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LEVEL UP: How To Value Yourself (and Ask for Money!)

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Your Host

Kristy Martino

Unsatisfied Optimist at Peanut Butter Purpose.

Kittery, ME, United States

The first thing Kristy Martino wanted to be when she grew up was a garbage man. The second thing was a writer. Her path to the word, however, was winding. Spanning over two decades, she was a former textile designer, marketing director, lobbyist, and lead singer of an (objectively incredible) 80s New Wave cover band in NYC.

Today, she’s leading the Creative team at Strategic Media, writing and producing audio ads. In past chapters, she’s owned a screen-printing business, and a successful design studio. Her greatest asset has always been the pen. Kristy has told stories on stages, on Capitol Hill, and in countless dimly lit cafes around the world. Words are her love language. Followed shortly thereafter by applause.

She has an insatiable curiosity, strong opinions on fruit, baseball, and Lyndon Baines Johnson, and an unwavering belief in the goodness of others.

About this FieldTrip

Why is it so hard to talk about money? Why is it so difficult to value ourselves and our work? As creatives, we often diminish our worth and find getting paid to be an excruciating process.

Many of the challenges we face are both rooted in systemic societal issues and deep within ourselves. This field trip will touch on the emotional inner work that can be done as well as the outer, more technical and tangible work that needs to be done in order to create or maintain sustainable, profitable, purposeful businesses and practices.

⭐️ This FieldTrip is part of our Level Up Series with Adobe!
This FieldTrip is a part of Level Up, a series of FieldTrips and resources designed to help you grow, gain confidence, and take meaningful next steps in your creative career. This series is made possible by CreativeMornings’ global partnership with Adobe . Learn more about the program and upcoming FieldTrips and check out more ways to Level Up

Agenda

  • Get started with valuing yourself: start expanding, stop diminishing

  • Gain confidence in the possibility of a sustainable creative career

  •  Learn how to face potential issues that impede growth and profitability

  •  Tactics on how to price your work, value your time, and invest in yourself

  • Resources and a broad knowledge base for launching, promoting, and managing your creative career


What to expect

Workshop format!

A hands-on session where participants get to build, craft, or create something tangible.

It will be recorded!

The recording will be shared within 24 hours in the follow up email for a 136-day window, and available at the top of this page. Make sure to register for access!

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This FieldTrip was made possible by

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Your Host

Kristy Martino

Unsatisfied Optimist at Peanut Butter Purpose.

Kittery, ME, United States

About Kristy Martino

The first thing Kristy Martino wanted to be when she grew up was a garbage man. The second thing was a writer. Her path to the word, however, was winding. Spanning over two decades, she was a former textile designer, marketing director, lobbyist, and lead singer of an (objectively incredible) 80s New Wave cover band in NYC.

Today, she’s leading the Creative team at Strategic Media, writing and producing audio ads. In past chapters, she’s owned a screen-printing business, and a successful design studio. Her greatest asset has always been the pen. Kristy has told stories on stages, on Capitol Hill, and in countless dimly lit cafes around the world. Words are her love language. Followed shortly thereafter by applause.

She has an insatiable curiosity, strong opinions on fruit, baseball, and Lyndon Baines Johnson, and an unwavering belief in the goodness of others.


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