Make a living

Creating

The problem

Creatives are tired of living client to client. We’re here to help you make a living from the work only you can make.

Creatives
Big thinkers

Who we help

Entrepreneurs
Dreamers
Creative Freelancers
Studio Owners
Photographers
Graphic Designers
Illustrators
Videographers
Lettering Artists
Animators
Identity Designers
Creatives
artists
Motion designers
Photographers
Graphic Designers
Illustrators
Videographers
Lettering Artists
Animators
Identity Designers
Creatives
artists
Motion designers
Photographers
Graphic Designers
Illustrators
Videographers
Lettering Artists
Animators
Identity Designers
Creatives
artists
Motion designers
Photographers
Graphic Designers
Illustrators
Videographers
Lettering Artists
Animators
Identity Designers
Creatives
artists
Motion designers
Photographers
Graphic Designers
Illustrators
Videographers
Lettering Artists
Animators
Identity Designers
Creatives
artists
Motion designers
Photographers
Graphic Designers
Illustrators
Videographers
Lettering Artists
Animators
Identity Designers
Creatives
artists
Motion designers
Photographers
Graphic Designers
Illustrators
Videographers
Lettering Artists
Animators
Identity Designers
Creatives
artists
Motion designers
Photographers
Graphic Designers
Illustrators
Videographers
Lettering Artists
Animators
Identity Designers
Creatives
artists
Motion designers

The receipts

Real Stories Real Success

See how hundreds of creatives just like you have built their businesses, unlocked new opportunities, and achieved their goals with Maker Division.

I recently solidified a $90k+ annual contract... the biggest job closed to date. This has been the best investment I have purchased in years!

Deanna Wallace
Web Strategist

I recently solidified a $90k+ annual contract... the biggest job closed to date. This has been the best investment I have purchased in years!

Deanna Wallace
Web Strategist

I recently solidified a $90k+ annual contract... the biggest job closed to date. This has been the best investment I have purchased in years!

Deanna Wallace
Web Strategist

I recently solidified a $90k+ annual contract... the biggest job closed to date. This has been the best investment I have purchased in years!

Deanna Wallace
Web Strategist

I recently solidified a $90k+ annual contract... the biggest job closed to date. This has been the best investment I have purchased in years!

Deanna Wallace
Web Strategist

I recently solidified a $90k+ annual contract... the biggest job closed to date. This has been the best investment I have purchased in years!

Deanna Wallace
Web Strategist

I recently solidified a $90k+ annual contract... the biggest job closed to date. This has been the best investment I have purchased in years!

Deanna Wallace
Web Strategist

During a weekly coaching call with Stephanie and Ben, they each gave me honest, straight forward, encouraging, and incredibly supportive advice … They not only gave me the courage to move forward, but valuable tools I could put to work immediately.

Anita Osburn
Creative Director & Graphic Designer

The course content, combined with direct feedback from Ben and Stephanie, helped me the most with clarity and confidence.

Dani Mello
Graphic Designer

The support of the group and coaches played a huge role in making me feel like I could do it in the first place.

Jordan Sigmund
Graphic Designer & Brand Strategist

The coaching calls with Ben and Steph, where we bare our souls and in return get support and advice, and sometimes some tough love.

Liav Lewitt
Logo Designer

I recently lost a huge client and I was in despair. I didn't know if I should just get a job or keep pushing to be my own studio … During a weekly coaching call with Stephanie and Ben, they each gave me honest, straight forward, encouraging, and incredibly supportive advice. They not only gave me the courage to move forward, but valuable tools I could put to work immediately.

Anita Osburn
Creative Director & Graphic Designer

I brought this question to a coaching call about contracts … Listening to these coaching calls over the past three years has truly changed the way I do business and has helped me respect myself as a solo creative entrepreneur.

Natasha Sánchez
Illustrator & graphic designer

They know what they're doing and they can back it up. They can also spot what's wrong and what you should work on before you're even aware of it.

Hanifi Belaroui
Brand, Graphic & Web Designer

What we do

Coaching
Feedback
Coursework
Community
Resources
Coaching

A live group call every Wednesday where you bring the real problem, whether that's a rate you can't defend or a proposal due Friday.

Feedback

Private, full-length critique videos on your portfolio, capabilities deck, website, and proposals, before you send them.

Coursework

100+ lessons across 10 modules on portfolio, pricing, outreach, and lead gen, with checkpoints where we review what you built.

Community

A few hundred working creatives who answer when you ask, and who hire each other.

Resources

Proposals, contracts, financial spreadsheets, and outreach scripts you can use on as soon as you unlock them.

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The Dispatch

A weekly letter on creative work, building studios, and the business of making things.

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Make Shit—Show People—Share The Process—
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Make Shit—Show People—Share The Process—
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Maker Division shares case studies, strategies, and student results for educational purposes only. These outcomes are not typical and do not guarantee your success. Maker Division’s team includes experienced business owners, creatives, and educators, and your results will vary based on your background, effort, experience, and application of the material. We do not track or publish average results due to the sensitive nature of creative business performance and the wide range of student goals. We cannot guarantee that you will make money, book clients, or grow your business using our strategies whether applied specifically or generally. We do not offer business, financial, legal, investment, tax, or other professional advice. All content is provided for informational purposes only. Any use of our content, ideas, or materials without express written permission is prohibited.