Welcome to the Creator's Business Academy: Where Artistry Meets Entrepreneurship!

Are you an artist, artisan, or creative maker with a burning passion for your craft? Are you ready to take your creative business to new heights? Look no further! The Creator’s Business Academy is here to empower you with the knowledge and skills you need to thrive in the business world while staying true to your artistic vision.

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Explore Our Courses

Dive into the Creator’s Business Academy’s diverse course offerings, each crafted to elevate your creative and business acumen. Whether you’re just starting or looking to expand your entrepreneurial skills, our courses offer valuable insights and practical strategies tailored for artists and creative professionals. Embark on a journey of learning and growth, and transform your creative passion into a sustainable business. Explore our courses and find the perfect fit for your creative business journey.

What's In It For You?

  • Applicable Skills

    All of the courses ensure that each student will walk away with skills they can begin applying right away. My goal is to not only leaders with innovative insight and knowledge, but to make everything actionable and applicable.

  • Tips to Overcome Challenges

    Starting and growing a business is not easy by any means. Every entrepreneur and business leader has overcome challenges to reach success. I provide tools leaders need to approach challenges with confidence and tackle them head on.

  • Implementable Strategies

    In addition to individual skills, each workshop incorporates strategies to ensure that participants can implement what they have learned.

  • Relevant Business Insight

    Generic business insight can be found anywhere. My insights comes from decades of experience and is tailored to the individual needs of business leaders looking to build better products and successful businesses delivery them. I focus on providing knowledge that can be easily digested and applied by leaders across every industry.

Instructor

James Szuch is passionate about helping artists, artisans, and makers unlock the business potential of their creative endeavors. Through classes, workshops, and coaching, he is dedicated to ensuring that creatives have the knowledge and skills to shape their businesses to meet their financial, personal, and creative goals. James has been teaching business and entrepreneurship in graduate and undergraduate programs for over two decades. Formerly, James taught entrepreneurship at the O’More School of Design at Belmont University. He has also worked with organizations like the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville, the Nashville Fashion Alliance, and The Forge to deliver business education programs to artists and creative makers.

James Szuch

What People Are Saying

“I had the pleasure of working with James Szuch on a range of speaking engagements and trainings for the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville over the past few years. James is a dynamic and engaging speaker who is relatable to a variety of audiences from artists to business people to nonprofit staff. He has a deep well of knowledge to draw from and a knack for making complex concepts accessible. James brings infectious energy to everything he does, and, as a consummate professional, you can always trust him to deliver!”

Former Executive Director, Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville

Casey Summar

“James will always take great care in examining his audiences and preparing carefully for any presentation to ensure the content he's delivering is relevant, engaging, and above all, practical. He is communicative as a partner, thoughtful in his delivery, and innovative in the solutions he brings to the table to help creatives achieve their full potential. James has a genuine interest in helping others leverage their talent and seeing them succeed.”

Executive Director, Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville

Jill McMillan Palm

“The ability to convey business fundamentals to creative entrepreneurs is a unique skill. James has spoken at several NFA events and we always receive such great feedback on his ability to connect with the audience, convey complicated information in an understandable way, and ensures the audience has fun while learning.”

CEO, Nashville Fashion Alliance

Van Tucker

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