Traditional consulting asks: "Can you afford me?"
I'm asking: "What can you offer, and what will you contribute when you succeed?"
If you're an artist or emerging brand without traditional capital, you can work with me by making an offer—what you can contribute now (even if modest) plus an agreement about what you'll return to the collective when your work reaches agreed-upon success metrics.
This might look like:
A percentage of song royalties for musicians
Profit-sharing on art sales or licensing for visual artists
A portion of speaking fees or book advances for writers
Commission on brand partnerships for content creators
Percentage on bookings for healers
[Other creative arrangements based on your medium]
We'll co-create an agreement that honors both our needs and invests in your long-term success. I succeed when you do.
This means when I take you on in a partnership, you feel that I truly believe in you and your concept, I’m not just after a consultation fee. I am literally an investor in your work — It’s win-win. Symbiosis.
HOW TO MAKE AN OFFER
To help you think about what feels aligned, here's what I currently value my work at in traditional terms:
1:1 consulting: $150/hour
Operations support/coaching: $150/hour (teaching you how to run the logistics and operations of your business—systems, workflows, admin structures)
Brand reading: $300
Brand book: $3,500
Website: $4,000 for a basic site
Photography: $1,000+
Email marketing setup: $4,000 (ongoing maintenance $700+/month)
Full artist management retainer: $3,900/month (6-month minimum)
Your offer might include:
Your project/ concept — where are you at with it?
What you can contribute now (even if it's $100/month, trade, or some other creative thing you can offer into my business or the collective)What support you actually need — please be honest and direct, and talk about your dream scenario, not the watered-down, negotiated against your own desires version you might tell someone who doesn’t believe in your thing. Tell me the thing. I wanna hear it turned up to 11.
What you might contribute back when you hit specific success milestones (I have experience thinking through this aspect, so if you’re stumped, you can say so)
The timeline you're imagining
There's no formula. Every partnership is unique. The goal is to create an agreement that feels generative for both of us—one that invests in your success while allowing me to sustain this work.
