WHAT we're about
Stone City Creative is a Montana-based marketing, consulting, and event production agency specializing in social media management, brand strategy, content creation, email marketing, and community-focused event production. Founded in 2017, Stone City works with small businesses, nonprofits, artists, and entrepreneurs to build strong brands and meaningful audience connections.
Stone City is the producer of Centerfest Music Festival, voted Best Music Festival in Montana (2024 & 2025), and continues to support creative entrepreneurship, rural business growth, and arts-driven community development across Montana.
Impact is not a side project at Stone City — it’s the foundation.
We believe creativity, community, and generosity are powerful tools for change. Stone City proudly supports initiatives that strengthen rural communities, expand access to the arts, support youth programs, and help mission-driven organizations grow their reach and influence.
From fundraising campaigns and creative partnerships to community events and storytelling that inspires action, our work is rooted in one simple idea: when creative people and caring communities work together, real change happens.
The team behind Stone City is made up of builders, collaborators, and community believers committed to doing meaningful work — together.
WHO we are
Stone City is a collective of creative partners, strategists, and makers who believe great marketing happens through collaboration. We work alongside our clients — not above them — combining strategy, storytelling, and design to build brands that matter.
Renee Rummans
Founded by Renee Rummans, Stone City brings together brand development, content creation, and cultural storytelling to help businesses grow in authentic ways. Renee is also the co-creator of Centerfest Music Festival — voted Best Music Festival in Montana in 2024 and 2025 — and has helped lead projects ranging from murals and skateparks to downtown events and regional tourism storytelling. Her work is rooted in the belief that culture is something you build, not buy, and that the strongest brands are grounded in place, people, and purpose.
Kelli Maxwell
Stone City’s visual content and video strategy are powered by Kelli Maxwell of Ember Marketing Group, who specializes in creating authentic, trend-aware social media video content that connects brands with their audiences. From dynamic brand storytelling to cinematic drone footage, Kelli helps businesses show up consistently and memorably across platforms where video drives engagement and purchasing decisions.
Kristi Scott
Kristi Scott is a seasoned grant writer and strategic funding consultant with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations secure resources to grow and sustain their work. Through Grant Montana and K. Scott Consulting, she partners with nonprofits, community organizations, and creative initiatives to identify funding opportunities, develop strong proposals, and build long-term funding strategies.
Kristi brings a collaborative, detail-oriented approach to the grant process, helping clients translate their vision into clear, compelling, and fundable proposals that create real community impact.
Chelsea McKenna Hollender
Chelsea McKenna is a Montana graphic designer and illustrator and the creative behind Chelsea McKenna Design, where she works with small businesses and nonprofits to create memorable, locally inspired visual identities.
She specializes in logo design, brand identity, packaging design, print materials, brochures, apparel graphics, and custom illustration, helping organizations translate their ideas into clear, compelling visuals across digital and print platforms.
Chelsea’s work blends illustration, branding, and storytelling to create design that feels authentic to Montana businesses and the communities they serve.
Together, these partnerships combines brand strategy, storytelling, video production, social media marketing, and data-driven digital advertising to help businesses, nonprofits, artists, and entrepreneurs grow with clarity and confidence. Through targeted social media campaigns, analytics monitoring, email marketing, and creative content production, the team focuses on delivering meaningful engagement, sustainable brand growth, and measurable results — not just impressions.
Stone City exists to help organizations tell stronger stories, reach the right audience, and build lasting momentum.