Marianna Kane-Creative Coach
Elevate Your Success


Top 5 Tips:
Talking to Retailers
Selling directly to customers can be excellent for your online business but what if you want to get your product in to retail stores? Selling your products through retail is a completely different business but it could make you more profitable and allow you to focus on being creative and developing new lines.

Hello
I’m Marianna
“I help creative businesses grow”
Makers, Designers, Inventors and Crafters ….. You’re my kind of people!
We work so hard perfecting our ideas and pour so much emotion in to our work that sometimes it is hard to have clarity when it comes to the business world. So whether you are pure mortified asking for money from clients or simply don’t know what to say when speaking to Customers, Retailer, Investors or Manufacturers I can help you.
I have a long winded life story which you can watch here but in short I have been designing, outsourcing, selling, teaching and mentoring for years and am excited to share all of my tips and tricks with you.
I think I am going to love what you do and I want to see more. So hit me up on instagram and show me all your creative things. I am getting conversation started on instagram with #mycreativeawesome so use this hashtag to help me find you or tag me @mariannakane in your photo.
I can teach you how to capture your creative genius and use it to grow your business.
Services
What I Offer
FREEBIES & PRINTABLES
I am a huge fan of hands-on learning and have developed a suite of templates and checklists that will help you succeed in business. I also make videos to answer questions for newbies.
- Free planner download
- Printable worksheet and activities
- Checklists for success in business
- #talkcreativebiz Videos & Tips
Courses & Training
Learn how to “speak” to Retailers and Buyers so that your product gets on shelves this year. Or learn how to be a great inventor using my tried and tested techniques.
- For creative businesses trying to scale
- Present your products effectively to retail
- Learn the lingo of Investors & Buyers
- Implement tried and tested techniques
1 to 1 Mentoring
It’s easy to freak out and run around in circles when you are a small business owner. I am here to help bring clarity to your vision and guide you to success and profit.
- 100% customised support for your business
- Weekly check ins (Video Chat)
- Help with pitches and presentations
- Access to my network and advice
What I Do
Explain Business Jargon
Empower Entrepreneurs
Encourage Creativity

I Help People Understand Tech & Business Jargon

I Encourage Creative Workflows – Doodles are Great

I Empower Entrepreneurs to Pursue Their Vision
Easy as 1,2,3
How It Works
You are one step away from growing your business
It can be hard to clearly present your offerings when you are heavily invested in your product creation. It is also easy to get distracted as a creative professional and build never-ending to do lists. This course will guide you through the process of growing your business through selling your products through retailers.
1) Learn how to speak to Retailers
Communicate your products clearly through understanding the needs of Retailers. They all use their own jargon and this can be very confusing. Let me help you get the best deal by teaching you how to present your work in the format that shop owners expect it.
2) Apply their "asks" to your business offerings
Find out what retailers are looking for so that you can tweak your presentation to suit their needs.
3) Present your work using my templates & checklists
Now that you know the lingo lets piece together a plan that will help you get your products on shelves this year. This course comes with easy to follow guides and checklists to help you present your work professionally to retailers.
Creativity Meets Productivity

My Blog
Career, Business & Creative Tips
Career Advice for Every Creative: How to Be Successful 2018 (video)
https://youtu.be/wD6ZLNOpofM How to Be Successful in Your Creative Career. This series is all about how to pick a creative career and how to succeed in becoming a creative professional. If you want to become a designer, artist, writer or photographer, watch this video...
The 5 Positives Challenge
Creative ways to lead a happy life The 5 positives challenge will help you combat stress and improve your daily happiness level. I started the routine years ago after listening to a mindfulness recording. While meditating I was guided to think of 5 things that make me...
Meditation for Designers and Artists
What is Meditation for Designers and Artists? Entering the new year can be stressful so today I would like to talk about meditation for designers and artists. I love to take time to practice mindfulness ad meditation but today was just not one of those days. I just...
Live by your heart instead of your watch
Today I would like to know do you live by your heart instead of your watch? In 2018 I followed my watch instead of my heart with disastrous consequences. Time is relative Today marks the start of my new year of blogging and January is generally my time for reflection....