Since 2010, I’ve worked with artists, designers, and creative professionals like you as a business and marketing consultant. After pairing undergraduate degrees in art and design, I pursued a dual-Masters in Business Management and Innovation. But my real arts education began during an internship at Penland, an internationally recognized craft school, where I lived and worked amongst artists who showed me the real meaning of daily dedication to a creative career.  

From Penland, I worked for a small business and technology consultancy before stepping into my own business consulting and PR practice to elevate the professional brands of painters, photographers, collage and fiber artists, and jewelry makers. Consulting turned into teaching live workshops, which evolved into several eLearning courses that I authored along with my book, Let Your Creativity Work for You: How to Turn Artwork into Opportunity.

My book ushered in cross-country speaking engagements and the opportunity to develop and teach the 400-level college course, The Business of Art and Design, in which my primary goal was curating a semester-worth of enriching business, marketing, and brand development experiences to provide professional exposure to budding design students every semester for seven years.

Today, I’m turning lessons learned in the studio and classroom into revenue readiness and practical business guidance for creative professionals like you who are ready for change and growth.