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has been helping creators like you take the next step for years.
Learn more about the impact that having a veteran creative coach such as Joanna has had on the careers of some of our clients.
“Joanna has been a tremendous help to me. I can’t say enough about her. She enabled me to clarify what I wanted to do and what steps I needed to take to achieve my goals. She is supportive, but also honest about how to achieve my goals as an artist and when she gives me feedback on my work. Her feedback is invaluable. She appreciates the soul of the artist as well as the practicality of being one. I highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for guidance, support, and the tools needed to balance one’s life.”
Shari Berman
Writer, Director, Filmmaker
ShariBerman.com
“I’m a playwright, and I was going through a serious period of Stuck. Joanna helped me unravel the personal matters that were hampering me from moving my career forward, providing clarity and insights that have been enormously helpful. Working with Joanna has made taking the next career steps—and deciding which new projects to work on—as easy as possible. After six months, I’m opting to continue. Working with Joanna makes a real positive difference.”
Robert Moulthrop
Writer
RobertMoulthrop.com
Naomi McDougall Jones
Writer / Actor / Producer
NaomiMcdougallJones.com
“One year ago, I had the very great fortune of starting to work with Joanna and began the kind of manager/artist relationship that one can only dream of actually finding.
Joanna, thank you many thousand times over for a year of collaboration, support, inspiring work, and the kind of creative possibility that comes from feeling like you truly have someone forging forward with and for you. My debt and gratitude to you are deep and wide. Here’s to many, many more years, projects, dreams (and probably occasionally panicked phone calls.)
Joanna also does career consulting for artists – if you EVER are looking to hire someone in this capacity, hire Joanna. She somehow always knows exactly what questions need to be asked.”
Jonathan Flowers
Musician, Educator, and Composer
Mindful Music
“I began working with Joanna Zippel twelve months ago to help me develop my music teaching studio near Philadelphia. During that time, my clientele has more than tripled.
And I also have gained opportunities to publish and lecture on my innovative approach to music education. These gains have resulted from Joanna’s detailed guidance about public relations, written communication and networking. Joanna is a master at helping creative clients to refine their vision and find their target audience. She has become a guiding light in my life’s work. I am pleased to recommend her without reservation to fellow artists who are ready to take their work to the next level while staying true to their highest intentions.”
Madeline Johnson
Writer / Director
madelinemjohnson.com
"Working with Joanna has been a pivotal part of my career development. As a writer-director, there’s growing in the craft also growing as an entrepreneur. Buidling a career in the arts is challenging.
It has helped me tremendously to have Joanna journeying alongside me."
Arden Kass
Screenwriter / Playwright / Librettist
ArdenKass.com
“For me as a writer, not having a “team” to talk with is among the most difficult challenges.
Networking with creative people who might benefit from being in touch is a hallmark of working with Joanna as a coach. Another is having a supportive, yet frank, source of feedback, not just for my creative work but also for work-related dilemmas or decisions.”
Shanyse Inez Scott
Screenwriter-Producer
Sin Productions
"I completed multiple drafts of my screenplay, and confidently sent it out to competitions only to become discouraged by what felt like an onslaught of nonconstructive and conflicting criticism about the script. I couldn't allow this to keep me down so I reached out to Joanna for help. With her assistance, I completed another draft of my screenplay, created a pitch deck, started collaborating with a director for the project, and was accepted into the Constellation Incubator program for filmmakers.