Creative Business Mentoring For Contemporary Craft Makers and Artists
Feeling lost or stuck in your solo business journey? Running a "me, myself, and I business" can be overwhelming. As a mentor with 20+ years in the creative world, I've guided 80+ businesses, from startups to established ventures.
Drawing on my experience mentoring with organisations like the Crafts Council, UAL, and Cockpit Arts, let's untangle your thoughts, clarify your direction, and overcome challenges.
I'm here to be help your creative business thrive, listen and guide. We can’t do it all alone!
“It has been brilliant having Emma as a mentor on the UAL Incubator programme for the past six months. Emma’s breadth of expertise meant we matched her with a wide range of graduate businesses, and we regularly received excellent feedback from our participants about the support and advice that Emma provided. I would highly recommend Emma, and look forward to working with her again.”
- Imogen Lawry, Programme Manager, Graduate Futures, University of the Arts London
Your Creative Mentor
With a diverse career spanning roles at the Crafts Council (UK) and coaching at Cockpit Arts, alongside experiences in studio ownership, licensing, research, global exhibitions, commissions, and collaborations, my 20+ years within the creative industry enable me to offer holistic mentoring across the creative business spectrum.
Grounded in listening and strategic questioning, my approach guides you to reveal insights and confidently advance in both your creative practice and business goals.
Areas I Can Support
Applications | Business Modelling | Career Confidence | Commercial Collaborations | Commissions | Creative Brainstorming | Exhibitions | Idea Development | Income Activity Generation | Marketing | Photography | Pricing and Selling | Product Audit | Project Management |Workshops
How Does Mentoring Work?
Mentor's Role:
Acts as a critical sounding board offering insider guidance.
Listens, learns, asks questions and advises to help you excel in your practice and business.
Exploration and Goal Setting:
Provides a safe thinking space to explore strengths, values, aspirations, creative blockers, and assumptions.
Flexible, collaborative approach includes reviewing work, assessing goals, and identifying opportunities.
Building Trust:
Emphasises the importance of trust in fostering a confidential and fruitful mentor-mentee relationship.
Trust enables exploration of alternative perspectives and strategies to unlock barriers to success.
Discussion Topics:
Covers work review, sales, exhibitions, business operations, goal assessment, barriers, opportunities, new tools/methodologies, and action plans.
Explores key drivers, recurring themes and strategies to improve communication and sales.
Anything else you want to discuss that is stopping you moving forward. What do you want to Stop, Start and Continue with
Session Structure:
Typically, a minimum of four sessions to establish trust, address core challenges, and set the path for positive change.
Number of sessions and goals are agreed upon during the first meeting.
Pricing
1 hour Package £150
4 hour Package £600
6 hour Package £850
Clients must schedule a 1 hour package session initially as a strategy session before booking a package. Sessions take place on Zoom and are recorded.