We’re excited to announce the third virtual workshop in our financial education series in collaboration with Robinhood. Join us, Tuesday, April 30, for this free session: A Guide to Budgeting and Saving for the Thriving Creative.
Capping off Financial Literacy Month, this event will help you discover how to budget, save and spend to thrive as a creative professional in today’s world. This interactive session, led by Kerrie Carden of Equip Advisory, is designed specifically with the needs of underrepresented talents in mind.
Kerrie will share insights to strengthen your financial skills and reshape your relationship with money.
Do you want to...
• Identify a best-fit budgeting system to track your income and expenses?
• Define your unique savings needs for the near, short and long-term?
• Explore various strategies for making better financial choices?
• Discover the connection between financial well-being and overall well-being?
• Create an action plan to build a more positive relationship with your personal finances?
Then this is the workshop for you! Packed with insights and practical tips that will support you to make healthier saving and budgeting choices, this workshop will help you navigate your financial journey, especially as a creative professional from a historically marginalized background.
Robinhood Markets, Inc., The Creative Ladder, Equip Advisory and all third parties named are separate and unaffiliated entities and are not responsible for one another's policies, services, or opinions. The information provided here is for general informational purposes only and is not an individualized recommendation of any financial strategy. This should not be considered tax or investment advice. For specific questions, you should consult a tax or investment professional.
Creative Ladder DC 2024
The Creative Ladder’s highly popular series of in-person Leadership Bootcamps is coming to Washington, D.C., for the first time!
This one-day event is free to attend but, due to limited seating, does require an application process. Packed with insightful presentations from local creative industry leaders and invaluable networking opportunities, this event is designed for rising leaders from underrepresented backgrounds who have approximately 3-7 years of experience in industries such as marketing, advertising, design or commercial production. This event was held on March 1, 2024. Click here to learn more
Virtual Event: 5 Ways to Optimize Your Income
Want to learn more about how to make the most of your side hustle? How about funding your passion project? Or knowing what you're worth on the job market?
We tackle all these topics and more in our second virtual workshop on Financial Education for Creatives in partnership with Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Virtual Event: Self-Leadership and Well-Being Workshop (2023)
During uncertain times, it’s vital to lean on self-leadership and prioritize your own well-being. As such, we’re thrilled to bring back Headspace’s Kessonga Giscombe, and Author Chloe Dulce Louvouezo, for a virtual discussion on prioritizing Self-Leadership & Well-Being for creative professionals led by our CEO and Co-Founder, Dionna Dorsey, on December 6 at 1pm ET.
In this free virtual session, you’ll gain valuable insights into preserving your humanity, supporting your teams and communities, and addressing the challenges of these times. Register now to secure your spot!
Creative Ladder L.A. 2023
This one-day Leadership Bootcamp offered hands-on leadership training for rising creative professionals from underrepresented backgrounds who are based in and around Los Angeles.
At this event, dozens of emerging creative industry leaders gathered for a phenomenal day of engaging, uplifting and inspiring training sessions led by The Creative Ladder. The day was packed with insights from innovative leaders across marketing, advertising, design and more.
Attendance was free, thanks to the generous support from our sponsors, including Capital One, Hilton and Consiglieri.
This event took place on Oct. 27, 2023.
Virtual Event: Retirement Education for Creatives
In the first of four Creative Ladder virtual events curated in partnership with Robinhood, certified financial planner Kerrie Carden will share tips on retirement planning for creative professionals.
Whether you’re just getting started in your career or are looking to shift how you approach long-term savings, this session will provide valuable tips on securing a strong financial future.
This event took place on Sept. 20, 2023.
Creative Ladder ATL 2023
This event is designed for rising talents who aspire to be leaders in creative industries such as marketing, advertising, design and production. It provides professional development training across various topics tailored to emerging leaders from historically excluded backgrounds, such as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and disability communities.
Led by innovative and accomplished industry leaders, such as Omid Farhang, Janis Middleton, Kathya Acuna, Kt McBratney and more, your day will be packed with engaging, uplifting, and inspiring training sessions to help you make the next leap in your creative career.
This event took place on May 12, 2023.
Breaking Into Filmmaking as a Creator of Color: Spike Lee featuring Bethany Mollenkof, Joshua Kissi, and Ritesh Gupta
Coinciding with Black History Month, our speakers tackled the practical issues and frequent obstacles that can hold aspiring directors or producers from underrepresented communities from achieving their dreams. This event was presented free of charge thanks to the generous support from our sponsor, Capital One.
This event took place on Feb. 3, 2023.
Kick off the new year with a fun, energetic, and informative jolt of inspiration from creative industry leaders.
Watch this incredible discussion featuring author and creative leader Bernice Chao, Adweek managing editor Shannon Miller, LinkedIn marketing VP Santi Pochat, Rethink New York CCO Daniel Lobatón, and Dr. Marcus Collins, head of strategy for Wieden+Kennedy New York. Recorded on Jan. 11, 2023.
Your Creative Ladder community cares about your professional progression and your total well-being.
Watch our workshop as we speak with well-being expert, Kessonga Gisombe, MS, MSW, of Headspace Health and storyteller and producer, Chloe Louvouezo, for 90 minutes of conversation and applicable practices that aims to help alleviate burnout and stress, increase focus and productivity, and improve overall resilience. Recorded on Dec. 12, 2022