“The group program proved to be an invaluable experience. My biggest takeaway was upgrading my mentality from freelancer to business owner.  In the height of the pandemic, Justine’s program and guidance offered a beacon of encouragement and hope that I could create a better work life and subsequently, a better life overall. The worksheets alone were worth the price!  I got so much from the group dynamic, which Justine - always encouraging and wonderfully direct - curated beautifully. I am leaving this program so much better than I arrived.  Thank you!”

“Justine's group program was the single best investment I made this year. I was at a crossroads were I wanted to find clients that aligned more with my values and where I wanted to be in the long run. The course helped me shift my perspective entirely and think about what hiring managers were looking for. Justine has the unique perspective of being on the hiring side for 20 years and working with 100's of creatives. It is crazy to me how much changing my marketing brought in a ton of new clients and not only that, but the clients I specifically wanted. Her program really works, and it's also great to have met a new network of creatives through the process too. If you're on the fence, do it! So worth it.”

“Justine's group program helped me re-structure the way I thought about my business. After neglecting my branding and design business to focus on my start-up, I was in the desperate position of needing to quickly bring in new work that paid well. Justine helped me figure exactly who I wanted to work with, what I had that they needed, and how to make it easy for them to select me as the perfect match for their challenges.

A few months later I have three new big clients, probably the best I’ve ever had, and know exactly how to grow my business from here on. I just need to execute.

Working with Justine is the single best advice I would give any creative business owner looking to grow their business quickly and consistently - period.”

“I wish I had found Justine’s group program when I first started my business a few years ago. The bi-monthly Zoom meetings with the whole group were incredibly helpful for hearing other creatives’ perspectives. I had great accountability partners to talk to as well, that I’m still in touch with today. The course modules are well paced so I could continue to manage my clients and day to day projects. I even changed the name of my LLC to something more relevant and reworked my entire website thanks to inspiration from the modules. As a result of the hours invested in this program, I now have the clients I want to be working with and more free time to travel. Thank you so much, Justine!”

“When I went back to full-time freelance after a few years in an office, I knew I needed to strategize about taking my work as a self-employed writer and editor to the next level. During the group program, I worked to hone in on my niche and create messaging and marketing strategy that speaks to the clients I want to attract. It’s paying off and I’m doing absolutely great! Business has been so good that I recently fulfilled the dream of becoming the sole breadwinner for our family. I also finally launched a new project I’ve been planning — a website for women freelancers — and have all kinds of ideas to build it into an amazing resource. It’s a pretty great feeling to be succeeding and to be thinking bigger than ever!”

“Before joining Justine's group program, my work was hyper-localized and most of my referrals were coming through one woman in my very small town. I knew I needed a more national reach but wasn't sure how to accomplish that goal.  The feedback and perspective I got in the program about how I was positioning myself was priceless. I realized I was holding on to ideas, images, and names that had sentimental value, but didn’t translate into my ideal clients.

“The group program gave me the confidence to niche my business specifically for designers and builders, change my name from Ramshackle Genius to Dwelling Creative and expand my network and client base nationally. I’m now working with my dream clients, charging three times my old rate, knowing I can deliver results and I have more high-quality clients now than I can keep up with!

“I joined Justine's program with an entirely different business than the one I left with! I'm so grateful!”

"⁠I started seriously looking for a coach about a year and a half ago, knowing I needed help with my business. I found Justine through google and knew immediately she was someone I wanted to work with….but I didn’t reach out to her until 6 months later.⁠ ⁠

On our intro call she had to help her young son with something, and apologized saying she’s never had to call someone back before. I fully related to that moment and knew she understood how hard it is to balance being a mom and a solo entrepreneur, and I told her regardless of what her next group program looked like, I wanted to be a part of it.⁠ ⁠⁠

Well, I've been working with Justine for 6 months already!⁠ One of the biggest appeals of group coaching was being in community with like-minded people. We’ve become great friends - we cry together, laugh together, learn together - the support is amazing.⁠ ⁠

The things I’ve learned so far are helping me solidify my position as a coach and how to best serve my ideal clients. My confidence has grown, too. I know I couldn’t have made it this far on my own and am so grateful to be in such wonderful company with this group! Community is everything."

"As a multi-faceted creative entrepreneur – with deep expertise as a business and art consultant and instructor, social justice activist, and founder of Honey Art Studios and Beauty Behind Bars, my mind is constantly shifting and planning new projects. A lack of ideas and passion are not my problem!

My first meeting with Justine was extremely enlightening. Before working with her, I struggled to express and connect the dots between the various roles that I play. Justine creatively and professionally helped me see the connections and helped me to craft a mission statement that resonated with me and felt cohesive - building communities, connection, and better futures through creativity, economic growth and art.

As my mind inevitably jumps to new ideas and projects, Justine knows just what questions to ask to help me come back to my original mission and, more importantly, stay focused on the structure and viability of my business.

I met Justine by accident, but I don't believe in coincidences. She was intentionally placed in my life and I am forever grateful for that!"

“Having Justine on my team as a business coach has had great influence on my approach to client relations. Her guidance during contract renegotiations was crucial in me doubling my retainer fee with my most important client. She was flexible within her own framework and accessible, helping me shift my mindset from agency creative to nascent agency founder. I highly recommend her.”

“The Creative Business Accelerator helped me formulate a game plan to re-position and move my business forward. I had been thorough other books and programs, all of which had something to offer, but I found offered simplistic solutions to complex problems. What I got from The Creative Business Accelerator was a way to formulate that game plan and the understand how this is an ongoing process. I always knew that there was a LOT of work to do, but now know WHAT work to do. Before there was no clear picture of how to get to where I wanted. Now there is a compass, a direction and a methodology. Thank you!”

“Justine has helped me to shift how I position myself professionally.  I no longer focus on what I’ve done—which is not a particularly effective calling card—but what exactly I can do for my clients. Most importantly, she’s helped me to understand that defining who my ideal clients are and speaking to them directly, intentionally and in a way that corresponds with their sense of themselves works.  She brings warmth, understanding and absolute clarity to her workshops, and the results have been amazing. I landed a job in my field—even though I wasn’t looking for one—have become much more vocal and confident in my consulting work and have revamped my website, which has meant a significant uptick in traffic. Thank you, Justine!”

“Working with Justine was like coming back online. What had been a rewarding career had recently turned into professional atrophy — and lingering there was not an option. I needed help to gain clarity and to reposition myself for the years to come. Through Justine’s program I regained perspective, made way for dormant ideas to come alive through research and planning, and changed my trajectory by retooling my whole approach.

Justine is a sharp thought partner who brings a wealth of practical processes and knowledge to the table in order to break new ground. I have her to thank for founding a podcast and a publication.”

“I wish I had found Justine’s group program when I first started my business a few years ago. The bi-monthly Zoom meetings with the whole group were incredibly helpful for hearing other creatives’ perspectives. I had great accountability partners to talk to as well, that I’m still in touch with today. The course modules are well paced so I could continue to manage my clients and day to day projects. I even changed the name of my LLC to something more relevant and reworked my entire website thanks to inspiration from the modules. As a result of the hours invested in this program, I now have the clients I want to be working with and more free time to travel. Thank you so much, Justine!”

“Participating in Justine's group program has given me clarity and a sense of direction with the addition of practical tips which I can always fall back on whenever I need to refine my direction again or when taking next steps in my business. Before this program, I felt frustrated about not being able to find a clear direction and was stuck in the process of taking my business to the next level. This program has helped me narrow down my special gift, who my ideal client is and the confidence in marketing this.  I’ve come away from this course with an ability to communicate clearer and plan my next steps in order to build the business and life I aspire to. I know I will go back to Justine in the future for extra coaching to help me with future challenges.”

“What a huge relief to connect so many dots and get a firm grip on my own value and strategy! It’s hard to admit this, but before I met Justine I was… lost. I beat myself up for lack of focus. But now I can more confidently answer “What do you do?” without stress or ending the conversation. The clarity I’ve achieved priceless, as is Justine’s program’s structure for my further betterment. I’m refreshed and motivated to think like a creative solopreneur about my business and my marketing.”

"Joining Justine's group program was an invaluable experience! Her insights and suggestions were always very inspiring on our group calls. All of the worksheets she crafted were incredibly succinct and results driven. Justine goes beyond typical brand positioning advice. She encourages a beneath the surface approach that simplifies and helps align your spirit and passion with your brand and work. Justine helped me get very clear on who my dream client is and how to most authentically and effectively market myself to them. I have redesigned my website and am incredibly excited about putting myself and my brand out into the world! Thank you Justine!"

“Justine’s group program was exactly what I was looking for. I am in the process of re-vamping my business and was feeling stuck with everything I had to do and consider. I had come to the realization that sitting back and waiting for clients to just roll in is NOT a business plan, duh.

As a result of working with Justine, I’m much clearer about the kind of clients I want to work with, am more confident in what my unique strengths are, and feel clearer about how to market myself (even as an introvert!).

The program was a great and affordable introduction to working with a coach, and Justine is very personable, organized, and has her *stuff* together. She’s generous with her time, very responsive, and honest about where you’re doing well and where you could put some more thought.  I’m so happy I decided to sign up. Thank you Justine!”

“Joining Justine’s group program is mind and life-changing.Justine teaches quantifiable skills and mind set techniques and I am surviving these times with much more clarity, promise, and hope because of what Justine has created. It’s been such a wonderful experience with a truly motivating and results-oriented coach! The BEST investment I made this year was with Justine!”

“Before signing up for Justine's group program I was struggling with a lack of focus and direction in my photography business. Justine’s process and coaching provided me with a set of tools that made me get out of my own head and focus on creating a business that I really want. It’s a work in progress but I’m SO much closer to my goals because of Justine and her group program. Thank you!”

"I joined Justine's group program with the resistance of a callused 30-year film industry veteran. But with a gentle deft hand and clear directions Justine soon got me to sit down and look at my business, reexamine the reasons why I chose to do what I do and rediscover the things that still excite me to the marrow.

What is it I do best? How do I find the people you want to work with? What can I give of myself that is beneficial and in need? Justine’s straightforward and clear approach belies how difficult it is to answer these questions to yourself.

But the value of the course I didn’t anticipate was, for me a fundamental shift in perspective. As an artist, trained to look inside for inspiration, I was hitting the bottom of the well. By reexamining what it is I do I discovered a new way to approach my work, looking more outwards learning to listen better to my subjects as well as to my clients.

I’m a work in progress, but am certainly set out on a new mission. I have started approaching people with new ideas. I have been asked to submit proposals and, most importantly, I know what the work is ahead of me and I know what the steps are that I have to take.

Thank you Justine. I feel like you kicked the rock away from under the wheel and now I’m rolling again!"

“I wanted to say THANK YOU for everything. I've gotten so much out of this group program and working with you. You are amazing. Thank you for all the amazing work you do and all the love that you put into it.”

“When I came to Justine, I was at a point in my career where I needed a jump-start. 
I had clients, and I had work, but I had lost some long-term clients and while I had tried to generate new work, my plan [or lack of one] was not working. I had joined Business Networking groups, but that route was not working for me. And then I learned of Justine’s group program – an intimate group of creative professionals in similar situations who would meet, talk, share successes and failures. Initially skeptical, but in need of that jump-start, I signed up. In the four months of our meetings, Justine helped me to re-focus, re-energize, and re-structure how I approach my business. Consequently, Justine and my group colleagues were an amazing source of inspiration, motivation and just the focus I was needing. A well spent four months with ten times the return on the investment!”

“Before signing up for Justine's group program, I'd been scrambling to build my business on my own, unable to gain traction because I'm my own toughest client! During the 4-months, I was able to accomplish an incredible volume of work in a short amount of time; I gained clarity around who my ideal clients are, what my unique position and offering is, and how I wanted to package and price my services. I got much-needed accountability and, as a result, I was able to completely overhaul my website in less time than I ever would have on my own. Thanks, Justine!”

“Almost as soon as the group program started, I felt a subtle but real shift in my mindset and the phone didn’t stop ringing.”