About Us
Meet our Founder
Sami Bedell-Mulhern
The First Click was founded by me, Sami Bedell-Mulhern. In 2017, I started my freelance business, H &
While I enjoyed working with clients one-on-one, so many people came to me needing help, but they were in a place in their business where paying a consultant just wasn’t an option.Â
So, I decided to create an education hub to give them access to FREE resources as well as courses for a deep dive!
I believe in the business you’re trying to build, and the impact you can make in your community – so let’s do this!
Berkley Bedell
My life as a storyteller began at a young age, returning from family trips with excited stories of worlds much different than that of my home in small town Iowa. After high school I moved to Colorado where I began casting out on my own adventures, exploring the state with friends at every opportunity – sometimes even venturing outside Colorado’s borders.
Photography became an aspect of my stories in 2004 – while living in Aspen, CO. Inspired by the beauty of the landscapes; I began shooting with a digital camera my mother had given me as a high school graduation present – my first camera. My passion for photography exploded, leading me to enroll at the Art Institute of Colorado. I graduated from the photography program in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts, winning the Portfolio Excellence Award. Following graduation, I continued my travels, seeking out projects around world, including: the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, Tanauan City, Philippines and the Masai Mara National Reserve in southern Kenya.
My work is an ever-growing collection of the experiences and adventures I’ve been fortunate enough to embark on. From the complex relationships that form Earth’s natural systems to the distinctiveness of our cultures, I am constantly seeking out the opportunity to create compelling stories about our world. By creating and sharing these stories I hope to not only to understand more about our planet, but also to inspire others to cast out on their adventures.
Featured Blog Posts

Ep 164 | Create a Better User Experience for All with Amber Hinds
Accessibility is an important element of your website. It ensures that all people can access the content on your website. It's not only the right thing to do, but there are also leagal requirements around it. Amber Hinds is here to share how to get started with...

Ep 163 | How to Consistently Bring in New Leads with Alex Oliveria
When you utilize your digital marketing to bring in new leads regularly it can help you with your long term fundraising strategies. You'll have a bigger pool to talk to as they donor history increases with you. Alex Oliveria is here to share some ways to think about...

Ep 162 | How To Craft a Perfect Blog Post
If you're putting in all the work to put up a new blog post then you want to make sure as many people as possible are seeing it. This isn't just getting traffic to the page, it's also how you set up the post. Its also important that people have a great next step to...

Ep 161 | Increasing the Conversions of your Email Copy with Kyle Stout
There are so many reasons why email marketing is a must have in your marketing arsenal. Kyle Stout is here to share some best practices when it comes to getting more conversions from your email marketing. What you'll learn: → ways to be more genuine with your emails.→...