Before I hired Carrie as a creative coach, I had worked with her professionally as an art consultant. I have spent most of my professional life as a curator or in other roles facilitating the exhibition and sale of other artists' work, but my goal for many years has been to focus more on my own art practice. I already admired Carrie as an artist and business person, so I knew her guidance would be invaluable for moving in this direction. Through twelve coaching sessions, Carrie helped me work through the many creative blocks and fears keeping me from working on my art full time. With her support, I was able to strategize financially in order to let go of part-time jobs that were taking up a disproportionate amount of my time and creative capacity for the pay. Leaving these roles was one of the best decisions I have ever made for myself. Some level of uncertainty accompanies any career shift, but the freedom I feel now that my time is my own is an invaluable gift, and one that has greatly increased my ability and desire to make my work. I'm grateful for Carrie's insightful guidance and support during this transition, and I highly recommend her coaching for creatives wanting to make any sort of change. read more

In short, Carrie changed my life. In three sessions, she showed me how to build confidence in myself to overcome ANY challenge that life throws my way. My life has been opened up to so many opportunities now that I know the power I have in myself. I went from a toxic job/career that was killing me to confidently interviewing and being offered my dream job, declining that offer, and instead starting my own business doing something that fulfills my life. Carrie is a Creative Coach in so many ways, but her niche is showing you that you have the power to create a life that you love every day in every decision you make. She will send you on the path to creating the most amazing world around you that aligns perfectly with your vision. read more

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Carrie is a miracle worker! Areas that I was working for a long time, Carrie helped resolve in just a few sessions. Carrie listens keenly, instantly knows how to address an issue and is very intuitive. She truly cares about your well-being and goes above and beyond as a Coach. Carrie is worth every penny!! read more

Working with Carrie was a transformative experience. As a middle-aged creative at a crossroads, I was grappling with self-doubt and anxiety about my next steps and future in all of my creative efforts. Because Carrie is an artist herself, she deeply understood my vulnerabilities and guided me with new insight and empathy. Over several sessions, she helped me completely reframe my mindset (not easy!), uncovering the strengths, earned experience, and proud reputation I had within me all along. Thanks to her creative catalyst approach, I now fly along my creative path with renewed confidence and clarity. read more

I entered the art world filled with excitement and eagerness to show my work and creativity. What I found was a very competitive winding path, filled with obstacles and difficult to navigate. This left me feeling very discouraged, and then I found Carrie Seid. Every artist has unique experiences, skills, and needs. Carrie will meet you where you are and take you so much deeper into your art practice than you ever could have imagined. When I started working with Carrie, I was unsure about everything in the art world and how I fit into it. She listened to my ideas and got to know me and gave me concepts to explore and learn, based on my own aspirations and sources of real joy. She was patient and calmly exposed me to inspirational experiences as an artist. She helped me learn that my style can be anything I want it to be, and each day can change, according to my whims and interests.. Mostly, Carrie showed me that my art practice is filled with possibilities and choices. Carrie has helped me succeed by reviewing and editing my website, listening to my goals, and providing assistance in applying for exhibitions and residency opportunities. There are so many ways Carrie's coaching helped me gain confidence to get through the insecurities that every artist feels when they become vulnerable and create art. Today, I am participating in Carrie's group coaching program, the Creative Catalyst Mastermind Group. I love the format, the inspirational content Carrie presents each week, and the people I love to connect with to offer and receive consistent support. I highly recommend Carrie's programs for any person in a creative field. Margot Dermody read more

Carrie Seid is so much more than a coach, an artist, or a guide. She is the rare combination of strength and compassion, laser focused insight and warm approachability. I came across Carrie in an unusually serendipitous way and from our very first phone call, I could feel the moorings of my current life beginning to shift. I was seeking guidance toward a career pivot and immediately knew that Carrie would be part of my transformation. It was a leap of faith for me to sign up and begin the process with her because I had such uncertainty around the whole idea of hiring a coach. Before I began working with Carrie, I had no clue what my next steps were or even where to begin, but it instantly became clear that her methods and teaching would be the beginning of a whole new path for my life. I began to feel real excitement around my vision, which only intensified with each session. Carrie helped me see the roadblocks that I had been erecting for myself and how to crush them with positivity, creative perspective and confidence in who I am and what I bring to this world. She filled my toolbox with ways to combat destructive tendencies, resources for growing my fledgling passions and I never left a session with her feeling anything other than exuberance and anticipation for the possibilities she helped me envision for my life. After completing 12 sessions with Carrie, I have a clear and focused plan that has catapulted my options with more than a few organizations vying for my talents. More than that, I have renewed excitement for work again and feel an inspiration that I have never felt around my career. I would suggest to anyone who is struggling with direction or considering a life change to contact Carrie and see themselves just how incredibly gifted this woman is in her talent for helping others achieve their deepest hearts desires. I can say without hesitation that Carrie Seid is PURE MAGIC! read more

When I started seeing Carrie, I was about a year out of college, working as a waitress with no real idea of what I wanted to do with my life. I knew I wanted a job that would use my degree and allow me to be creative, but I had no idea how to make that happen. Carrie helped me narrow down what my strengths were and worked with me to figure out that the next step in my career wasn't an entry position as a media consultant but actually applying to graduate school for fashion studies so that I could pursue my passions with a strong resume and relevant knowledge. I highly recommend her to anyone who knows they want to do more than what they are currently doing but has no idea where to start. She is a great coach for any creative whose looking for the next step in their career journey. read more

I met Carrie at a conference in 2016 where I was speaking where she approached me and said she wanted to work with me. After months of trying to get my employer to support her coaching, I decided to invest in myself and purchase a package of coaching sessions with Carrie. As she says, making the decision to invest in myself was the first step to breaking the cycle of negativity in my career. She has a remarkable skill for reframing problems, breaking them down into opportunities and hope. Over the next few months of incredible difficulty, she gave me the courage to fight for what I believed in and continue to do great work. Several months after our last session, I went back to Carrie again when I was stuck beyond belief. Again, she gave me steps and encouragement to get out of a deep creative and professional rut. I am so happy to have Carrie in my life. Carrie's words became mantras in my life. Without her coaching, my life would be very different right now. read more

I was pleasantly surprised by how much ground we covered and by how much inspiration I gained in one session. Carrie stoked my simmering embers to help get my fire for new ideas burning again. I'd recommend meeting with Carrie to anyone who could use a jumpstart. read more

I started off having an idea that within a few sessions fleshed out a business model, potential name, mission and ideal clients. I enjoyed every session with Carrie and our sessions would fly by because we were having so much fun in developing further my concept. From Carrie's energy, compassion and direction I enjoyed every session. read more

Before I met Carrie, I was trapped in a part time day job working in an Art Gallery for someone who not only didn't appreciate my gifts, but did not see me for the amazing person I am. I felt under appreciated, stuck, and powerless. I was working with this person to sell my work at fairly high prices, but something was definitely missing. After working with Carrie, in just a few short months, Carrie empowered me to realize I did not need this job, and could actually make more money selling my work full time. She helped me see that by investing my precious time and energy into my unique work, I am able to utilize my abilities to surround myself with Abundance. We had an instant connection, the kind where you know you are meant to be in each other's lives. Carrie's energy is infectious; her feedback is full of life and vitality which is important when you need someone cheering in your corner. She is a bottomless pit of resources, relevant information, and helpful exercises that encouraged me to make the most of my valuable assets. Carrie is the ambassador for, The Law of Attraction. She helped me understand exactly what I needed and how to get out of my head and out of my own way. Since my work with Carrie, I have started living my life with more meaning, abundance, and attracting the things I want, while learning how to let go of things no longer serving me, releasing the fear and anxiety I unwillingly attached myself too. We all need a guide, to steer us in the direction we want to go. We are the captains and the navigators of our own sails, Carrie is the wind who will provide you the essential energy and momentum to remedy the blocks getting in the way of the places you always dreamed of going. If you're tired of feeling stuck, bored, unhappy where you are, knowing you can do more with your life and your creativity, I highly recommend getting in touch with Carrie sooner rather than later. My life needed Carrie's spark to help me show up to my truest self, without limiting beliefs or self imposted restrictions. I feel with Carrie's support, she helped unleash the dynamic unstoppable force within me, the one I always knew was there, but was afraid to let out and shine for the world to see. read more

She uses the titles "Creativity Coach," or "Life Coach," but Carrie is really a "Be-True-To-Yourself Coach." She'll challenge you, she'll empathize with you, and she'll make you a more honest you. I know she probably can't say it, but she's really a therapist (and the best therapist I've ever had). We're all creators, and to the extent we feel dissatisfied with our creations (either within ourselves or without) we feel dissatisfied with life. Carrie will help you realize that it's the process of creation, and our reflection on that process -- rather than any particular outcomes -- that really matters. Carrie's just the best, a bit of a magician, and worth every penny. read more

Carrie draws from her teaching career, work as a professional artist, and a wealth of other resources to help you tap your boldest, bravest, most creative self. She possesses great insight, boundless enthusiasm, and a generous spirit. But perhaps her greatest gift is her imagination, which enables her to tease out possibilities and potential that may never have occurred to you. If you're feeling stuck, in whatever it is you do, working with Carrie could be just the boost you need. read more

Carrie assisted me, as a later career professional with multiple degrees and little focus, to hone in on the areas of work and life that included my strengths, interests and opportunities for my creativity to influence my work and give me a new career path to follow. I was bored and lacked direction due to the culmination of self-imposed limitations. Carrie worked with me through my fears, self-doubt, false personal myths and hindering self-imposed barriers. Together we examined, contextualized, understood and altered my view of myself to a more positive, productive, inventive person who could create a new set of rewarding opportunities for myself going forward. Carrie also guides a group of "creatives" through a series of sessions once a week - people from many walks of life belong - from business, education, and the arts, for example, who are entrepreneurial and influential who come together to benefit from a collective experience with a well-prepared guide (Carrie) leading a 60-minute conversation, exercise or interview with a special guest. Participation in this "FlowZone" offers a fresh, in-depth look at a specific topic, creative commitment, or process that can be applied to your work, life, and beliefs. The many facets of Carrie's coaching can greatly benefit people who wish to invest in their creative, entrepreneurial and true self. read more

Before working with Carrie Seid I was an artist who had reached a moderate degree of success and then hit a wall. I was stuck both creatively and professionally. I hired Carrie on the recommendation of an artist friend but wondered what kind of support and advice she could provide that I couldn't get from my own network of friends or from hundreds of books about unleashing one's creative potential. I quickly realized that what Carrie provides in one-on-one coaching sessions cannot be obtained through reading books or talking with friends or other artists. She tailored recommendations (both creative and professional) to my particular circumstances and her enthusiasm and positivity are more motivating than any book. The ongoing dialogue was invaluable. Our conversations ran the gamut from the practical (how to run a business) to the creative (how our work is going) to the esoteric (why make art). My investment in Carrie Seid's coaching paid off artistically and financially. I feel better about my work and have sold more paintings from my studio than ever before. With Carrie's help, I finally broke through the wall. When our six-month session was over I signed up for an additional year. I highly recommend Carrie Seid's services not just to artists but to everyone who is self-employed in any field. read more

When I first met Carrie I immediately felt in touch with my creative mind. We met at an airport where we had a lively conversation about artists and inventors. I usually never talk to people at airports but something about Carrie was fascinating, and I think she thought the same about me. When I told her about my background in Computer Science and some of my projects/inventions, she gave me her card which read, "Carrie Seid, Creative Catalyst". Creative Catalyst is a good word to describe what Carrie does, but she is much more than that. Yes, she is very good at identifying and growing your unique strengths, but she is also incredible at helping with your weaknesses. As a busy college student with dreams and aspirations that well surpassed the classroom, I always struggled with managing my time and feeling like I was doing enough. Through our discussions, Carrie helped me immensely with these feelings of doubt and uncertainty, and offered me clarity and peace of mind. Every time I left one of her sessions I felt focused and excited. Most of us have parents, friends, or mentors that help us in life. While these people can be very helpful, they also tend to have a stake in whatever we are doing. This is fine, but having an unbiased perspective on what you are doing is enlightening, and Carrie is the perfect person for it. She is understanding, warm, funny, professional, creative, and has a lot of life experience. All of these things make her the perfect Creative Catalyst / Life Coach / Therapist. read more

Carrie was a transformational coach for me and I highly recommend her. Her approach is authentic, joyful, and forward-oriented. I was looking for a coach because though I had a successful job, I felt creatively depleted and professionally stagnate. I knew I wanted a bigger challenge but I wasn't sure where to start and I was lacking confidence in my ability to take a new direction. As a young professional I was seeking guidance about how to "level up" into leadership roles and become more skilled in navigating workplace relationships and challenges. Carrie is an expert in seeing the best in you and then helping you see it in yourself. She is honest, and straight-forward but also deeply compassionate and incredibly wise. She takes her coaching role seriously and provides excellent resources and additional materials for ongoing learning. I always left her sessions feeling energized and encouraged. Through our work, I was able to make big life changes that put me on a path I feel is more aligned with where I want to be. Carrie helped me to identify and change unhelpful patterns in my professional life but simultaneously built up my confidence and leadership skills. read more