Hi, I’m Kristen.

An accountability coach and creative professional living in Northeast Ohio. I work with highly motivated, creative professionals from various fields across industries. My clients are those who have projects, goals, and the skills to achieve them but benefit from structured systems and accountability. The ‘starving artist’ trope is one I refuse to accept and actively work against each day. I work with hungry artists who aim to smash stereotypes and find their truest selves.

My background is in theater and I moved to New York in 2016 after graduating from Ohio University and spending the summer painting professionally and hiking in the Utah Mountains. Since then, I’ve spent many years freelancing doing a range of different jobs from theater, to ceramics, building designer chandeliers, and assisting professional artists. As many creative professionals do, I’ve also had other retail and food services jobs sprinkled throughout.

In 2019, I started working with a Trainer at The Financial Gym, and it set me on a path different than I ever dreamed. I attended Beautiful You Coaching Academy in 2020 and finished the program in early 2021. After freelancing for a few years and learning more about money, helping other creative folks with their business and finances became my passion. From 2021-2024 I worked as the Client Experience Manager at Brass Taxes, a company that specializes in helping freelancers and creative professionals with their taxes. I now work with clients one-on-one, write, and pursue freelance art projects.

There are myths about soul-sucking day jobs making you less of an artist or art being valid only if there was struggle involved in getting there. While a creative career is a lot of work, living comfortably and still putting your art into the world is more than possible. This looks different for every person, but with some reflection, finding your path and pursuing those big goals is achievable.