Orbital

Location

Austin, TX

Service

Brand, Product Strategy, Web, GTM

year

2026

A school operating system built for clarity, trust, and real daily workflows.

Orbital is a modern platform for schools that brings core operations into one connected system. Instead of forcing administrators, teachers, and families to work across disconnected tools, Orbital unifies student records, admissions, enrollment, tuition, payments, communication, forms, attendance, grading, and parent engagement into a single operating layer.

The work spanned product positioning, brand direction, web strategy, GTM messaging, and interface storytelling. The goal was to make a complex education platform feel understandable, credible, and human without flattening the depth of the product.

The strategy centered on a clear market wedge: private schools, charter schools, and small school networks that need serious operational capability without enterprise complexity. Orbital needed to feel modern, but not flashy. Capable, but not bloated. Intelligent, but not cold.

The result is a product and brand story focused on reducing administrative drag, making school data easier to use, and giving educators and families more clarity across the moments that matter.

Profile photo of Mikkel Vestergaard with a professional and approachable expression.

Let’s build something meaningful—together.

Have a vision worth bringing to life? Let’s talk about how we can make it happen—together.

Profile photo of Mikkel Vestergaard with a professional and approachable expression.

Let’s build something meaningful—together.

Have a vision worth bringing to life? Let’s talk about how we can make it happen—together.

Profile photo of Mikkel Vestergaard with a professional and approachable expression.

Let’s build something meaningful—together.

Have a vision worth bringing to life? Let’s talk about how we can make it happen—together.