More about me
Growing up in Montana with a single mom battling MS and a year in foster care taught me that resilience isn't optional and creativity is survival.
I took an unconventional path: degrees in accounting and religious studies from Concordia College, advanced education in hospitality management from UNLV, a marketing agency, a coffee shop, over 75 theatrical productions from Great Falls High School to New York City and Los Angeles.
In 2016, I made what I call my "Holy Shit Fuck Goal" - left everything behind and went all in on acting. Since transitioning to film and television in 2019, I've worked on 30+ film projects and 150+ commercials while figuring out how to build a creative life that actually pays the bills.
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and the exact mechanics successful creatives use to build sustainable careers.
On Screen
From regional theater stages to film sets in LA and New York, I've spent over two decades bringing characters to life. 75+ theatrical productions, 30+ film projects, 150+ commercials. Acting isn't just what I do — it's how I learned to understand story, performance, and what makes people pay attention.
Building Creative Careers That Pay
I help actors, writers, and creatives build sustainable income without sacrificing their art. Through one-on-one coaching and workshops, I teach the business mechanics they don't cover in acting class: how to market yourself, create multiple income streams, and design a career on your terms.
What I Cover:
Personal branding and positioning
Location-independent income strategies
Sustainable business models for creatives
Communications and presentation skills
Publishing
The Ultimate Survival Gig (2024)
Everything I learned about creating financial stability while pursuing creative work. This isn't theory — it's the exact blueprint I used to go from struggling artist to working professional with consistent income. Practical strategies, real examples, zero fluff.
Why Blue Velvet Business? Why Now?
After years of building a career on strategy and execution, I realized most business advice for creatives is either too vague to be useful or too corporate to apply to independent work. The gap between "follow your passion" and "here's exactly how to make money" is massive.
Blue Velvet Business exists in that gap. It's about showing the real mechanisms - not the polished LinkedIn version, but what actually works when you're building something from scratch. If you can plan a creative career, you can plan one that pays. This blog shows you how.
