Everyone contains multitudes

Embark Works LLC

Formerly Embark Enterprises LLC

Mission

Founded on the belief that creativity takes many forms, Embark Works exists to celebrate the beauty of being real—in this moment, in every medium. We create stories, art, and experiences that help people connect with their most human, imaginative selves.

About

Embark Works LLC is an Ohio-registered holding company overseeing a small family of ventures — currently Bright Bird Press and the Belinda Kroll author brand. It exists to be the legal and financial backbone that lets those ventures operate as real, accountable businesses rather than very earnest hobbies.Embark Works is Black woman-owned. Verification details

Cozy Victorian romantasy + Jane Austen vocab & modern sass

Belinda Kroll

Belinda Kroll writes and illustrates cozy fantasy romance with Jane Austen vocabulary and modern sass, featuring interracial couples where our hero always falls in love first.Her books, prints, and merchandise bring entertaining absurdity, warmth, and wonder to readers.

Victorian home restoration meets cozy literary vacations

Second Impression Homes

Belinda Kroll dreams and schemes of a day where she breathes life back into a vintage home, making it a safe haven for families and to snuggle into a custom experience.Our name is an homage to Jane Austen's first title for Price & Prejudice, First Impressions.

At the Embark Works, we believe creativity is how we make sense of being alive. Whether through stories, art, or shared experiences, our work celebrates the many ways people express truth, love, and wonder in their everyday lives.Based in Hilliard, Ohio.
Other ventures: Bright Bird Press | Siriomi Joy Photo (retired)

Belinda Kroll
3939 Trueman Blvd #1043, Hilliard, OH 43026© 2026 Embark Works LLC. Ohio, USA

Verification

For loan, permit, or partnership verification or partnership, email Embark Works LLC directly.All other inquiries should use our contact form.Thank you!

  • Legal name
    Embark Works LLC
    (formed as Embark Enterprises LLC, August 2016)

  • Registered
    Ohio, since 2016
    EIN available on request

  • Managing member
    Binaebi Akah Calkins

  • Mailing address
    3939 Trueman Blvd #1043
    Hilliard, OH 43026

Bright Bird Press

A micro-press for fiction and fine stationery

Bright Bird Press publishes cozy, character-driven fiction and designs charming stationery for readers and writers who love stories with heart. Each project invites us to slow down, reflect, and delight in the small, beautiful things.

Capturing the beauty of being real

From portraits to event photography, Siriomi Joy documented honest moments of connection and joy for over a decade. While the photography business retired December 2025, its philosophy—seeing people as they truly are—remains at the heart of everything Embark creates.