Here are the details about the 2017 schedule of our creative business conference‘s keynotes, sessions and panel discussions! You can read our speakers’ bios right here. When you buy a weekend pass, you get access to all of the events below, except those denoted by a star, which have a separate registration process. You can also buy day passes for any of the individual days if you aren’t free for the whole weekend!
| FRIDAY, FEB 10 | |||
| Columbus crafty bus tour * 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
Watercolor Painting Workshop * 10 a.m. to noon |
Photography Workshop * noon to 2 p.m. |
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| 2 to 4 p.m. | Registration | ||
| 4 to 4:30 p.m. | Welcome Ceremonies | ||
| 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. | Panel: The State of Craft 2017 | ||
| 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. | Tara Swiger: Developing Business Confidence | Talia Halliday: The Organization of a Wholesale Crafts Business | Esther Hall: Applying for Grants as an Artist |
| 7 to 8 p.m. | Keynote: Yao Cheng | ||
| 8 to 8:15 pm | Weebly demo | ||
| 8:15 to 11 p.m. | CRAFTIVITIES | ||
| SATURDAY, FEB. 11 | |||
| 8 to 9 a.m. | Registration | ||
| 9 to 10 a.m. | Panel: Craft Show Confidential | ||
| 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. | Mei Pak: Instagram Hashtag Research | Lesley Ware & Nicole Taylor: Getting a Book Deal | Weebly: Website Best Practices |
| 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. | Tara Swiger: Creating a Customer Path 2.0 | Alison Rosen: Quickbooks for Crafters | Annal Vyas: Ask A Lawyer |
| LUNCH BREAK | |||
| 2 to 3 p.m. | Mei Pak: Membership and Subscription Products | Alison Rosen: Price Point Checkup | Annal Vyas: Hiring Help for Small Businesses |
| 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. | Panel: Building Retail Relationships | Kiffanie Stahle: Defeating Copycats | Stephanie Dyke: Project Management Strategies |
| 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. | Mei Pak: Email Marketing for New & Repeat Sales | Caroline Creaghead: Taxes Don’t Have To Suck | Tamia Stinson: Think Like an Art Director |
| 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. | Keynote: Jen Hewett | ||
| 7 to 11 p.m. | CRAFTIVITIES | ||
| SUNDAY, FEB. 12 | |||
| 8 to 9 a.m. | Registration | ||
| 9 to 10 a.m. | Panel: Depression, Anxiety and the Creative Mind | ||
| 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. | Panel: Philanthropic Crafting | Lesley Ware: Teaching Your Craft | Stephanie Dyke: Goal Setting that Sticks |
| LUNCH and CHECKOUT BREAK | |||
| 1 to 2 p.m. | The Wonder Jam: Getting Rid of Impostor Syndrome | Andy J. Miller: Quit Hiding | Olivera Bratich: Make Love to Your Customers |
| 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. | Closing Speaker: Chris Glass | ||
| 3:15 to 3:30 p.m. | Closing Ceremonies |
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