Hello and Welcome!
If we haven’t met yet, I’m Chelly Ontis from We Can Make That, the host of the 4th annual Creativepreneur Summit (previously called the Craft Business Summit).
My mission of this event is to inspire you to create your dream business by adding in marketing along with new skills and ideas that help you reach your goal faster.
This year’s line-up of speakers are amazingly talented and generous in sharing their skills! I know you will learn tons.
We are glad you are here, and all are sending you vibes for a successful year! ~Chelly
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Meet the Speakers
Get to know the talented speakers!
I invite you to connect with each speaker on their website or social media. Listed alphabetically by first name.
Adriane Galea – Biz + Bubbly
The Million Dollar Email Marketing with 7-Figure Email Marketing Strategies
Adriane Galea is a 4x founder, a lifelong entrepreneur, business consultant, podcast host and speaker. Through Biz + Bubbly, Adriane is on a mission to help passionate, purpose-driven, people-first business owners and entrepreneurs develop strategic partnerships, access funding opportunities, and increase brand visibility through community, collaboration, curated events, and creative resources. Adriane built her first 20,000 person email list before she finished high school and has since used the power of email marketing to help her scale multiple 6- and 7-figures businesses, both brick and mortar and online.
Bail Ansari – Just One More Project
Learn if Adding a Laser Cutter is Right for Your Craft Business
Bail is the creator behind Just One More Project. She’s a laser educator, SVG file designer who focuses on laser cut files for crafters and small businesses. She’s the brains behind the Laser Craft Fest and Laser Craft Biz Fest, self-taught tech nerd who loves to geek out in Adobe Illustrator. She is a girl mama, runs on coffee, and is all about simplifying the path to create.
Bella+Canvas
Meaningful Merch For Creative Business Owners
Bella+Canvas is the leading premium blank apparel manufacturer. They dye and cut more garments in the United States than any other clothing manufacturer. And it’s all done in Los Angeles! Over 300 Colors in our best-selling shirt “3001”, endless color options to create your products. Their standard of quality is built upon a foundation of respect for both people and planet.
Carina Gardner – Carina Gardner
The Four Steps From Hobby to Profitability
Carina Gardner, Ph.D. is CEO of Design Suite, a fabric designer for Riley Blake and designer for Silhouette. Her designs have appeared in Michaels, Hobby Lobby, My Mind’s Eye, Northcott Fabrics, Riley Blake Designs, Deseret Books, Cartabella Paper, Echo Park Paper to name a few. Carina Gardner, Inc’s children’s brand MiniLou has appeared in Nordstrom, Peek Clothing, and over 500 independent toy stores and museums in the United States.
+ Bonus: Live Session Day 3!
Carol Gavhane – Sparkle Hustle Grow
3 Simple Steps For A Successful Creative Business
Carol Gavhane is co-partner and chief sparkler of Sparkle Hustle Grow, an award-winning subscription box and online community for female entrepreneurs. Before stepping into this role, Carol created and sold intentional jewelry to discerning customers online and understands the challenges of a creative business. She’d love to connect with you if you’re a fellow personal growth and development devotee. Prior to entrepreneurship, Carol worked in the world of advertising for over a decade. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband and business partner, and two kids.
Chelly Ontis – We Can Make That
20 Ways a Creative Business Owner can Make Money Online
Chelly is a self-proclaimed craft-a-holic and SVG designer at We Can Make That. She has been a freelance graphic designer since 1997, and her blog inspires crafters with SVGs and crafts and also includes marketing tips for creative entrepreneurs. Chelly hosts the Creativepreneur Summit (May 2024) for those making money from their hobby and the SVG Crafter’s Summit in January for crafters with a cutting machine. She often talks Cricut when crafting a lot — and loves to share about organizing your business’ marketing plan with her planner, the Marketing Planner for Entrepreneurs.
+ Bonus: Live Session Day 1!
Christie Love Etter – Etter Creations
AI Accelerator: Fast-Track Your Digital Product Creation Journey
Christie Love Etter is a neurodivergent, coffee obsessed digital content designer.She is also a wife and fur mama to a spoiled pack of chihuahuas! 🦮🐕🐩🐕 Christie wears many “hats” as a business owner, including Canva creator & ambassador, Amazon influencer, and online educator. She enjoys creating a variety of digital products including templates, printables, PLR products, and courses. Christie helps digital creators at any stage of their journey with the skills and tools needing to grow a content creation business into multiple streams of passive income.
Danielle Stringer – Imperfect Dust
10 Ways to Make Money from Your Artwork
Danielle is a hand lettering artist who founded her business “Imperfect Dust” in 2014. Over the years, she has taken what began as a small local venture all the way to the shelves of big retail like Hobby Lobby & Kirklands, and more! She is passionate about sharing the love of Christ through hand lettering and encouraging women to earn an income for their families with their God-given talents.
Erin Alexander – Product Powerhouse
Double Your Reach, Double Your Fun: Why You Need Both Etsy + Shopify
Erin Alexander is a curly-haired, plant-loving, coffee maven that helps shop owners show up online with confidence. She believes that running a product-based business is a whole different ball game than what’s being taught by all the online gurus. If you’re ready to grow the visibility and online presence of your Shopify store, she’s the person for you. She’s also the host of the Product Powerhouse Podcast.
Jamela Payne – Color Me Crafty
How to Download Your Social Media Content Without the Watermark
Jamela Payne is the founder of Small Business Bestie, where she empowers craft business owners with the tools for success, from pricing products to streamlining social media. Drawing from her own journey, Jamela teaches the business savvy ideas that fueled her success, making complex concepts friendly and relatable. She’s passionate about inspiring others to turn their crafting passions into profitable businesses.
Jen Swift – Well Crafted Studio
Using Procreate to Make Money as a Creative
Jen Swift is the Procreate and Cricut obsessed designer behind the blog, wellcraftedstudio.com and the co-host of the Cricut Crafting Adventure (April 2024). Jen is also the author of the “Procreate Playbook for Cricut Crafters” and “Engraving Metals with Your Cricut Maker.” She’s excited to share how easy it is to make money with Procreate!
Jennifer Priest – Smart Creative Social
Private Labeling & White Labeling Product for a Better More Cohesive Brand
Jennifer is a blogger and passionate creator, that has spent the last 21 years helping other bloggers, course creators, coaches, artists, and $100 million companies build organic traffic. She started out in 2003 learning social media and email marketing to promote her scrapbooking classes and Etsy shop. Today, Jennifer is a Trainer and Master Practitioner of NLP, Hypnosis, and Mental and Emotional Release, coaching and mentoring online entrepreneurs to level up to multiple six figures in revenue by building Organic Revenue Machines(TM). You might have seen her crafting sometimes at smartfundiy.com.
Jennifer Rizzo – Jennifer Rizzo Design Company
Private and White Labeling Product for Your Business, Branding, and Customers
Jennifer Rizzo has over 15 years of experience in retail, merchandising, wholesale, brand work, business consulting and marketing. She currently owns a retail store and wholesale business where she private/white labels many of her items to create a unique customer experience.
Jennifer Sanderson – Pigskins & Pigtails
Pricing Your Products
Kelly is the founder of the blog Kelly Leigh Creates where she shares content focused on lettering and digital design. She specializes in designing and crafting with Silhouette Studio and also digital lettering on the iPad with the Procreate app. She sells her handmade fonts, SVG files, and other digital assets on several creative marketplaces.
Jess Van Den – Create & Thrive
The Pros and Cons of Etsy Ads
Jess Van Den is a self-employed silversmith working under the Epheriell label. She’s been making jewellery since 2008, when she opened her Etsy shop to sell her jewellery as a hobby, and turned Epheriell into her full-time occupation in 2010 – bringing her husband Nick on board soon after. She specialises in minimalist jewellery & ethical sterling silver wedding rings, and works out of her solar-powered home studio in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Australia. She’s also the founder of Create & Thrive & the Thriver Circle, where she teaches fellow makers how to turn their handmade hobby into a thriving business.
Jewelle Boldt Zehr – The Art of Onward
Falling in Love with Your Authentic Uniqueness for Increased Creativity and Confidence
In her previous life, Jewelle was an award-winning actress, film and television producer. She is a published author of both fiction and non, and has always been aware of her purpose to bring light and heightened awareness to the world through the power of story. Jewelle’s world changed dramatically when an unexpected trauma event left her with cptsd. Her mind and body underwent many medical trials. Jewelle always believed in the power of story, but never anticipated it being her own that would ultimately be used to bring increased healing and awareness to the world. She has an inspirational blog (theArtofOnward.com) and is also a certified coach (NLP and Trauma Informed) and is certified in RIM®. Jewelle now resides in Indiana with her husband and his sons as she continues to serve clients from Europe and North America with her trauma healing and rebuilding programs.
Julie Ball – Subscription Box Basics
Make Money on Repeat with Subscription Boxes
Julie Ball is your Subscription Box Business Coach! She is the Founder of Sparkle Hustle Grow, an award winning multi-six figure subscription box and online community for female entrepreneurs. After six years and sending over 65,000 boxes, she sold the business in August 2022. Through her coaching programs, podcast and book, she has helped hundreds of aspiring subscription box business owners get their box idea off the ground. Featured in Forbes, Entrepreneurs on Fire, USA Today, POPSUGAR, Online Marketing Made Easy and more.
Lucy Kelly – Bloom by Bel Monili
The Bloom F.R.I.E.N.D. Framework for Defining, Finding, and Connecting with Your Perfect Customer!
Lucy is an organic marketing expert for creative businesses with over 20 years of experience in marketing and speech and language pathology. She combines her clinical expertise in early childhood language development with her marketing skillset to create her signature approach to brand-building and customer relationship development. Lucy helps her students define their audience and create customer-centric marketing plans for their businesses so that they can build a customer base of enthusiastic and loyal buyers.
Mallory Whitfield – Badass Creatives
The Magic of Evergreen Marketing
Mallory Whitfield is the founder of the Badass Creatives Marketing Accelerator and author of the books “How to Make Money at Craft Shows” and “We Are the Weird Ones: Embrace Your Weird for a Kinder, More Inclusive World.” Mallory got her start as an entrepreneur selling her handmade clothing and accessories at craft shows way back in 2004 and she switched to a full-time career in digital marketing in 2014. As an Adjunct Professor for Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement, she taught and developed classes on digital marketing. Her favorite costume moments include dressing as Cher, David Bowie, and a cassowary, the world’s deadliest bird.
Melissa Dickey – Your Next Right Step
Use ChatGPT to Speak Your Perfect Shopper’s Language
Melissa helps Christian women entrepreneurs find their next right step so they can get out of overwhelm and keep moving forward with their business. She will help you dive deep into leveraging ChatGPT to connect with your perfect shopper, turning insights into action and passion into profit.
Miss Carrie – Miss Carrie’s Creations
Tame the Tasks with ClickUp
Welcome you to a world where simplicity meets creativity! Creativity isn’t just a hobby for me; it’s about tuning into that inner voice and cranking up the volume through artful adventures. I find great joy in bringing ideas to life and passing on my knowledge to help you excel in your creative adventures. Each week, I share my love for coffee and crafts, as I connect with crafters of all skill levels. Follow @misscarriescreations on your favorite social media site or check out my website for more inspiration and free resources.
