Hello my creative friend,
Have you ever wondered when things would feel stable enough to create your own thing?
I’ve been there, and I know that time never really comes. So, the time to get to work is now.
A few years ago I was in a creative executive job, a dream job, leading my vision. Friends and colleagues asked me what my secret is. My real secret is that during that particular time I was struggling like never before. Even with a successful art career and “Executive” and “Founder” in my CV, inside I felt directionless, wondering if I should just quit.
I did quit the job, but I also quit doing things the same way, hoping for a different result.
It wasn’t easy.
This low point pushed me past the edge of my own limiting beliefs. I had the chance to create a new path for myself. I saw the benefits of this journey not just for me, but for my family, kids, friends, and the clients and creatives I now support through my work.
Today, I work with artists and creatives around the world through private coaching, immersive programs, and a global creative community. My clients and members learn tools to build their own thing, with confidence, resilience, and creative clarity without burning out or abandoning who they are.
Most of my clients know what they want.
They hire me so they stop talking themselves out of it.
This pull you may feel towards something of your own, it might sound like a question, “Is this it? Is what I do now just how I live my life? Is this the routine now, for good?”
The answer is no, and if you’re here and you hear that pull, you’re in the right place.
If you're ready to stop forcing your life to fit someone else's rules, this is where that creative shift begins.
The Artist Behind the Coaching
I’m a contemporary artist whose practice explores depth, presence, and the emotional layers beneath the surface of experience. My work often incorporates mixed media and resin, creating dimensional pieces that invite close looking and slow engagement. These pieces are about what’s felt rather than what’s said.
Founder of Every Day Original
Why do I coach creative tools?
Creativity is not optional.
Creativity is how you innovate, lead, solve problems, and build a life you’re proud of.
Pressure, comparison, burnout, and perfectionism can cause you to put creativity aside.
However, when you get that voice back, you become unstoppably yourself in all you create.
And when you do this for yourself, the biggest impact is on you.
This is the foundation of how I guide creatives:
Build with Confidence
When you bring the creative process you know so well to building your own thing, you find success and you have fun in the process. Honestly, if it’s not fun what are we even doing?
Who do I work with?
I work with mid-life senior creatives who are ready to leave organizational safety and build their own thing.
They also know their next chapter begins with deep self-understanding.
If you sense there’s no single “right” way build what you want, you’re already on the path.
You might be:
- Expanding your impact without losing yourself
- Rebuilding confidence after burnout or stagnation
- Refining your voice into something new and risky-feeling
- Protecting a creative life that finally feels aligned
And still, you can feel there’s another layer waiting:
If you're ready to stop talking yourself out of the thing you want to do next, we should talk.
Professional Experience
I know what it means to build a creative life from the inside out, and I’ve helped hundreds of artists do the same.
- Award-winning artist
- Certified coach (Erickson International & ICF)
- Founder & curator of Everyday Original
- 500+ creatives coached and mentored
- Host of The Art of Transformation podcast
- 15+ years exhibiting in galleries across the U.S. and abroad
- Smart School faculty (11+ years)
- Art director for major entertainment & game merchandise IPs
- Executive director of a nonprofit designing inclusive artist retreats
- Entrepreneur with multiple creative ventures
I’m a parent, a partner, an artist, and a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner.
I believe your creative life should support your whole life, not compete with it.
What People Say
Let's Build Your thing
Your creative life is worth investing in.
If you’re ready to return to feel alive in your work, I’d love to meet you.