The Master List :: Best Business Coaches for Creatives, Designers, Artisans + Crafters
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The Master List :: Best Business Coaches for Creatives, Designers, Artisans + Crafters
If you’re revving up to shift from a hobby-esque business into a full-tilt entrepreneurial empire, a skilled business coach can be your greatest cheerleader, ally, and mentor.
But not every coach is prepared to work with creatives, artisans, designers and crafters. These five pros are the cream of the crop – energetic, full of acumen, and skilled at pulverizing the blockades that artists, creators and crafters crunch up against.
And if their 1-on1 fees are a little outta your reach, prowl around their websites for freebies, accessibly-priced digital programs, and downloadable resource guides. There’s a wealth of information out there – all lovingly designed to amplify your success. How groovy is that?
MICHELLE WARD | A former Broadway performer with a flair for the theatrical, Michelle knows all-too-well the agony of, as she puts it, “pounding your head against the pavement.” As a creative career coach, she specializes in getting fellow creatives out of soul-sucking jobs & into passionate careers and self-directed ventures. She’s good pals with renowned pattern designer Jessica Swift, and together, they created The Declaration of You – an e-program devoted to crystallizing your authentic voice, vision + story. Find her online at WhenIGrowUpCoach.com , and on Twitter at @WhenIGroUpCoach.
DYANA VALENTINE | Very few coaches have the gift of truly seeing – who you are, what you’re capable of, and the most energetically efficient pathway to finish what you’ve started. Dyana has coached hundreds of entrepreneurs through sticky transitions, ginormous projects, and – her specialty – the oft-ignored art of pitching, with pride. If you’ve bitten off more than you can chew – and failure is not an option – DyVa is the woman to rework your world. Find her online at DyanaValentine.com, WokeUpKnowing.com, and on Twitter at @DyanaValentine.
ERIKA LYREMARK | After earning dual degrees in Fashion Design and Women’s Studies – and embarking on some scandalous nightlife adventures – Erika co-created a million-dollar real estate empire, earned her coaching certification, then pivoted into cashflow-centric life design for small business owners and entrepreneurs. She helps her clients get searingly clear about their red-carpet dream ... and then whips them into shape, with a bag of biz-building tricks ranging from meditation techniques to online marketing, and every angle in between. Find her online at DailyWhip.com, and on Twitter at @dailywhip.
TARA GENTILE | Tara pushes passion-driven entrepreneurs to actualize their ideas, visions, and dreams – turning them into dollars and cents. In her own words: “You can do what you love, serve the world, create your art, make magic, AND get paid well.” Preach, sister! She specializes in coaching and consulting with freelancers, micro-business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups, and corporations who want to target and market to DIY mavens. Dig into Tara’s wicked-awesome resource section, scope out her Spacious Goal-setting Guide, and save your pennies for a momentous 1-on-1 session. Find Tara online at TaraGentile.com and on Twitter at @TaraGentile.
KATE WATSON | A newcomer to the coaching world – but with a decade of experience as a professional wedding and portrait photographer under her belt – Kate brings soft-spoken, steady support to struggling visual artists who want to make a living wage, without resorting to inauthentic, irritating marketing “must-do’s.” Her philosophy? There are no must-do’s. There’s just what works – for you. And what works for you may surprise you. Her Art Aligned workshops are structured to help struggling shutterbugs gain clarity about their artistic strengths, as well as their ideal business model. Find her online at ArtAligned.com , and on Twitter at @KateWatson.
Got fabulous coach that you’ve simply gotta shout about? We’d love to hear who’s rocking your business. Drop a comment below, or zing out a tweet.
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Curated by Alexandra Franzen, Featured Contributor & Interview Wrangler. Say howdy on Twitter at @Alex_Franzen, or shoot a note to alexandra.franzen@vianza.com.
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