Business Coaching for Creatives
How can coaching help?
Working with creatives is different from traditional business coaching. It’s not just about productivity or growth. Creative work sits at the intersection of imagination, emotion, and practicality, and it needs a different kind of support. My role is to help you navigate that space with clarity and realism, without losing your creativity in the process.
The core of my work is helping you turn ideas into something sustainable. Many creatives have strong instincts and high standards but struggle with structure: direction, consistency, pricing, boundaries, or long-term planning. I don’t believe in forcing people into rigid systems or generic models. Instead, I help you build ways of working that fit how you think, what you value, and what you want from your career.
Clarity is a big part of the process. Creatives are often pulled in many directions at once, personal projects, paid work, recognition, financial stability. That tension can lead to overwork, indecision, and sometimes burnout. I help you step back, identify what really matters, and make informed choices rather than reacting to pressure or opportunity.
We can also work together and look at mindset, especially patterns common in creative work: perfectionism, imposter syndrome, fear of visibility, or tying self-worth to output. These aren’t flaws to eliminate, but signals to understand and work with. Structure plays a role too, keeping your creativity central. That might mean clearer boundaries, more realistic schedules, or simple systems that help you follow through. The goal is reliability, not rigidity.
Ultimately, I offer a thoughtful, collaborative space to think clearly, make aligned decisions, and build a way of working that supports both your creativity and your long-term sustainability.
How does coaching work?
Transformational coaching explores a persons inner world of beliefs, assumptions, values and expectations in order to create greater possibilities in their life. (Defined by Animas). Coaching is a collaborative, empowering process that supports you in making real, lasting change. If you have a creative mindset and are thinking of starting a small business or already have one and are seeking guidance, support, and growth. Book a discovery call to find how you you can turn your creative ideas into a small business with coaching.
What Coaching Isn’t
Coaching isn’t me telling what to do. In my experience coaching is a much more powerful providing you with the tools to be resilient and accountable for lasting change.
Sometimes coaching can unravel complex issues many are suitable for the coaching process but sometimes more therapeutic approaches might be required. If this happens during sessions I would suggest a different route to help you. If in doubt book a discovery call and we can discuss things in more detail.
Put simply coaching is a confidential meaningful conversation between coach and client about your future. The subject of our conversations are led by you.