I’m here to help you thrive as a creative professional.
You are a musician, writer, artist, designer, photographer, entrepreneur. You work in the arts, or a creative industry such as TV, film, fashion, or publishing.
Perhaps you’re taking a new direction with your work. You’ve reached a certain level of success, but you want to go further. Or you just want to keep up with the rapid pace of change in your industry.
Maybe you want to do your next big project with less drama, fewer sleepless nights. You want more balance, more fun – more inspiration.
If any of this feels like you, then welcome! You’re in the right place.
My name is Sheryl, and I help creatives find the success they want, making work they love. Because what you make matters.
Creative Thinking
Tools, tips and resources for living your most creative life
Your next 90 days
Want to finish 2024 strong, get something substantial done – and make time for fun stuff too? You need a 90-day plan.
Use your creative assets
Make your archive work for you. Old work should be out there, doing PR for you, representing you, earning more. Here’s how.
What to do when the work dries up
Sometimes, the work just stops. No new freelance jobs. No sales. No bookings. Don’t panic! Do this instead..
Why you need a reset routine
Most creative lives are full of interruptions, disruptions, curveballs. Or even just holidays! Here’s how to get back into flow quickly
The 10 pillars of a successful creative business
Even if you don’t think of your creative work as a business, this will help
100 Ideas For Play Dates or Artist Dates
Play dates or artist dates are essential for creative thinking. But as adults, we can forget how to play. Here are 100 ideas to start with.
Success Stories
Here’s what some of my coaching clients say about me.
Making It
Creatives at the very top of their game share their thoughts on success, failure and the creative life
DJ Paulette in the house!
A DJ pioneer who is still going strong, Paulette has done it all. With style.
You don’t need funding to make your art
You just need to begin. That's how the magic really happens.
Artists at work (saving the planet)
Can art save the world? These artists are quietly trying, with a new book showing how they bring sustainability into their work and practice
William Shaw on a life in crime
William Shaw is now a successful crime writer. But it took 30 years and three failed novels for him to find the audience his writing deserves.
Tom Hodgkinson: the hardest working man in slow business
The editor of The Idler magazine on his new book, and why we should all be a little more idle
$100k a year from piano lessons
Ayana Webb has an impressive business teaching piano online. Whatever your skill, if you can teach it, you can do it too