Tools of the Trades is a hybrid conference designed for makers by makers, focused on connecting artisans to business resources in Philadelphia and beyond.

Meet our Speakers

  • Zindzi Harley

    Getting into Galleries, Retaliers, Wholesalers

  • Amy Smith

    Taxes for Creatives

  • Cameron Baxter Lewis

    Mind, Body, Studio: Emergency Planning & Business Insurance for a Sustainable Artistic Life

  • Jessica Abel

    How to Price Your Work

  • Kim Robinson

    Authenticity over Algorithms: Social Media Trends

  • Tatiana Mullin

    Product Photography

  • Gwynne Smith

    Fighting the Fear of Funding

  • Debora Charmelus

    The "Why" Behind my Business

  • Alicia Puig

    Defining Creative Success Today

  • Melissa Guglielmo

    Maker to Mentor: The Workshop on Workshops

  • Larissa Huff

    Maker to Mentor: The Workshop on Workshops

  • Nate Mell

    From Passion Project to Production: Hiring and Scaling Your Businesses

  • Lenin Agudo

    P&L and the Big Bad Spreadsheet (and Other Business Beasts)

  • Ray Daly

    The "Why" Behind my Business

  • Jason Lempieri

    Turning Passion into Productivity

  • Megan Brewster

    Introduction to Retail Readiness

  • Margaux DelCollo

    Getting into Galleries, Retailers, Wholesalers

  • Anna Solomon

    Sales for Introverts

  • Emily Edelstein

    Sales for Introverts

  • Rachel Grossinger

    Setting up Your E-commerce Site

Learn more about our speakers here

Hosted by CraftNOW, NextFab, & LaserPhilly

CraftNOW Philadelphia unites the leading institutions, artists, and patrons of Philadelphia’s craft community to celebrate the city’s rich legacy, its internationally-recognized contemporary scene, and its important role as an incubator for arts based in wood, clay, fiber, metal and glass.

At NextFab, we provide access to machinery, education, membership, community, events, and professional services for anything you want to fabricate. By combining digital technology with traditional tools, we’re finding cutting-edge ways to make things, solve problems, and learn by doing.

LaserPhilly is a retail shop and design studio specializing in well-designed, unusually clever home goods and quality custom laser cutting and engraving services for people and business.

Contact us at info@toolsofthetrades.org with questions