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Prevent Scope Creep: Set Expectations With Clients

This event happened on Wed, Feb 25, 2026 ā€¢ Virtual
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Arianne Foulks

Captain & Founder at Aeolidia.

Seattle

As a champion of creative brands, and a lifelong problem-solver, I’ve focused my career for the last 20 years on building online homes for fascinating people. My design agency, Aeolidia, creates branding, email marketing, and super-effective Shopify sites for designers and artisans. Ask me any ecommerce question!

I live in Seattle, am raising teens, will walk any distance, always have a pile of books by my bed, and was once bitten by a baby elephant seal. Can talk all day about: the business book I’m currently reading, website pet peeves, ocean life, and entrepreneurship.

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About this FieldTrip

Have you ever felt like you were working for free on a never-ending project with a client who is losing trust and patience with you by the day? My design agency has developed a system that ends this pattern. If client work is frustrating, it could be that you arenā€™t setting and enforcing expectations well. In this talk, Iā€™ll share exactly how my team takes control of any kind of project with any type of personality and how we cut way down on surprises.

Agenda

  • āœ”ļø Schedule: Iā€™ll talk about how to hit all deadlines and get the information you need from your clients on time

  • āœ”ļø Scope: Iā€™ll share how to prevent scope creep, and get paid on time for all of your work

  • āœ”ļø Feedback: Hereā€™s how we get effective, on-time feedback that keeps projects moving forward

  • āœ”ļø Momentum: Iā€™ll discuss how to keep clients engaged throughout projects, and cut off work when the project is over

  • āœ”ļø Communicate: Finally, hereā€™s how to explain this in a way that makes it a win-win for you and your happy clients!

What to expect

Lecture format!

This is a more traditional format where participants absorb information through presentations and talks.

It will be recorded!

The recording will be shared within 24 hours in the follow up email for a 4-day window, and available at the top of this page. Make sure to register for access!

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About Arianne Foulks

As a champion of creative brands, and a lifelong problem-solver, I’ve focused my career for the last 20 years on building online homes for fascinating people. My design agency, Aeolidia, creates branding, email marketing, and super-effective Shopify sites for designers and artisans. Ask me any ecommerce question!

I live in Seattle, am raising teens, will walk any distance, always have a pile of books by my bed, and was once bitten by a baby elephant seal. Can talk all day about: the business book I’m currently reading, website pet peeves, ocean life, and entrepreneurship.

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Katie Reing

Senior Graphic Designer at The Institutes.

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Joanna Ma

User-Centric Mechanical Engineer at Freelance.

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Anna Igelmund

Grafikerin at White Rabbit GmbH.

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Shirley Lum

Chocolate Sommelier /Educator at Shirley Lum.

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Jori Rose

Director Of Client Finance & Production at Woodruff.

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Tricia Knope

Art Director + Graphic Designer at Freelance.

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