One on One Coaching opportunities
get Tailored, expert Insights
Are you:
Unsure if your branding is reaching the right market?
Facing challenges with your costing & pricing?
Finding that you need help reviewing your product collections?
Looking for someone to guide you in the right direction?
Let Our Coaches Guide you!
Our coaches have over 60 years of combined experience in the artisan sector. They have worked in over 50 countries to grow artisan businesses through branding, product development, marketing and more. They understand the challenges of running and growing a business in the artisan sector because they have been there themselves.
how does it work?
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Take a look at our coaching team below to learn more about their expertise and experience. Coaching sessions can include discussions on one of the following topics:
Product Development
Costing & Pricing
Branding
Marketing
Buyer Relations
Export
Business Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Social Impact
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Secure your spot by completing your payment for a one-on-one coaching session.
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After payment, you’ll be directed to a quick form where you can share your goals, focus areas, preferred mentor (if any), and more about your business.
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Based on your form responses, we’ll thoughtfully pair you with a coach who’s best suited to support your needs.
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Your coach will connect with you for a 30-minute call to learn more about your goals and align on how to make the most of your session.
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You’ll schedule your 1-hour deep-dive session directly with your coach to get personalized guidance, clarity, and actionable next steps.
Meet our mentors
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Based in New York City - Design / Buyer Relations / Social Entrepreneur / Social Impact
Language: English
Creative Marketing Consultant with 10+ yrs of experience specializing in mission artisan and brand development, handmade design, market sourcing, brand launch and merchandising.
Dondrill is a former Senior Producer and Marketing Consultant for NYNOW and American Handcrafted. She also has experience with global trend sourcing, senior content producer, podcast host, social impact and inclusion mission partner, buyer relations and sustainable design review committee.
Dondrill is also the Founder of Ahmesa,where the art of gathering by hand at home is artisan food, table décor, textiles and cooking beautifully inspires journeys.
Website: https://www.ahmesa.com/
Contact: dondrill.glover@gmail.com
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Based in Austria – Costing & Pricing / Philanthropy / Community Development / Social Impact
Language: English
Alina Serban has 8 years of experience at ERSTE Foundation, focusing on community development and social entrepreneurship across Central and Eastern Europe. In 2018, she founded co/rizom Verein, which she continues to lead. Her work centers on co-design, the commons, and participatory development to drive social and environmental change.
co/rizom Verein partners with artisan communities in Europe and beyond, offering incubation and capacity-building programs that preserve traditional crafts. They facilitate collaboration between artisans, designers, and experts—providing access to creative and market knowledge, production technologies, business tools, and international exposure.
Website: Homepage - Co/rizom
Contact: alina@corizom.org
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Based in France – Artisan Sourcing / Buyer Relations / Ethical Trade
Languages: English
Annie O. Waterman is the founder of AOW Handmade has spent the past 16 years traveling the globe, working to build relationships between artisan suppliers and retailers.
Annie lives a life in motion, continuously traveling to far-flung destinations to connect with new makers on the ground to discover unique handmade sources. Annie aims to bring buyers fresh, soulful, and competitive goods that are often difficult to track down.
Website: https://www.aowhandmade.com/
Contact: annie@aowhandmade.com
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Based in Washington DC - Costing & Pricing / Entrepreneur / International Development Expert
Languages: English
Lauren Barkume is the Training Director at HANDMADE to MARKET. Since joining in 2006, Lauren is an expert in international development, artisan programs and training. Lauren spent nearly 9 years based in South Africa working directly with entrepreneurs, artisans and small businesses in the region, developing community co-created programs, designing and running practical business skills workshops for small business owners, and working in collaboration with artisan communities across Southern Africa.
Lauren is also a photographer who has taken many of the images on this website. Lauren cares deeply about facilitating responsive, community driven development.
Contact: membership@creativelearning.org
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Based in New York City – Artisan Sourcing / Buyer Relations / Export Training
Languages: English & French
Nathalie Tancrede is a social entrepreneur and artisan advocate who enjoys working side by side with creatives to help them reach their highest potential.
Over the last decade, Nathalie used her expertise in capacity building, training, sales and marketing combined with her human resources management and operations skills to connect global brands such as Macy’s, West Elm, Anthropologie, and international designers to artisan communities around the world.
Nathalie collaborates with organizations like NYNOW, Creative Learning, Caribbean Export and more to lead tailored export marketing training to artisan enterprises seeking to reach global markets.
Contact: haitiepathways@gmail.com
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Based in New York City – Artisan Product Development & Design
Languages: English & Hebrew
Aviva Maya Shulem is a multidisciplinary designer and educator with over two decades of experience in luxury design and product development. A Parsons School of Design graduate, she built her career at companies including Donghia, Inc. and Swarovski LTD, designing furniture, lighting, and home accessories in collaboration with influential figures in art and design.
In 2014, she founded Aviva Maya Design, a consulting studio that partners with nonprofits and design studios on product development, brand strategy, and design management. She balances her studio work with teaching at Parsons and volunteering with IDSA’s disability department to promote inclusive, universal design. Her design philosophy celebrates artisanal craftsmanship while embracing digital fabrication and materials innovation, with research interests in human-centered design, biomaterials, and social responsibility.
Website: Aviva Maya Shulem Design
Contact: amshulem@gmail.com
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Based in USA – Impact / Monitoring and Evaluation
Languages: English
Rachel Landale is a seasoned international development professional with deep expertise in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), particularly within the handmade and artisan sectors.
With over a decade of experience supporting artisan enterprises around the world, Rachel brings a practical, culturally sensitive approach to helping handmade businesses articulate their impact.
She has worked extensively to design simple, effective tools for impact measurement, guide artisan groups in developing logic models and indicators, and build their capacity to track progress and tell compelling stories backed by data.
Through her role at HANDMADE to MARKET (formerly Aid to Artisans), Rachel has provided coaching and technical support to artisan-led businesses across Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, helping them improve their M&E systems, gather meaningful feedback from stakeholders, and demonstrate the social, cultural, and economic value of their work to funders and partners.
Contact: rachell@creativelearning.org
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Based in USA – Costing & Pricing / Business Management
Languages: English, French & Spanish
Maud Obe has over 18 years of experience designing and managing economic empowerment and development projects for the artisan sector across the globe. She has supported over 5,000 artisan businesses, connecting them to local, regional, and international markets, and has successfully managed programs funded by USAID, MCC, The World Bank, and other organizations. As Director, Maud leads the strategic vision of HHANDMADE to MARKET. Fluent in French, English, and Spanish, she holds a Master’s in International Development and Social Change from Clark University.
Contact: maudo@creativelearning.org
all coaching Prices & offerings
starter package - $269 USD
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One 30-minute consultation
One 1-hour coaching session
Choose one of the following topics to discuss with your mentor:
Product Development
Costing & Pricing
Branding
Marketing
Buyer Relations
Export
Business Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Social Impact
growth package - $439 USD
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One 30-minute consultation
Two 1-hour coaching sessions
Choose one-two of the following topics to discuss with your mentor. A different topic can be chosen for each session:
Product Development
Costing & Pricing
Branding
Marketing
Buyer Relations
Export
Business Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Social Impact
deep dive package - $609 USD
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One 30-minute consultation
Three 1-hour coaching sessions
Choose one-three of the following topics to discuss with your mentor. A different topic can be chosen for each session:
Product Development
Costing & Pricing
Branding
Marketing
Buyer Relations
Export
Business Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Social Impact
Have questions?
Feel free to reach out to us with your questions!