August’s highlights included seeing my work at the Field Museum, pitching to my first mass retailer, working hard behind the scenes, and enjoying summer in Chicago (and Milwaukee)…

July’s highlights included graduating from the Top Shelf Retail program, designing some new collections, reading more than usual, and seeing wholesale orders begin to pick back up…

Introducing the eighteenth business journal blog post of the monthly Business Journal series. June’s highlights included launching Disability Pride, submitting my ACDBE application, attending the AMAC Conference, and visiting my family in Colorado…

Introducing the seventeenth business journal blog post of the monthly Business Journal series. May’s highlights included branding work for a variety of small businesses, taking a week-long staycation and exploring Chicago, and seeing my work for the first time at the Chicago History Museum.

Introducing the sixteenth business journal blog post of the monthly Business Journal series. April’s highlights included launching an event rebrand with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, graduating from the GovCon-Airports Program, leading a successful webinar on pricing with confidence, and becoming fully vaccinated…

Introducing the fifteenth business journal blog post of the monthly Business Journal series. March’s highlights included relaunching Cool Beans, working with the National Kidney Foundation, wrapping up Self-Made Artist Academy’s first cohort, and participating in GovCon-Airports program…

Introducing the fourteenth business journal blog post of the monthly Business Journal series. Februarys’s highlights included launching Self-Made Artist Academy and two additional mini courses, hosting a handful of webinars, presenting to some classes, and taking a short vacation…

Introducing the thirteenth business journal blog post of the monthly Business Journal series (it’s officially been over a year of sharing this entrepreneurial journey). January’s highlights included building out Self-Made Artist Academy, creating a pricing webinar for artists, presenting to some incredible women, and celebrating our first female Vice President. 2021 is already feeling really hopeful and filled with potential…

2020 was as beneficial as it was challenging. It was filled with learning and planning for growth. A lot happened…

Introducing the twelfth business journal blog post of the monthly Business Journal series. December’s highlights included two fun branding projects, participating in the Chicago Department of Aviation’s four-minute fast pitch, placing a first product order for the Chicago History Museum, and taking a little holiday break…