Get your portfolio moving.
or your website, your project, your case studies, your positioning — whatever version of "I need to finish this thing" you've been carrying
A monthly coaching group for creative people who are tired of working alone on the thing they can't stop thinking about.
We meet twice a week. Tuesdays and Fridays at noon Eastern. One hour. Come when you can. Bring what you're working on. Leave with more clarity than you had when you showed up.
Join this month — $250
Includes
One private 1:1 hour with me each month
Unlimited Tuesday + Friday group sessions
Real feedback, live coaching, and accountability
Rolling admission — join anytime
$250/month
Billed at the start of each month.
Cancel anytime before your next billing date.
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What this is
A working space. Not a class. Not a workshop. Not another thing to consume.
You show up. You say what you're stuck on. We work on it together. You leave knowing what comes next.
The group stays intentionally small. Some sessions will have five or six people. Some will feel like office hours. While it's still building, some days you may be the only one who shows up — which means a full hour with me, one on one, for the cost of a group subscription.
That's not an accident. That's how I designed it.
What people bring
Portfolios. Websites. Case studies. Personal bios that still don't sound right. Job search materials. Creative projects that have been sitting in a folder for months. A project you believe in but can't seem to explain. Resistance you don't fully understand yet.
The common thread isn't the artifact. It's the feeling of being stuck on something that matters.
If you're a designer, writer, art director, strategist, creative director, maker, or any flavor of multi-hyphenate creative — and you have something you need to move forward — this is for you.
Who it's for
Designers, writers, art directors, strategists, creative directors, makers, and multi-hyphenate creatives who have something they need to move forward.
This is for you if:
- You have strong work but no clean way to show it yet.
- You've been working on this alone and it keeps stalling.
- You need feedback from someone who understands the industry.
- You're between jobs, pivoting, or trying to reconnect with your work.
- You need a place to show up, talk it through, and be held accountable.
This isn't for you if:
• You're looking for a course or a content library
• You need someone to tell you exactly what to do
• You're not ready to show unfinished work to other people
• You want networking at scale rather than a small, focused room
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How each session works
Every session runs one hour and follows the same shape every time.
0–10 min
Check-inEveryone says their name, what they're working on, and what they want out of today. Two or three sentences. Not the full story — just enough for the room to know where you are.
10–50 min
WorkPeople go deeper depending on the size of the room. You share what you have — screen share, link, doc, whatever is real right now. You get feedback. We move. Everyone who shows up gets time. If you need more space than a session can hold, that's what your monthly one-on-one is for.
50–60 min
CloseEveryone names one thing they're taking away and one thing they're doing before the next session. Not a list. One thing. Specific enough to actually do.
Feedback follows a simple structure — what's working, what's not landing yet, what to do next. We're not here to be nice and we're not here to be harsh. We're here to be useful.
How the month works
01 — Sign up, get the calendar
After you sign up you'll receive a link to my booking calendar. Your first move is scheduling your one-on-one.02 — One-on-one with me — one hour
Just the two of us. We get oriented — where you are, what you're working on, what's been in the way. You leave with a clear sense of what to bring to the group. This resets every month. Schedule it whenever it's useful, not just at the start.03 — Show up to the group
Tuesdays and Fridays at noon Eastern. Bring whatever you're working on. The more you show up, the more you get out of it — but there's no attendance requirement.04 — Keep moving
Every session ends with one concrete next step. That's the whole loop. Work, feedback, next step, repeat.Who's running this
I'm Bryan. ICF-PCC certified coach with 15+ years in the creative industry — Wolff Olins, Huge, Eight Inc. — and 500+ coaching conversations with creative professionals at Nike, Airbnb, Google, Spotify, and Pentagram.
I also co-founded Unvisible, a creative recruiting company. Which means I've seen how hiring decisions actually get made. I know what portfolios get read and what gets passed over — and it's rarely about the quality of the work.
I'm not coaching from the sidelines. I'm still making work, still building things, still in the practice. That's what I bring into the room.
bryan@poetic-state.com
The investment
$250/month (cancel anytime)
One private one-on-one hour with me each month. Unlimited access to Tuesday and Friday group sessions. Billed at the beginning of each month. Cancel before your next billing date and you won't be charged again.
When you sign up you'll get access to my booking calendar. Schedule your one-on-one first — that's where we get oriented before you come to the group.
My one-on-one sessions outside this program run significantly higher. This exists because consistent access to real coaching and a room full of people who understand the work shouldn't require a major commitment to try.
No minimum. Stay as long as the work is moving.
What's included:
- One monthly 1-hour private coaching session
- Unlimited Tuesday and Friday group sessions
- Rolling admission — join anytime
- Cancel before your next billing date, no questions
Join This Month — $250
What members are saying
"Within the first 15 minutes of working with Bryan, I had more clarity on what I needed and where I wanted to go. He's an empathetic listener, practical strategist, and an easy collaborator."
— K.I., Creative Director
"Bryan has a gift for helping creative people get out of their own way. In just one session, he helped me realize that I wanted to start a writing practice. That kind of clarity and momentum is what Bryan brings to the table."
— A.D.D., Creative Director
"After a single conversation, Bryan had me thinking more deeply and critically than I had for years. His ability to quickly decode problems and identify pathways is pretty stunning."
— J.F., Creative Director & Educator
Questions
Do I need a finished portfolio to join?
No. This is built for people who are still in the middle of it.
What if my work is all over the place?
That's exactly what this is for.
Is this only for designers?
No. It's for any creative professional who has something they need to move forward — portfolio, project, positioning, story, whatever it is.
What if I can't make every session?
Come when you can. There's no attendance requirement. The more you show up the more you get out of it, but the sessions are there when you need them.
What if I need more than the group can give?
That's what your monthly one-on-one is for. And if you need more than that, we can talk about a deeper engagement.
How do I cancel?
Cancel before your next billing date and you won't be charged again. No runaround.
What's the format going forward?
This is being built with the people in it. The structure stays consistent — one-on-one, group sessions, feedback loop. How we use the time will evolve based on what the group needs. If you want something different, say so.
Sign up, get access to the booking calendar, and schedule your first one-on-one. That's where we figure out exactly what to bring to the room.
No sales call. No funnel. No pressure.
$250/month. One-on-one included. Cancel anytime.
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