a series or are seeking thoughtful writers and designers to craft your brand messaging, we are ready to collaborate on your project in any capacity.
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The Team
Rebecca Razo,
Founder + Director of Publishing
If you need me, I'm somewhere near a stack of books, a cup of coffee & the road less traveled.
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Rebecca Razo is a publishing professional turned content-studio solopreneur with a passion for book producing. She started her editorial career at a media company for alternative health and wellness professionals, followed by a stint as managing editor of three consumer shelter magazines. She launched her book publishing career with Quarto Publishing Group, where she worked for 15 years, first as managing editor of licensed products for the Walter Foster imprint, and eventually promoting to associate publisher, followed by publisher of Walter Foster and Walter Foster Jr. A prolific writer with hundreds of byline credits, Rebecca has contributed to books, magazines, special interest publications (SIPs), guided journals, trivia games, blogs, and more. She is the author of Quiet Los Angeles (Frances Lincoln, 2016) and a contributing author of The Daily Book of Art (Walter Foster, 2011). Rebecca holds a degree in English from California State University, Long Beach, and is a member of The Authors Guild, the American Book Producers Association, and the Publishing Professionals Network. She recently became a commissioned notary public and certified loan signing agent in the State of Washington—just for fun.
Elizabeth Gilbert,
Freelance Creative Director
"..in the end, I'd still prefer the sound of the wind in the firs across the brook more than the tinkling of crystal."
~Anne Shirley,
Anne of Green Gables
A lifelong lover of the arts, Elizabeth T. Gilbert earned a BA in English from the University of San Diego, where she also studied art and anthropology. Elizabeth spent the following eight years as an editor, writer, and in-house artist for Walter Foster Publishing. She was deeply involved in the development of art & craft books for adults and children during this time. In 2011, after serving as Associate Publisher, she built a freelance career that broadened her experience in product development, social media management, branding, children’s book illustration, and authorship. Much of her recent work includes concept development, writing, and layout for guided journals covering a range of lifestyle topics. She is driven by a desire to help others reflect, capture meaningful memories, cultivate personal growth, and make the most out of life. Elizabeth is based in Colorado, where she enjoys the beauty of the Rockies with her family. In her free time, she can be found playing sports with her children, nature gazing, creating short songs in GarageBand with her husband, and attempting to bake (often unsuccessfully) in high altitude.
Mission Statement
Our Mission is two-fold. First, we endeavor to enrich the creative and personal development of adults and children through beautifully designed, uplifting books, products, and publications that cultivate joy, curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning and literacy. Second, we commit to using our creativity, expertise, and industry knowledge to curate content and deliverables that facilitate connection, comprehension, and desired outcomes for our customers and their stakeholders.
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Core Values
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Growth Mindset
We believe in the free exchange of thoughts and ideas through books and products that seek to unite, inspire, and activate growth and positive change in the individual and the Collective.
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Inclusion
We use our talents to create, and contribute to, content that promotes a more joyful and connected world powered by creativity, community, inclusivity, and belonging.
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Accountability
We know that words have power, and we use them responsibly to enlighten, inform, and entertain, as much as to encourage understanding, kindness, and compassion.
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Respect for All
We recognize that we enjoy a level of privilege that does not extend to everyone. We endeavor to stay mindful of this and do what we can, when we can, to speak out against systemic oppression.
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Ownership
Everybody makes mistakes. When we do, we own them, accept responsibility, and do what we can to learn from them and correct them to the best of
our ability.
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Optimism
We love a "coffee cup half-full" attitude, and we approach each project with bright, flavorful notes of confidence, positivity, and fun.
Some nice things people have said . . .
Steve Capellini, author,
Massage for Dummies
Rebecca has the experience to turn words into professional pieces of polished art. I'll be forever grateful to her for helping me craft my book . . . without her expertise, my offerings would not nearly be as high level.
Anne Landa, Group Publisher,
Quarto Publishing Group
Rebecca works with care and consideration and a keen eye for growing business...she is an asset to any company she chooses to work with.
Marcus Leaver, Founder & Group Publisher,
Gemini Books Group
Rebecca is one of the most vibrantly creative people I have ever worked with. Her skill is looking at a subject from many different angles and delivering a project on time and perfect for the end consumer.
Ray Richmond, author,
The Sopranos: The Complete Visual History
Rebecca Razo is the real deal. She is, in fact, the finest editor I have ever been privileged to collaborate with by a wide margin—brilliant, tireless, and simply an extraordinary wordsmith and grammarian. Rebecca is also impossibly fast, dependable, and accurate, as well as a top-notch human. I will always be in her debt for the project we worked on together.