@icfheadquarters Certified. Member @nglccny . Program/Workshop lead at GCA. Individual, group, team coach, off-site retreats. Free intro at link-in-bio
Our energizer bunny @markgrgurich documenting the @oscardelarenta x @saveveniceinc Gala.
Thank you @emmazzing for the call.
The best shots at a gala don’t come from chasing the moment. They come from letting the moment arrive.
Breaking conventional angles is everything in this work. That is what Mark does, and he does it very well!
#SaveVenice #OscarDelaRenta #GalaPhotography #Kodak400 #Profoto EventPhotography STRLINGMEDIA
The talented @claudiapearsondesign just launched a collaboration with @highlinenyc and @highlineshopnyc . This project aligns so well with Claudia’s love and devotion to nature and her surroundings.
Claudia spent time in three of the High Line’s most distinctive landscapes: Chelsea Grassland, Wildflower Field, and Washington Grassland. She studied the plants, butterflies, moths, and birds in each area and translated them into original surface designs now available at the High Line Shop.
Shop here: https://bit.ly/CPhighline
This is the kind of work we live for at Much Creative. An artist given the space to go deep, connect with a place, and make something real from it.
More products in this collection coming later this year.
#muchcreative #ClaudiaPearson #HighLine #HighLineNYC #SurfaceDesign ArtistManagement
Some clients will cost you more than they pay you.
Not because you did bad work. Because you said yes before you had enough information.
Three red flags that would have saved us months: 1. “Use your imagination. No guidelines, no brief, just go for it.” That’s not creative freedom. That’s a client who hasn’t done the work of knowing what they want. 2. You send a detailed, professional response with questions. They go quiet. A client who ghosts a good question has already told you something. 3. They say they have a healthy budget without being specific. We waited months to find out our minimum of $75,000 for a character mascot was met with “if it was a thousand dollars I could make it happen.”
The budget conversation should happen on day one. Not month three.
Share yours in the comments.
#muchcreative #freelancelife #creativeleadership #clientwork #redflag creativecoaching freelancecreative
Cold outreach is dead and we all know it.
I gave a friend the names, the roles, and the scripts. All they had to do was send. They sent 12 emails. I got 8 appointments.
Most people ask their network for help without making it easy. That’s where it falls apart. Do the heavy lifting for them. Names. Roles. One script they can actually use.
Your network wants to help you. Give them the tools.
Save this. It works.
#muchcreative #creativeleadership #freelancelife #creativecoaching #networkingtips creativebusiness warmintro relationshipbuilding
Freelancers are rarely taught how business finances actually work.
We learn the craft. We learn client work. We learn how to deliver.
The next session in the Money, But Make It Legible workshop series focuses on simple financial structure.
The goal is clarity, not perfection.
We’ll cover practical ways to: • understand your business cash • organize your finances • create structure that supports better decisions over time
Money, But Make It Legible (2 of 4) Friday, March 13, at 2:00pm ET
Register in comments and link-in-bio
Share and invite other freelancers.
#freelancebusiness #creativebusiness #freelancefinance #moneyformakers #creativeentrepreneur
Not all growth is created equal. If your creative practice is built on the feeling that something is wrong with you, you’ll always find something wrong with you. There’s a different way in. Swipe to see what it looks like.
#creativegrowth #creativemindset #creativecoaching #selfleadership #abundancemindset creativedevelopment innercritic creativepractice muchcreative
When an athlete steps into a new arena, presence matters. Angel Reese became the first professional athlete to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Much Creative Photographer/Director @markgrgurich crafted a 15 second social film and a suite of stills built around light, control, and confidence. With a quick turnaround, a focused team, and a clear vision, the result holds.
Credits�Client: @thesocietynyc �Director / DP: @markgrgurich �Creative: @kyleenjames �Producer: @Jillian_meister@brooklyncameracollective for eq / A/C work
@scottquintivalle for light
#AngelReese #VictoriaSecretFashionShow #MarkGrgurich #FashionPhotography #RunwayMoment MuchCreative
Feb 27, 2:00–3:00pm ET Live and facilitated
https://bit.ly/MuchMoneyWorkshop
Money often feels stressful because it is unclear, not because you are doing something wrong.
Money, But Make It Legible is a free, 60-minute Much Creative workshop designed to help freelance creatives understand business cash, runway, and basic financial structure without pressure or shame.
This session focuses on practical grounding, not optimization.
No prior financial knowledge required. No specific software required.
Facilitated by Matthew LeBaron with guest financial advisor Corbin Sharer.
Feb 27, 2:00–3:00pm ET Live and facilitated
#MuchCreative #FreelanceLife #CreativeBusiness
There are artists whose work you admire, and then there are artists whose way of seeing and storytelling shapes the conversation.
Saskia Keultjes is one of those artists.
We’re sharing a fresh off the press commission for Edelman Financial Engines, via agency partner Gykantler
As part of an upcoming rebrand, Saskia illustrated one of two new pre-roll spots, hand-drawn, character-led, and completed in a five-day turnaround.
Animation by Cadence Post, with illustration assistance from @sawwwcy_suhleed32
#MUCHCreative #ad #SaskiaKeultjes #Illustration #VisualStorytelling ConceptualIllustration CreativeProcess
Handmade and heart led. That is the ethos behind the work of @saskiakeultjes .
Saskia is insightful and full of heart, a German illustrator and visual communicator whose work transforms abstract ideas into clear, evocative visuals. She is constantly approaching themes of identity, mental health, and connection. Her artwork brings emotional intelligence and clarity to complex stories.
We’re sharing a catalog of our favorite projects, commissions and personal works.
The through line in Saskia’s practice: clarity without flattening, emotion without excess, and imagery that helps people connect, not just understand.
#MUCHCreative #SaskiaKeultjes #Illustration #VisualStorytelling #ConceptualIllustration CreativeProcess
