These topics range from creating an investment plan for older age, supporting family members, making a strategy to pay down debt, buy a home, or evaluating a current investment strategy. I have worked with the awardees of many programs including Guggenheim, Creative Capital, Joan Mitchell Foundation, and many others, to help them create a long term plan.
Is financial coaching right for you?
Are you so busy working in your abundant art practice that you aren’t taking the time to invest in building sustainable financial supports that will ensure your long term thriving?
Are you ready to take responsibility for your knowledge of financial systems and how they might best support you?
Do you need help planning for family members and their financial needs?
If you won a MacArthur “genius” award tomorrow, would you know what to do with the money?
If the answer is no, I can help you make a plan that matches your values.
Exploration topics
Investing in self- how to put your financial well being as a core element in every stage of your career.
Budgeting- creating a pie chart of your current revenue sources and one with your ideal- what are the steps you need to take to get from the current to the ideal?
Planning for the future- creating a nest egg that can support your artistic practice and investment strategies to save for your retirement.
Strengthening key relationships and finding new ones- who are the institutions, organizations and individuals who are most aligned with your work and vision, how do you make a path towards them?
Language about your practice- deepening your vision statement, placing your work within a larger context to bring in new allies and support systems. Why it matters that you are the one doing this work.