Whether you’re seeking one-on-one support or the dynamic energy of group coaching, we are here to help you overcome hesitation, clarify your goals, and provide the support you need to realize your vision. Our heart-centered and data-driven approach ensures that your goals are achievable and tailored to your timeline. Choose us to be your accountability partner on your journey towards success.
Why Choose Our Coaching Packages?
Personalized Coaching: Get the guidance that’s right for you.
Overcome Hesitation and Overwhelm: Break through barriers holding you back.
Clarify Your Goals: Define clear and achievable objectives.
Accountability and Support: Stay on track with regular check-ins.
Heart-Centered and Data-Driven: Achieve success your way.
Coaching complements strategy
If you lack the clarity you need to create a focused strategy, or if you have a solid strategy but are struggling to stay on track through implementation, a coaching program can help.
We provide personalized strategies to help you overcome hesitation and conquer overwhelm, ensuring you can move forward with clarity and purpose.
With our guidance, you’ll set clear, achievable goals tailored to your unique timeline. Regular weekly, biweekly, monthly, or quarterly check-ins provide structured opportunities for feedback and increased accountability as you work towards achieving your goals. We’ll help you track your progress and celebrate your achievements, ensuring you stay motivated and focused on your journey towards success.
Our coaching program will help you identify and overcome challenges, building confidence and resilience along the way. Our approach combines compassion and data to ensure your goals are specific and attainable. Together, we’ll work towards your vision of success, making sure it aligns with your values and desires.
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Video testimonial from music producer Joel Schwartz
Group coaching or one-on-one?
The choice between individual and group coaching ultimately depends on your personal preferences, goals, and needs as an arts professional. If you thrive on personalized attention and require highly tailored strategies, individual coaching may be the ideal choice. On the other hand, if you value the collective wisdom of a group, seek shared experiences, or have budget constraints, group coaching could be the perfect fit.
A hybrid approach is also an option, combining both individual and group coaching to leverage the strengths of each. Whichever path you choose, coaching can be a powerful catalyst for artistic growth, helping you overcome challenges, clarify your artistic vision, and achieve success in your creative endeavors.
Benefits of Individual Coaching: Personalized Guidance and Tailored Solutions
Personalized Attention: Individual coaching provides a unique opportunity for arts professionals to receive one-on-one guidance. We can tailor our approach to address your specific challenges and goals.
Customized Strategies: Individual coaching allows for the development of highly customized strategies. Whether you’re an independent artist seeking to increase your impact or working for an established organization taking on bold new challenges, we can work together to create a plan to realize your ambitions.
Confidentiality and Trust: In a one-on-one setting, you can openly discuss your concerns, fears, and aspirations. Coaching sessions are a safe and confidential space for personal growth, self-reflection. You can get messy and be vulnerable.
Accountability: Your coach is your accountability partner, helping you stay on track, overcome procrastination, and ensure that you consistently work towards your artistic goals.
Benefits of Group Coaching: Collective Insights and Shared Growth
Diverse Perspectives: Group coaching brings together a diverse group of arts professionals with different backgrounds, experiences, and artistic styles. This diversity offers a rich tapestry of insights and perspectives that can inspire and broaden your artistic horizons.
Shared Challenges: Arts professionals often face similar challenges in their careers, such as self-doubt, creative blocks, or marketing hurdles. Group coaching provides a platform to share these challenges, realizing that you’re not alone in your struggles.
Collective Energy: The group dynamic can be highly motivating. The collective energy and support of fellow artists can fuel your creativity and provide encouragement during difficult times.
Cost-Effective: Group coaching can be a more cost-effective option, making coaching accessible to a wider range of artistic professionals.
Briana was a real godsend during a difficult time. She stepped in calmly and took the reins of our marketing department. Thanks to her, we moved from crisis to exceeding our targets, significantly growing our customer base and improving our processes for the future. I can’t say enough good things about Briana—if you get the chance to work with her, count yourself lucky."
Andrew Chandler, Executive Director
Chester Playhouse, Nova Scotia
I cannot thank you enough for everything you have done for this project, The Heart of Riverdale, and myself. You have been so patient, flexible, reliable and a powerhouse of knowledge. I am grateful to have had you to work with on this.
Jasmine Colomby, Digital Strategy Implementation Coordinator
The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre, Yukon
Briana brings uncommon skill and expertise to a wide range of marketing and digital assignments. She's sharp, always current, an empathetic coach and trainer, and a creative solver of her clients' marketing problems. Best of all she is a pleasure to work with.
Inga Petri
Strategic Moves Consulting, Whitehorse
As a small business owner, I felt completely overwhelmed by the possible avenues where my business could go. As a coach, Briana was able to not only act as a sounding board for me, but also as a trusted advisor. Briana has a gentle and empathetic approach, but one that is also data-driven, so I can feel confident in the decisions that I am making in my business.
Joel Schwartz
Music Producer, Toronto
Kudos to Troubadours and Vagabonds Productions for their excellent work on Hudson Day. From populating Main Road with wonderful musicians to branding the event through digital media, you managed to create a beautiful atmosphere in town that lasted all afternoon. You were a big part of the success of Hudson Day 2021.
Glen Robinson
Festival Organizer, Hudson
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Troubadours & Vagabonds works at the intersection of strategy, systems, and lived experience — combining consulting and advisory work with hands-on arts presentation and community cultural programming.