Mentorship for Those Ready to Choose Themselves
You’ve done what was expected of you.
You worked hard.
You earned the degrees.
You built the career.
You showed up for your family, your students, your colleagues, and your community.
Now you are thinking more intentionally about what comes next.
What do I want to build at this stage of my life?
How do I shape work that reflects who I am today?
How do I bring my ideas forward with clarity and confidence?
I work with experienced creatives, educators, and professionals who want to refine their direction, strengthen their visibility, and build meaningful creative and professional projects.
When we work together, we focus on structure and forward movement. I help you simplify what feels complex, identify practical next steps, and create momentum you can sustain.
You already have insight and experience. My role is to help you organize it, focus it, and translate it into action.
Start Inside the Lightmakers Collective
The Lightmakers Collective is my free creative community for artists, visionaries, and thoughtful changemakers navigating their next chapter.
Inside, you’ll find structure, inspiration, workshops, and practical tools designed to help you move forward with clarity — at your own pace.
Inside you’ll find:
• Guided creative and visibility workshops
• Practical strategy sessions
• Community support
• Digital Creation Studio (Level 3 unlock)
• Pathways toward deeper mentorship
Since 2000, I have helped artists, educators, and creative professionals across four continents build clarity, confidence, and sustainable creative practices.
My mentorship combines practical strategy, global teaching experience, and real-world creative business insight.
Areas we might focus on :
- Clarifying your personal brand and visibility
- Building or refining a sustainable creative business
- Developing a cohesive body of work
- Navigating career pivots or life transitions
- Strengthening systems, structure, and momentum
Ways We Can Work Together
Every engagement is tailored to where you are and what you need. Here are the current options:
Creative Clarity Call (30 minutes) — $95 A focused conversation to get unstuck, think something through, or figure out your next step. Good when you need a clear head and a second opinion.
Creative Strategy Session (60 minutes) — $185 We dig into a specific challenge and you leave with a concrete action plan you can actually use.
Build It With Me (3-hour intensive) — $450 We work together in real time to build something: a page, a plan, a pitch, a system. You leave with real progress made. My clients often tell me I saved them months of figuring it out alone.
Full Day Intensive — $1,200 For when you want serious momentum in one dedicated day. My clients often tell me I saved them months and even years of figuring it out alone.
Available online worldwide. Limited in-person sessions available in Rome, Italy from May through July 2026.
Ready to Begin?
If this resonates, the next step is simple.
Schedule a mentorship conversation and we’ll explore where you are, what you want to build, and whether working together feels aligned.
Kristen Palana was our trainer and mentor during and after the UNPFA Digital Media Training. She equipped us with skills that are relevant in the world today, skills that will evolve and adapt even as the world changes.
I loved her practical and hands on approach to training and how she molds her overall teaching skills to the environment. She is very relatable and her personal experiences helped us learn quickly. She is always available to assist our professional lives and always encourages us to grow professionally by sharing opportunities that fit our skill set.
We’ve been incredibly lucky to have Kristen shape our Digital Design program. She’s not only instilled an enduring love for the field in her students, she also guided them to positively challenge themselves and become self-disciplined creative risk takers. This is in part due to her extensive experience and knowledge in the field, but also because her clear passion for what she does shines through.
She’s the consummate team player; kind, humorous, supportive, patient and a warm demeanor who guides and supports others while challenging them to achieve their personal best.
Want to hear from others who have worked with me? Read more testimonials here.
Let’s Begin This Next Chapter Intentionally
If you’re ready to clarify your direction and move forward with confidence, I’d love to connect.
Mentorship begins with a simple conversation.