a safe and caring coaching space for creatives to get their businesses started and growing
1 hour COACHING CALL for EMERGING OR SCALING creative ENTREPRENEURS
CLARITY AND NEXT STEPS FOR every STAGE of your business journey
One-on-One Coaching
Individual Coaching to support your Creative Business Growth at any stage of the journey.
- Next Steps
- Get clear about my offer
- Beginning Business Plan or Review
- Annual Planning
- Clarity in Decisions
- Practical Help or Resources
- Mindset: Getting Unstuck
1-hour live Zoom Call
Time slots available Monday-Saturday, (evening hours available upon request at colleen@colleenannalea)
Call replay available upon request
so that you can walk back through nuggets, insights, and action steps on your own time.
Coaching Call Planning Workbook
A 10-page-guided workbook leads you through planning, prepping, and formulating the next steps to get the most from your coaching call.
coaching Alumni
Colleen is wonderful. She makes a safe space for us to be honest about our fears, feelings, goals, and wins. I'm so grateful for her investment in my life and career. Her coaching is worth the investment. You will be able to be yourself AND make progress with encouragement and new insights along the way.
Rebecca of Barking DogS Creative
MY Values: TRUTH, GOODNESS, BEAUTY, CURIOSITY, kindness, and story.
Hey, I'm Colleen. I'm a Mom to four, a surface pattern designer, and a coach for creatives. During the pandemic, my family transitioned from living abroad to North Carolina where we are now putting down roots between the Smoky Mountains and the ocean coast! In the middle of this crazy life transition, I launched my creative business with surface design licensing, beautiful products, and coaching for creatives.
When I started my own business, I had many great resources available to me but no one showed me how to take those first few early steps. I wish I had had more help with the foundations when I was just starting out so that I had more confidence and direction to get things going...
I am very acquainted with the mixed feelings of a deep desire to build something beautiful plus the accompanying overwhelm. I'm excited to walk with you as you pursue your creative goals!
Coaching is all about helping you get unstuck and helping you take the next steps on your business journey. I can't wait to get to meet you, listen to your story, and help you implement the right things so you can see your business grow. Let's build your business!
With Anticipation,
Colleen
nice to meet you!
What can I get help with?
01
pitching/licensing your work
Get help with your pitching and licensing journey.
02
Guidance as you create a product-based brand with your art
learn how to manufacture products with your design work to retail or wholesale
03
NeXT STEPS
practical next steps for your business, art, PORTFOLIO or creative path
Collabs& Licensing
Coaching Group Alumni
My biggest transformation has been an internal one. I've learned that slow, deliberate and focused growth can be my superpower. Colleen was able to get me to concentrate and focus on the next step in front of me. I have always had a tendency to focus on too many things and in turn feel completely overwhelmed. It was a gift to learn to slow down and concentrate on one thing and see that this could work so well for me.
Bridget of Daffodil Design Studio
How can COACHING help?
Next Steps
If you're feeling lost and unsure about your next steps, coaching can help you narrow your focus to the right priorities so you know what to do next
Business Questions
If you're stuck on a process or a project, then coaching can give you a boost to know what to do, where to get your resources, and how to overcome obstacles. We can talk about specific platforms and make specific decisions that make sense for you.
Art and PORTFOLIO Review
If you're unsure about your creative work, your presentation or your pitching, then coaching can give you specific tasks to elevate your work to make it pitch-ready.
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
If you're stuck in Adobe Illustrator, then you can walk away from a coaching session with some quick wins and confidence using tools in the program. I always record these calls so you have your own personal library to refer to afterward.
confidence
If you're feeling down or doubtful of your path, coaching can help guide you into a confident mindset that will allow you to find renewed momentum in your journey. Care makes a world of difference to help us keep going toward our dreams!
hear from others
I got so much out of our call- more than I ever could have expected. I finally feel like I have a solid plan of action as opposed to flailing about and feeling pressure to do everything at once - a clarity that I was desperate for.
Karen M
I felt nurtured by Colleen and empowered to think through the next steps with my business on my own but with the guidance of a trusted mentor to lean on for support.
I noticed a big difference in how I showed up for my business. I pushed several larger projects through because I had accountability and support from the group.
Mandy
MandyLiz Creates
Colleen is a wealth of knowledge but I have mostly loved getting to work with her because of her joy and kindness. Colleen is an awesome creative coach and an even better person! She genuinely wants everyone to succeed.
Anna
Anna schloemer Designs
My biggest transformation was getting into a routine and staying in it for this long! I feel I have gotten past the struggles to work at getting my to-do list goals started. Now I am acting on things every day as if it is part of my daily routine. I am seeing my efforts grow in my business slowly but steadily.
Colleen always makes you feel guided and heard.
Kathleen
Pippa & I
Colleen has helped me in so many ways, but I think one of the most impactful was helping me clarify the direction I should go in and giving me the confidence to trust my instincts. Anyone who is struggling to focus, needs encouragement, or needs direction with where to take their creative business would benefit from working with Colleen. Colleen makes you feel heard and understood, while giving you solid action steps to take. I would highly recommend her to any creative.
laura adams
laura adams creative
My biggest transformation was going from a planning/dreaming phase to taking a lot of real action and steps to move my business forward.
I wasn't alone! It was a huge difference having the encouragement and feedback.
Catherine
Cat Merrick Art Co
Colleen set up clear objectives for our coaching session together, kept our time on track and followed up with a summary. It was seamless, productive and fun. I felt comforted by her attentiveness and her ability to distill my plan into actionable steps. Adding a timeframe to remain accountable has helped me focus on the tasks that count right now while letting go of things that can wait- freeing up time and headspace.
mary judge
alphono drygoods
$197
Includes 1 hour of live coaching, A Zoom replay upon request, and an 11-page-Guided Workbook
frequently asked questions
I'm just starting out. Is this for me?
Coaching is meant to meet you exactly where you are and help you discern your next steps. If you are seeking to grow, get unstuck, or make progress in your creative business path, then coaching is for you!
What if i haven't really started my business yet?
No problem. I'm here to coach you through business steps, art creation, mindset work and give you specific steps in our time together so you know what to work on next to get to your goals.
Do I pay in full?
Yes, I currently offer a one-time payment option for individual coaching.
What if I can't make my call?
Don't stress. You can cancel a call and reschedule up to 24 hours before your call. Postponed calls can be rescheduled up to 30 days after booking.
what is the worksheet for?
I provide a workbook to help you prepare for the call and a worksheet that you can use during our call if you so choose. It gives you an opportunity to sort through things you want to follow up on, new insights as well as practical next steps.
can I do more than one session?
Yes, of course. You can always sign up for subsequent sessions of coaching.
What's the difference between one on one and your groups?
You may be familiar with my Creative Coaching Groups and curious about the difference. One-on-one coaching is individualized coaching and is best used to get you unstuck at a point in time in your journey when you feel unsure or overwhelmed about what to do next.
Group coaching in ongoing support for at least 3 months in a consistent small group led by Colleen where you focus on longer-term goals and are supported in the process of implementing them.
do you have a question?
I'M here for all of them!
Email me at colleen@colleenannalea.com
“Progress always starts with your first attempts at anything new. Here, Your First is Fine. More than that- your first website, email, products, and launches today are the sure foundations that you will build on in the future.”
I'm excited to walk alongside you as grow your creative business!
~ Colleen