GO FROM GRADUATE
To Creative Pro
ARE YOU A CREATIVE GRADUATE THINKING ‘WHAT NEXT’?
IS THE FEAR OF GOING IT ALONE HOLDING YOU BACK?
Get the framework I used when I graduated to take my business from working at my kitchen table to working with some of the world’s largest brands and agencies PLUS the secrets your competition won’t want you to know……
BECOME A 'PRO' WHILST DOING THE WORK THAT YOU LOVE
Go From Zero To Creative Pro is a program aimed at helping freelancers, hobbyists or graduates working in the creative industries.
Whether you are just starting out, working part-time or have an existing business that you are looking to grow, this special program, developed by the Creative Knowledge Broker, will give you the skills, knowledge and confidence to move towards a next level income.
Dear Ambitious Graduate,
You are a creative, passionate and innovative graduate who has recently come to the end of their studies and is looking to transform that knowledge into a successful creative business.
You spend your days creating content and updating your online portfolio and then trying to work out who on earth you need to contact that might just give you the opportunity to work with them …. but your inbox is silent, and your phone never rings, and you are STUCK! You feel that you have so much creativity and talent to give but clients just aren’t listening, and you will never get that lucky break that you see others having.
If you’re really honest with yourself, it feels like you are missing that final piece of the jigsaw to pull it all together. You have the skills to create the work but how do you create a business that stands out from the crowd and gets the clients attention?
And, if you can’t change this cycle?
You start to fear your dream of being a successful creative entrepreneur will be over before its even got started because you. stat to tell you’re yourself you’re not good enough or this is too difficult, and you take another career path that you know you will hate just to pay your bills.
I’m here to say so ‘NO STOP RIGHT THERE!’
I’m Richard, AKA the Creative Knowledge Broker and I’ve walked in those shoes of yours.
In 2004, I graduated from London Metropolitan university, and I made the decision I was going to leave my full job working in a studio and follow my dream of becoming my own boss and doing the things that I loved to do the most. I took ‘massive uncomfortable action’ and started off my initial creative business working part-time, from home, with very little knowledge of running a business.
The next 15 years were a steep learning curve as I climbed the production ladder having to develop a sustainable business model and mindset, one that would open many doors and see me work with some of the world’s biggest brands and agencies, creating amazing productions and providing innovative solutions, and I did this all starting from ‘Ground Zero having no clients or contacts.
Today, I run multiple six figure businesses and have become one of the ‘go to guys ‘for unique complex creative solutions.
I want to give you the confidence that if I can do it then so can you! and without doubt there has never been a better time in history to be in the business of making creative content!!!
Now I want to share with you and be your guide how I did this by using what I now call my 4 step ‘Master Strategy’ for Creative Graduates giving you 27+ plus years of ‘real world’ knowledge and ‘real world’ (no nonsense) experience in 1 course. Enabling you to transform your own creative talent into a successful creative business and accelerate you past your competition just how I did.
GRADUATE
To Creative Pro
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE METHOD I CREATED TO TURBO BOOST YOU TO SUCCESS:
DEVELOP AN UNSTOPPABLE MINDSET
STRUCTURE YOUR MARKETING FOR MAXIMUM ENQUIRIES
CREATE A METHOD THAT IDENTIFIES THE NOVICES FROM THE PROS
UNDERSTAND HOW YOU GO FROM PITCH TO FINAL PAYMENT
BUILD THE POWER OF MOMENTUM
AND TO KNOW YOUR MONEY AND HOW TO CREATE PASSIVE INCOME
I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO USE THESE TECHNIQUES PLUS MANY MORE TO LAUNCH OR GROW YOUR OWN CREATIVE BUSINESS AND CREATE THE ‘NEXT LEVEL OF YOU!’
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CREATE THE 'NEXT LEVEL OF YOU' YOU GOT THIS!
GRADUATE
To Creative Pro
Here’s what you will get
27+ Years Of Creative Business Knowledge
Designed To Take You From A Novice To A Creative Pro in four easy to follow modules-
MINDSET, METHOD, MARKETING AND MOMENTUM
MINDSET
Helping you discover your own ‘Unstoppable Creative Warrior Mindset!’ and giving you the confidence to help you grow in all areas of your personal and professional life.
My 9-step guide to building an unstoppable mindset that will give you the determination and confidence to navigate the hurdles that are thrown at you and to continue to grow and succeed where others around you may struggle or even give up.
MARKETING
This is where most people go wrong as they don’t quite understand what to do or how to do it.
Avoid the mistakes that so many people make with marketing (even experienced business owners)
Discover how to leverage the power of social media, online marketing and ‘word of mouth’ advertising to make more sales with zero advertising expense.
Know your own personal niche and identify who your perfect client is and where they hang out. Build a huge list of followers and use ‘giving’ posts to convert them into fans and then raving clients!
METHOD
Understand what Novices and Pro’s do differently and how to apply this to your business right away, avoiding the costly mistakes many start-ups make at the beginning of their journey.
Learn the foundations of a successful and scalable approach to projects from ‘Pitch to Payment’.
PLUS I will share with you my ‘PRO NINJA TIPS’ that I have taught to my all internal teams and freelancers which they now Implement into their daily production pipelines. These are invaluable and will save you time and money trying to figure it out for yourself. Trust me I know!
MOMENTUM
Learn what to do when you get stuck!
I will show you what to do to keep moving forwards and how to adapt and get back on track when things don’t quite work out.
And believe me this will happen no matter what stage of your business you are at, but the key is knowing what to do next!
Graduate to Creative Pro is my 4 step ‘Master Strategy’ for creative graduates who want to be in control of their own career and build a successful creative business gaining the skills and confidence to effectively grow their audience and brand whilst ensuring they build a solid foundation which will support them as they grow.
AND THERE'S MORE
ACCESS TO MY INSIDER INFORMATION AND OUR CREATIVE COMMUNITY
SECRETS AND TIPS
Get the unfair advantage and learn industry secrets and tips that your competitors would not want you to know and accelerate your business to success by learning what I do to win clients and deliver world class projects.
COMMUNITY
Join and learn from a community of like-minded creatives in our private ‘Creative Knowledge Broker’ Facebook group . From the group page you will be able to discuss ideas, seek advice, learn new skills, find out what’s working, and get additional ninja tips and industry developments whilst discovering a new creative family.
Richards ability to do what he does has forged a unique working relationship spanning over 15 years; working across a stylistically diverse range of projects. Richard is creatively imaginative, passionate, enthusiastic and a highly skilled individual, he goes above and beyond to deliver end results which visually delight and emotively connect whatever the level of the project. Richard provides this exceptional level of service, he is professional and meticulous to a tee, always delivering beautiful results and he does so whilst also being playful, funny and a delight to work with and it is these qualities which enable him to go that extra mile.
Simon Gosling,
(CSO) Quiet Mark
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BIG TAKEAWAYS YOU WILL GET FROM THE COURSE
There are 4 main benefits that I would like you to take away from this course:
- Knowledge
- Mindset
- Clarity
- Marketing Tactics
If you can commit to employing these skills into you life and business, then they can contribute considerably to building a successful future and exploding your business potential
Let’s explore these a little further
HERE'S YOUR FOUR BIG TAKEAWAYS
GRADUATE
To Creative Pro
Here’s Your Takeaways
KNOWLEDGE
- Understand what distinguishes the Novices from the Pros and apply this to your business right away so you can stand out from the competition
- Learn how to value and tier your services to create a steady and reliable stream of sales
- Know how to generate passive income in the form of royalties, self-publishing and usage giving you an income year on year that accumulates while you sleep.
MINDSET
- Stop listening to your own self-limiting beliefs and get the courage to finally GO FOR IT!
- Develop an ‘Unstoppable Creative Warrior Mindset’ that will enable you to focus in on your own creative skills and harness them to drive you towards success
- Start ‘living the life you deserve’ and on your own terms….
CLARITY
- Discover the 4M’s of Mastery Process which will give you the confidence and knowledge to accelerate your business.
- Define your niche and understand who your ideal clients are.
- Move from overwhelm and confusion to selling your services within 30 days of completing the course
MARKETING TACTICS
- Understand how to market your own creativity effectively
- Build a huge list of followers which convert into raving fans
- Learn how to leverage the power of on-line marketing and word of mouth advertising utilising your own unique creative content as collateral an ‘zero’ advertising expense.
I have worked with Richard on many successful occasions over the last 10 years. He is always quick to provide clarity to a creative situation . He makes the impossible sound easy and I often turn to him for professional advice. That and the fact he is a true gentleman make him my go to Creative Consultant.
Marie Clare Westover,
(Director) Lipstick London
AS A SPECIAL LAUNCH OFFER I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME SPECIAL LIMITED TIME BONUSES
My special launch offer includes:
My WIN THE DAY mini course
1 x FREE LIVE ZOOM CALL with me
Founder Membership of the CREATIVE KNOWLEDGE BROKER INNER CIRCLE Private Facebook Group
Now, not all of these special bonuses will be included with the course indefinitely. So don’t miss out and enrol today.
DON'T MISS OUT ON MY 3 LIMITED TIME BONUSES
GRADUATE
To Creative Pro
Here’s your Special Bonuses
WIN THE DAY MINI COURSE
Our first bonus is free access to our WIN THE DAY mini course Which will teach you some invaluable ‘PRODUCTIVITY HACKS’, which will help you, ‘SET YOUR DAY UP FOR A WIN!’
FREE LIVE ZOOM CALL
You get to have 1 x FREE LIVE ZOOM CALL WITH ME once you have completed the course, to ensure you understood everything, and are ready to go live and launch your creative business.
FREE FOUNDER MEMBERSHIP
You will Become a Founder member of the ‘CREATIVE KNOWLEDGE BROKER INNER CIRCLE’ Facebook Group. This group will be a subscription based service to all non-founder members in the future.
WIN THE DAY MINI COURSE
Our first bonus is free access to our WIN THE DAY mini course Which which will teach you some invaluable ‘PRODUCTIVITY HACKS’, which will help you, ‘SET YOUR DAY UP FOR A WIN!’
FREE LIVE ZOOM CALL
You get to have 1 x FREE LIVE ZOOM CALL WITH RICHARD once you have completed the course, to ensure you understood everything, and are ready to go live and launch your creative business.
FREE FOUNDER MEMBERSHIP
You will Become a Founder member of the ‘CREATIVE KNOWLEDGE BROKER INNER CIRCLE’ Facebook Group. This group will be a subscription based service to all non-founder members in the future.
TAKE A SNEAK PEAK INSIDE
Heres’s a preview of 1 of over 100 lessons within the ‘Graduate To Creative Pro’ Program
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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A BIT MORE ABOUT ME AND MY STORY BEFORE YOU JOIN MY PROGRAM?
It was 2006, and I had been fortunate enough to have worked in the Creative Industry since leaving art college 14 years prior. I had manged to achieve a highly respected reputation in many creative circles, through my relentless grit and determination (okay you got me….working like a dog!!). However, I found myself stuck in a toxic environment which was slowly killing me (literally!)
I could see my dreams of living a life which was supposed to be fulfilled and full of creativity .. being eroded away.
I was surrounded by well-meaning friends and family who were not creative and ‘didn’t get it’ and would say… “why go and do arty stuff there’s no future in it” … “that is not a career it’s a hobby, why don’t you go and learn a ‘proper’ trade or profession”… “you should become an electrician or plumber or doctor or accountant or lawyer!”
Am I right? Have you been told this before? How frustrating is that? … It certainly was when I first started my career in the creative industries.
My creativity was eroding and my passion and health were deteriorating too. I was living with envy and jealousy, depressed and I was lost. I was probably like you sitting on the sidelines watching other guys having all the success, doing the things what I wanted to do and thinking, ‘I can do that, but they must have some kind of lucky break or know a secret success strategy that I didn’t know’, that inevitably left me beating myself up and feeling worthless.
Then, one day something special happened that would change my life forever.
I bumped into an old friend of mine, who was training as a mentor and business coach and he saw how low and lost I was and was really concerned to see what was happening to me (my spark had faded)”
He came up with the most profound metaphor for my life …he said, “Rich you fight for your hobbies” (I’m a martial artist so was training a lot then) “and you’re fighting for survival in your job and your personal life .. this will only end in one of two ways, you either win or you lose, so why take the risk of killing yourself and your happiness by losing …avoid the fight and do what you were taught as a martial artist and be the bigger man and walk away and …..believe in yourself and find another way” …. and that was my epiphany moment, when the ‘light bulb’ switched on! …. I realised that I had to make that leap of faith right then …. I found something inside me that was asleep, and in that moment, I knew I had the ability to wake it up and summon the courage to take a step into the unknown and finally take control of my future and put an end to undeserving people and my negative thoughts controlling it for me … I had so much more to give than what I was actually doing … and this was where my ‘Creative Warrior Mindset’ was born.
Now, fast forward 13 years, I am fortunate enough to own and operate multiple successful creative businesses, I wake up with energy and passion, I love what I have the opportunity of doing every day and I have created a brand that many high profile clients now queue up to work with.
I don’t say this for boasting rights… I say this because, if I can do it then so can you!. This is meant as message of hope and a deep and personal message from me to you, a fellow ‘creative in mind’, as someone who has been where you are now, and has made that transition from a place of fear and doubt, to a place of opportunity and success, a place where my teams and I can continue to grow and impact and change the visual landscapes around us.
I am so passionate about this industry, and the people who work in it, and from my heart I want to share everything I have learnt so you can become the master of your own future too, earn a next level income, and create the thing you love the most… its time for me to pay it forward to the next generation of amazing creatively minded people who are being held back from where they deserve to be!
I have worked with Richard and his companies for the last five years, using their expertise to help deliver comprehensive and complicated solutions for our own use and for our customers. Richard is a real pleasure to work with and combines both humour and knowledge to get the clients ideas across the line. This is a testament to Richards leadership enabling all of his teams to consistently performed above and beyond our expectations to deliver for example campaigns that continues to run at Heathrow Terminal 3 and other locations years after they were originally delivered. I would not hesitate to recommend Richard for any challenging creative project.
Dave Elliott,
(Commercial Manager) Mellors
ARE YOU READY TO BECOME A CREATIVE PRO?
GRADUATE
To Creative Pro
Here’s a reminder of what you will get in the program
I have taken everything I have learned and developed over the last 27 years working in the creative industry that has helped me build multiple six figure turnover businesses and packaged it into this program, which includes:
4 TRAINING MODULES WITH OVER 100 LESSONS (AND SUPPORT MATERIAL)
You will learn what I call ‘The 4 M’s of Mastery’ which I believe are the fundamental cornerstones of all success (and this not only applies to business but it applies to your personal life too). The course is a ACCELERATOR course that will give you a solid foundation of knowledge which will turbo boost your success without doubt.
MINDSET
What you are going to observe are the 9 basic steps that WILL help you create your own ‘Unstoppable Creative Warrior Mindset!’ to help you grow in all areas of your personal and professional life.
- Introduction to the ‘Creative Warrior Mindset’
- What is it?
- Feed your Mind
- Proximity is Power
- The Art of Reciprocation and Giving
- Observing your Transformational Vocabulary
- Metaphors and Stories you tell yourself
- What does it take?
- Killing your Inner Villain
MARKETING
Without this you will not succeed, because ‘Marketing is King’ and people need to know You!
- You will learn to Define your Niche
- Find your perfect Client
- Create Your Marketing Plan
- Learn how to use ‘Give’ marketing rather than ‘Take’ marketing.
METHOD
- Learn the steps you need to know to take you from Pitch to Payment
- Learn about the Art of Residual Income… creating a passive income you can earn while you sleep
- Productivity Hacks that will make you more efficient and focused and achieve more
- Learn what ‘Novices’ and ‘Pros’ do differently
- And how to get FREE organic web traffic without spending a penny on paid ads
- Learn how to Plan for success and keep yourself on track as you are the boss now!
MOMENTUM
- What to do when you Get Stuck
- You will learn the Power of Pivoting
- How to Show Up! and not lose time while trying to be perfect
- You will learn how to Know Your Money, what to charge, and how to make it work for you.
PLUS
ACCESS TO MY INSIDER INFORMATION AND OUR CREATIVE COMMUNITY
SECRETS AND TIPS
Learn the things that the creative industries don’t want you to know…. because they you’re your competition and will want to hold you back in a place of fear or uncertainty. Learn your ‘Unfair advantage’ that will turbo boost your business launch to success.
COMMUNITY
Join and Learn from a community of like-minded creatives on the private Creative Warrior Mindset Facebook Group. From the group page you will be able to discuss ideas, seek advice, learn new skills, find out what’s working, and get additional ninja tips and industry developments and discover a new creative family.
PLUS
MY 3 LIMITED TIME BONUSES
WIN THE DAY MINI COURSE
Our first bonus is free access to our WIN THE DAY mini course Which which will teach you some invaluable ‘PRODUCTIVITY HACKS’, which will help you, ‘SET YOUR DAY UP FOR A WIN!’
FREE LIVE ZOOM CALL
You get to have 1 x FREE LIVE ZOOM CALL WITH RICHARD once you have completed the course, to ensure you understood everything, and are ready to go live and launch your creative business.
FREE FOUNDER MEMBERSHIP
You will Become a Founder member of the ‘CREATIVE KNOWLEDGE BROKER INNER CIRCLE’ Facebook Group. This group will be a subscription based service to all non-founder members in the future.
WIN THE DAY MINI COURSE
Our first bonus is free access to our WIN THE DAY mini course Which which will teach you some invaluable ‘PRODUCTIVITY HACKS’, which will help you, ‘SET YOUR DAY UP FOR A WIN!’
FREE LIVE ZOOM CALL
You get to have 1 x FREE LIVE ZOOM CALL WITH RICHARD once you have completed the course, to ensure you understood everything, and are ready to go live and launch your creative business.
FREE FOUNDER MEMBERSHIP
You will Become a Founder member of the ‘CREATIVE KNOWLEDGE BROKER INNER CIRCLE’ Facebook Group. This group will be a subscription based service to all non-founder members in the future.
LIMITED TIME OFFER
ONLY £147
We are confident, that what we have created will move you forward, as long as you commit and make it happen. But Remember ‘It Won’t Work If You Don’t Work!’
If for some reason you aren’t able to take your first steps forward to your next level, in the first 30 days, then email us at support@creativeknowledgebroker.com and we will take care of a refund for you!
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
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To Creative Pro
Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT IF I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE PRODUCT?
We are confident, that what we have created will move you forward, as long as you commit and make it happen. But Remember ‘It Won’t Work If You Don’t Work!’
If for some reason you aren’t able to take your first steps forward to your next level, in the first 30 days, then email us at support@creativeknowledgebroker.com and we will take care of a refund for you!
IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE TO SETUP AND LAUNCH MY CREATIVE BUSINESS IN JUST 30 DAYS ?
Yes. Absolutely if you are committed to becoming your own boss and take action and not just ‘dabbling at it’ commit your time to following the steps we have set out you will have done all the work necessary to give you a foundation of knowledge for launching your new creative business to the world if you complete all the modules in 30 days.
WILL I HAVE SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS ONCE I BUY THE COURSE ?
Yes you will get great support that will come in the form of a supportive community where you can communicate with likeminded creatives who will be going through the same process as you and we actively encourage you to participate and support each other. Our co-founders and team members of the ‘Creative Knowledge Broker Group’ do answer all questions in the group. The community is designed to make sure that each person will always get their questions answered. However, because this is an online evergreen course, not a one to one mentoring program, we can only offer limited personal support for any issue over and above any technical problems that you may have with the website or online course itself.
WILL I NEED ANY SPECIAL SOFTWARE OR TOOLS TO USE THIS COURSE?
No, you just need an internet connection and access to a computer and printer.
WHAT IF I HAVE GRADUATED AND STARTED A NEW JOB AND WANT TO DO THIS PART-TIME, IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR ME?
Yes, this course is designed for anybody who is serious about becoming their own boss, personally that’s how I originally started my journey as I didn’t have the courage or knowledge to go all in at that time, but I was committed and passionate about being my own boss and sharing my unique talent so doing it as a ‘side hustle’ is a great way to start off your business and find your feet.. but you do have to still go all in and DO THE WORK ! whether its full time or part time.
HOW ARE YOU QUALIFIED TO GIVE THIS KNOWLEDGE AND HOW DO I KNOW ITS REAL?
The knowledge in this course comes from over 27+ years of experience, learning and working across all sectors of the creative industries after leaving art college. There are very few people out there in the creative industries who have this cross section of experience or who have combined the knowledge and techniques into one course. Please do take some time and look into me and my companies to see what I do and what I have done.
HOW DO I KNOW IF THIS KNOWLEDGE APPLIES TO MY PARTICULAR CREATIVE NICHE?
All businesses essentially operate the same way, so the lessons you learn can be applied pretty much across any type of business that you want to setup and we try to speak broadly about many of the subjects so they are non-specific to any one particular genre of creative work so you can see how they can be applied to what you specialise in.
WILL I ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS COURSE?
Yes this is an evergreen course and you will have access to all the course material and any future updates we apply to it.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to send me an email at support@creativeknowledgebroker.com
ARE YOU READY TO BECOME A CREATIVE PRO?
GRADUATE
To Creative Pro
LIMITED TIME OFFER
ONLY £147
Graduate to Creative Pro is my 4 step ‘Master Strategy’ for creative graduates who want to be in control of their own career and build a successful creative business gaining the skills and confidence to successfully grow their audience and brand whilst ensuring they build a solid foundation which will support them as they grow. You may have recently graduated and be looking to start your first business or perhaps you are in the middle of completing a graduate course and would like to ensure you are prepared for the next steps when your course ends. It would be my privilege and honour to be your guide to share with you my experiences and knowledge and I would love to invite you into my creative family and help you unleash the ‘Next Level Unstoppable Creative You’.
