Meet Your Host
Amber Reusch
Amber is both a CPA and an artist, bringing a unique blend of financial expertise and creative insight to her work. With over a decade of experience in accounting, business ownership, and CFO advisory, she helps entrepreneurs and creatives manage their finances with clarity and confidence. As a business owner herself, including co-founding Holistic Hemp Company in 2016, she understands firsthand the details and decisions that come with building and sustaining a business.
As an artist who has exhibited in galleries, museum retail shops, and national art shows, Amber deeply understands the financial challenges and opportunities artists face. Her combined experience as a CPA and creative allows her to help artists turn their passion into a sustainable business, offering practical guidance that supports both their creative work and long-term financial success.
Meet Your Speakers
The Collector Pyramid: Find the Right Buyers for Your Art
Sergio Gomez is a Mexican-American visual artist, curator, and arts educator whose work explores the cycles of life through large-scale figurative abstraction and charcoal drawing. Based in South Florida, his paintings and drawings create contemplative spaces where the spiritual intersects with the human experience, inviting viewers into reflection, renewal, and deeper awareness.
Born and raised in Mexico City, Gomez earned his Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Northern Illinois University. His work has been featured in more than 45 solo exhibitions and over 150 group exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally. His artwork is held in public collections, including the National Museum of Mexican Art and the Brauer Museum, as well as numerous private collections.
In addition to his studio practice, Gomez has curated more than 100 exhibitions worldwide and is the founder and director of 33 Contemporary Gallery. A dedicated educator and advocate for artists, he co-founded Art NXT Level®, where he mentors artists in building sustainable careers. He is also the co-author (with Dr. Yanina Gomez) of Crush Self-Sabotage and Live Fully! The Artist's Wellness Journey to Confidence and Success and host of the long-running Art NXT Level podcast.
Whether creating art, curating exhibitions, or mentoring artists, Gomez is committed to fostering meaningful connections between art, personal transformation, and community.
Nancy Blair,
Nancy Blair Art
How to Stop Killing Your Creativity
Nancy Blair, M.F.A., is an award-winning artist, author, longtime university art professor, creativity guide, and lifelong maker whose work celebrates the healing, liberating, and wildly human power of creative expression. Her art is in the collection of Sir Elton John, The Tacoma Museum of Glass, and numerous public and private collections. Her work is represented by Vetri Gallery in Seattle and MUSEO Art Gallery in Langley, WA.
She is the author of seven books on women’s empowerment, art, myth, goddess spirituality, eco-consciousness, and creativity, including Spaceship Menopause: A Witty, Wild & Heartfelt Ride Through The Change, The Menopause Queen’s Witty Wise Guide for Your Vibrant Change, and Goddess Days: Daily Nourishment for a Woman’s Spirit — 365 Meditations.
For more than four decades, Nancy has used artmaking, writing, and journaling as sacred companions through life’s challenges and transformations. Her creative practice helped her cultivate resilience, self-love, spiritual awakening, and a deeper trust in her own inner knowing.
After facilitating Creativity & Healing Workshops for Women for over a decade, Nancy now inspires a growing online community through her witty, wise, and deeply encouraging teachings.
Through her free weekly Witty Wise Creativity Guide, Nancy offers inspiration, creative sparks, and gentle encouragement for people longing to feel more alive, expressive, and creatively free.
Natalia Karpman,
Yes!ArtMarketing
How to sell art on social media
Natalia Karpman is an artist, educator, and the founder of Yes!ArtClub, an online membership that helps artists build sustainable art businesses through marketing, social media, and content creation.
Over the past several years, she has taught thousands of artists how to grow an engaged audience, attract collectors, and sell more original art without relying on paid advertising or chasing trends. Natalia combines practical marketing strategies with a deep understanding of the challenges artists face, helping creatives promote their work in a way that feels authentic, consistent, and enjoyable.
Her mission is to make marketing less intimidating so artists can spend more time creating the work they love.
Julie Price,
Change Wave
Julie Price is a Creative Project Coach, and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine who helps artists stop circling their ideas and start finishing their work.
After spending years studying human behavior, wellness, and personal transformation, Julie developed the 5-Phase Creation Method, a framework inspired by the Five Elements of Chinese medicine that helps creatives navigate both the emotional and practical challenges of bringing meaningful work into the world.
Through her coaching programs, workshops, and speaking, she helps artists overcome perfectionism, procrastination, self-doubt, and creative overwhelm so they can build sustainable creative practices, finish the projects that matter most, and create a body of work they're proud to share.
The 5 Phases of Creation: Why Every Creative Project Gets Stuck
Lara Bianca Pilcher,
Reclaiming Your Creative Identity in a Saturated World
Lara Bianca Pilcher is an Australian TEDx speaker, author, actor, arts educator, and ICF Professional Certified Coach who helps artists reclaim their creative identity in a world that is loud, crowded, and constantly asking them to prove themselves.
She is the traditionally published author of *Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World*, a book for artists who are tired of shrinking, second-guessing themselves, or quietly disappearing from the work they were made to do.
With 30 years of experience across the arts, Lara has worked in Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States as a performer, arts educator, coach, speaker, and creative leader. She trained at Arts Educational Schools London and holds a Master’s degree in Musical Theatre Creative Practice.
Her work explores creative identity, courage, visibility, comparison, burnout, purpose, and what it takes to keep creating when the industry feels saturated and the opportunities feel scarce.
Lara is known for being honest, practical, funny, and deeply encouraging. She does not teach artists how to become louder versions of everyone else. She helps them become more fully themselves.
Taylor Williams,
Williams Law
LLC, Copyright, Trademark: What Creative Business Owners Actually Need and When
Taylor Williams is the founder and attorney of Williams Law, a Colorado based law firm that serves business owners, founders, and growing brands nationwide. She is also the founder of The C-Suite, a contract template shop designed to provide entrepreneurs with practical legal resources at every stage of business. Her practice focuses on contract strategy, trademark registration, and intellectual property protection. Taylor works closely with service providers, creatives, and entrepreneurs to help them build strong legal foundations, protect their brands, and support long term business growth.
Colton Canava,
Cryptid Theory
Sergio Gomez,
Art NXT Level
Accept Rejection
Colton Canava is a creative director, muralist, and founder of Cryptid Theory, a creative studio built around the pursuit of extraordinary ideas. With more than 15 years of experience creating campaigns, public murals, and brand experiences for global brands, he now helps businesses, cities, and organizations create work that sparks curiosity, conversation, and culture. Through Cryptid Theory, Colton encourages artists to think beyond the canvas and turn bold ideas into meaningful opportunities.
Megan Dohm,
Art Meets Commerce
Creating when it’s not convenient
Megan Dohm is a writer and photographer based in North Carolina; she's currently exploring the connection between art and money via her forthcoming podcast and Instagram.
Prof Stephen,
The Creative Build
The Art of Strong Sales Conversations
Prof Stephen is a business professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design and the founder of The Creative Build. He’s on a mission to help creatives build independent businesses around their work.
Prof Stephen teaches entrepreneurship, innovation, creative business management, and economics to students studying art and design. At The Creative Build, he guides creative founders who didn’t have the opportunity to study business formally.
He has over 25 years of experience building and launching businesses across 14 countries on 3 continents. Prof Stephen’s work is especially driven by his two adult creative children, one an animator and the other a musician.
James Carter,
Creative Flair
The Billboard Experiment: Unconventional Ways to Get Emerging Artists Noticed
James Carter is a figurative oil painter and the founder of Creative Flair, a platform that helps emerging artists get seen. Through his Public Canvas project he has placed artists' work on billboards across London, generating more than 7.5 million impressions. He is the author of VISIBLE, a guide for emerging artists, and runs The Inner Studio, a community for artists building sustainable careers from their work. A Goldsmiths Fine Art graduate, James has been featured in Bold Journey Magazine and given a filmed talk at the National Gallery. He coaches artists on how to build an audience and turn visibility into income.
Marissa Pané,
Pané Marketing
Repurposing Content For Maximum Impact
Marissa is a marketing strategist and the founder of Pané Marketing, where she helps founders create content that builds trust, drives demand, and grows their brand.
With more than 12 years of marketing experience, Marissa spent her corporate career supporting content and marketing initiatives for nationally recognized brands including Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers, McCormick Spices, Finlandia Cheese, Delta Air Lines, and Chase. Working across a variety of industries gave her a behind-the-scenes perspective on how some of the world's most recognizable brands communicate, connect, and build customer loyalty.
Since launching Pané Marketing in 2020, she's partnered with businesses of all sizes - from local brick-and- mortar shops and nonprofits to service providers and online businesses - helping them create strategic, relationship-driven marketing that feels authentic and delivers results.
Kasi Drummer,
Built By Kasi
A Beginner’s Guide to SEO for Artists
Kasi is the founder of Built by Kasi and the creator of Artist’s Launch Academy. She helps visual artists and creative entrepreneurs stop guessing at the business side of art and start marketing their work with intention. Through practical education, SEO guidance, personalized coaching, and accountability, Kasi teaches artists how to build repeatable marketing and sales systems that help the right buyers find their work. Her approach is warm, direct, and designed to help artists create sustainable businesses without relying on constant posting, viral content, or hustle culture.
Kelli Jones,
Kelli Jones Law, PLLC // Your Legal Era LLC
The Biggest Legal Mistakes Online Business Owners Make (and How to Avoid Them)
Kelli is a business and trademark lawyer She helps entrepreneurs and small business owners confidently build and scale their brands on a solid legal foundation. Kelli wants to make the legal side of business less overwhelming and intimidating. Her goal is to give you peace of mind by encouraging proactive legal protection rather than dealing with expensive legal problems later on.
Cassie Stone,
REvisART
The Invisible Rules of the Art Market
Cassie Stone has spent the past eight years watching the art market from a perspective few artists ever experience: behind the gallery desk.
As the founder of REvisART, owner of 318 Art & Frame, and founder of the REvisART Print Studio, she has built businesses that give her a rare perspective on the decisions that shape an artist's career from the first original painting to reproduction, representation, collector relationships, and long-term growth. Every day, she sees firsthand how collectors, galleries, and the market evaluate artists and why talent alone is rarely what determines long-term success.
Today, Cassie helps emerging artists understand the invisible rules that shape professional art careers. Through REvisART's education, business tools, and production services, she equips artists to think beyond creating great work and start building careers with the confidence, systems, and professionalism the market responds to.
Known for challenging conventional art business advice, Cassie has built a community of more than 65,000 artists and creatives by sharing honest insights from the other side of the gallery desk. Her mission is simple: help artists stop guessing how the art market works and start understanding how it thinks.
Kevin Craft,
Kevin Craft Co.
The Solo Studio: How I Built a Business Without Trying to Become an Agency
Kevin is a brand identity designer and strategist based in Dallas, with 15 years of experience in the field and six years running his own studio. His work focuses on brand identity and packaging, built on the belief that strategy should lead design, not follow it. Rather than scaling into a larger agency, he's kept his studio small and hands-on, favoring close collaboration over volume. Alongside client work, he also teaches his process to other designers through an online course.
Erik Jensen,
Air Fair Community
How to Know a Show Is Worth It Before You Apply
Erik Jensen is an award-winning artist known as the Computer Key Artist, creating vibrant, large-scale works from recycled computer keyboard keys. A Utah native who turned his medium into a full-time practice in 2017, he has exhibited at art fairs all over the US, and his work has been collected by companies including Delta, Amazon, Facebook, and Mastercard, along with many other corporations all over the world, as well as by collectors internationally. He is also the Founder of AFC (Artist Fair Community), a platform he created to give artists something they've never had: real, reliable data on the shows they invest in. His vision is to build the largest platform in the world where artists can access transparent festival and show data, make smarter decisions, and grow sustainable careers.
Pascale Côté,
Dear Creative Mind
Befriending our inner critic
Pascale Côté is a creativity guide, therapeutic arts practitioner and artist who helps creatives meet, understand, and express their creative mind by guiding them to work with their (creative, complex, unconventional) nature instead of against it.
Clients describe her work as “creative midwifing”. She guides artists, visionary founders and creative teams through their many lives, deaths and rebirths. She helps them re-member their creative nature and reconnect with a more instinctual, embodied relationship to making things, so their vivid imagination can move in (re)generative ways.
Her approach blends coaching, therapeutic arts, and somatic parts work. I draw on mythic and alchemical perspectives, imagination, and the body to meet the messy, contradictory parts of your creative life. All in devotion to personal, collective, and creative liberation.