1:1 professional dev for early-career creatives.
Hello. It’s your creative master mister speaking.
mister mentor is one-on-one professional development for early-career creatives who want to sharpen their thinking, strengthen their work, and stop second-guessing themselves. Because, let’s be honest, navigating creative life is hard. Especially when it’s your first (second, maybe third) rodeo.
The behind-the-scenes of being a creative human is way less shiny than it looks on the outside…
The boring business operations/ client management stuff.
The spiralling ‘what if they hate my work’, moments.
Building up your portfolio.
The slow periods.
The awkward conversations and pushback
Wanting to know if your work is any good.
And so on and so forth…
And navigating it alone can be bloody hard.
I work with creatives in their first few years — some freelance, some in-house — who don’t have a creative senior, or don’t have enough access to one.
Sometimes you just need someone on the other end of the banana saying:
“Yep, that’s good.”
“Nah, don’t say that to your client.”
“Mmm, that’s cool, but have you thought about this?”
The how
There’s no rigid programme, but there is a consistent approach. Which, of course, flexes to work with you and your specific challenges. For example, maybe you’re already pretty clear on the foundations but have a pile of work coming in you want eyes on, that’s the beauty of ongoing mentoring – moving to your needs.
Three blocks of work, implemented across: 1:1 monthly video calls, unlimited WhatsApp support, access to my process documents and whatever else you’ll find helpful.
-
Where we get the boring bits working so the creative bits can breathe.
This is where we sort things like:
Business setup, pricing, and systems (if you’re freelance)
How you deal with clients or stakeholders
How you present your work, not just make it
How to read and interrogate a brief properly
The goal: fewer unknowns, steadier ground, less time on admin because you now have a clear process.
-
The part that creates momentum and helps you get out there.
Here we look at things like:
What makes you unique - why you?
How you talk about what you do
Pitch emails, messages, outreach, etc
How to work out the kind of work you want to do
The goal: confidence, more work coming in, clarity on how to sell yourself.
-
A CD in your pocket, ready to help you sharpen your skills and judgement.
This is ongoing, and often the longest stage.
Real client or in-house work reviews
Or structured briefs if you don’t have live work yet, so you can practice and build your portfolio
Clear, honest feedback that actually helps you improve
The goal: better judgment, stronger work, more confidence in the fact that you’re epic at what you do.
CUTE MENTEE FEEDBACK
Get CD energy without the performance review.
Get CD energy without the performance review.
The price
The investment is $400 per month.
This is a three-month minimum commitment.
Why? Because I want you to make actual progress. Confidence boosted, work improving, things that don’t happen in one session.