Presenter Profiles
Cristie is a teaching artist in Northern California who finds sharing the world of arts with all ages exciting and inspiring. Dedicated to making art fun and accessible, she believes in the value of the artistic process and that everyone can learn through it, regardless of the final product. With experience teaching painting, mixed media,…
Carolina has always been passionate about crafting, exploring nearly every craft imaginable—except for soap and candle making has eluded her. She thrives on the joy of creating something from nothing, whether it’s designing and making stickers, sewing cross-body purses or hair accessories, or experimenting with 3D printing. Carolina loves helping others tap into their own…
Mind, Body, Soul Coach Brigitta’s passion is combining Reiki energy with personal growth and creative expression. Having been a serial crafter since childhood, she has taught many DIY workshops fusing her love of healing energy and visual arts. She also offers 1-1 Coaching and Reiki Sessions as well as virtual and group classes combining her…
Bridget Watson Payne is an editor, writer, and artist. After a twenty-year-long career in book publishing, she now works as a freelance editor and creative consultant with authors and publishers. She is the author of seven books, most recently How Time Is On Your Side. She has taught on CreativeLive, spoken at Alt Summit and…
Brandi Chalker has been teaching people how to tap into their creativity since 2010. She owns Flourish, an award-winning houseplant and home decor store in Petaluma, CA, and she also teaches people how to care for plants and create stunning arrangements in her popular workshops. Over the last 14 years, she has taught over 20,000…
Betsy Greer is a writer, speaker and workshop facilitator from Durham, NC. In 2003, she popularized the idea that craft and activism (craftivism) are interconnected. Since then she’s worked and connected with people from all over the globe about the ways in which textile skills, can be used (and have been used) to create change,…
For the past decade, Bethany traveled the world as a professional speaker, and emcee. But as it did for many, life took an unexpected turn in the wake of 2020. It marked the arrival of her first child, a global pandemic, as well as an abrupt ending to a career she built for years. That…
If you had told 10-year-old “Freshie” Beth that she would one day run her own jewelry company, she would have believed you! That little girl had big dreams—starting with selling her handmade jewelry door-to-door from a Caboodle! Since launching Freshie & Zero in 2006, Beth has gained a wealth of experience in the craft, retail,…
Bea Byrne is an artist and entrepreneur living in Oakland, California. Originally from the UK, she lived and worked in London for more than 20 years before moving to Tokyo and then to San Francisco in 2015. She has taught and studied quilts in all three countries. She has extensive experience of event management and…
Ashleé Lindo is a multihyphenate that thrives on creativity. An award winning creative consultant, she specializes in graphic design, social and brand strategy. Ashleé has delivered world-class strategic brand and marketing direction to organizations such as Coca Cola, WEtv and Truist Financial Corporation. Leveraging her 14 years of corporate experience, Ashleé works with other multi-hyphenates…
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