Creative Career Consulting? What is that?!

For many years I have assisted other creatives in getting through tough points in their careers and didn’t realise what I was doing, consulting, was a very viable career.

Classmates in grad school in London would ask me, “Kara, how do you formulate an email to an acting agency? Heck, how do you find and decide which agencies to reach out to?!” Debut authors asking me about independent publishers, creatives asking how to make a website, business cards, etc. Working my fair share of random jobs as an artist and freelancer, owners or managers have taken suggestions I brought forward to help make their business more profitable and a healthier work environment. And, of course, my years of photography have come into play as well.

I noticed a theme happening of others coming to me for career advice. Somehow, I always had the answer (if not multiple). I was good at giving someone five solutions to their one problem. They would come to me feeling helplessly stuck in the mud and I would show them fives ways to get out and walking again.

One fateful day while giving another artist career consulting - in less formal terms - it dawned on me that what I was doing was a career. People consult for a living! And I wanted to do it my way: help artists and small businesses get unstuck, try something new, and flourish in their creative endeavours.

Having had not much guidance myself when I was first pursuing a creative career, I hope I can give people the career advice I wished I had gotten.

Feeling stuck in your creative career? Not sure how to make that next step? I can help!

  • This is where we will get to know each other and you can give me a brief summary of what you need help with in your creative career. If I think it is something I can help you with, we will schedule a 1hr in-person or video call meeting.

  • This is a 1-hour in person or video call conversation where we dig deeper into what is making you stuck and what you would like to see happen with your creative career.

    I will then do my research on my end and within a short time frame decided upon at our meeting I will follow up in an email with detailed information as well as have a and 15 minute phone call with consultation to expand upon my email.

  • This package is an expansion of the One Month. You will receive what you do in one month - 1hr meeting + findings email + 15min follow up call - for once per month for three months.

    This is for someone who maybe needs accountability to help them get off their feet or a business that is really stuck in the mud. Working for three months allows us to dig deeper, think bigger, and you have someone by your side if you run into any hiccups.

  • This package is an expansion of the One Month. You will receive what you do in one month - 1hr meeting + findings email + 15min follow up call - once per month for six months.

    This is a good option for a business that is just starting and needs a boost or one that has been around for a while and needs solid time to get out of a rut. For artists, this is a great option if you need some photography work done in addition to career consulting, like if you’re deciding to do your art full time.

Want to work together but feel like what you need doesn’t quite fit into one of these boxes? That’s life, isn’t it?! Shoot me an email and we will schedule a call to see what we can work out together.

kara.hakanson@gmail.com