Event Schedule Overview

• 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  Building your Creative Community
  Jennifer Rice, Co-founder of Forman Arts Initiative

  
  

• 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  When to Call a Lawyer: Legal Guidance for Artists and Makers

  Jordan Strauss, Board Member, Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

• 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  Bootstraps to Banks
  Adam Kenney, Chief Programs Officer of Bridgeway Capital

• 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  From Studio to Shelf

  Perri Salka, Founder, Wonder Makers Consulting

• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  Knowing & Growing Your Audience
  Paul Mencel, Owner of Philadelphia Table Co // The Handcrafted Network

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Registration & Light Breakfast

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Workshops

• Business 101: From Hobby to LLC, Lenin Agudo, Director of the Widener University SBDC

• Getting Comfortable Being Seen: Tools for Creative Introverts, TJ Walsh, President, Emotional Alchemy Lab

• The Economy Sucks, Now What?, Jessica Abel, Founder of Autonomous Creative

• Practical AI Tools for Creatives, Brad Flaugher, AI Engineer

• How to Get Bespoke Prices for Bespoke Work, Paul Mencel Owner of Philadelphia Table Co // The Handcrafted Network
  

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Maker Lunch & Networking

1:00 - 2:30 PM Workshops

• Getting into Galleries & Exhibitions, Kate Crankshaw, former Assistant Gallery Director & Graphic Designer, Gravers Lane Gallery, and Chloë Le Pichon, former Assistant Artistic Director, of Gravers Lane Gallery

• So You Want to Be a Teaching Artist?, Jihan Thomas, Visual Artist & Arts Educator of Original Seed Expressions

• Finding Focus: Clarifying Your Value Proposition, Anna Solomon, Founder of Anna Solomon Consulting

• From Studio to Shelf: Get Your Work into Retail Stores: Perri Salka, Owner of Wonder Makers Consulting

• Build a Beloved Newsletter, Kim Robinson, Founder of 3pts ("three points")

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Coffee Break

3:00 - 4:30 PM  Workshops

• Kim Solves your Marketing Challenges: Kim Robinson, Founder of 3pts ("three points")

• From Studio to Shelf: Get Your Work into Retail Stores: Perri Salka, Owner of Wonder Makers Consulting

• Taxes for Creatives, Amy Smith, Tax Preparer of Philly Tax Prep for Artists

• Business 201: Think Like an Entrepreneur, Josué Figueroa, Senior Business Consultant, JP Morgan Chase: Coaching for Impact

• Booth Life: Set Up, Stay Sane & Make Money, Debora Charmelus, Founder and Principal , Kontan

4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Networking & Happy Hour

April 16, 2026, 1:00 pm - 2:00 PM, Creative Writing for Creative People, Morgan Hobbs, Project Manager & Founder of Structure and Form

May 21, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, How to be Online (AND Not Overwhelmed), Kate Gilbert, Small Business Consultant of Kate Gilbert Business Coaching

June 18, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Business 201: Sticking Points,Josué Figueroa, Senior Business Consultant, JP Morgan Chase: Coaching for Impact

July 16, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Christmas in July: Prep for a Successful Holiday Season, Kim Robinson, Founder of 3pts ("three points")

August 20, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, More Practical AI Tools for Creatives