Here is the 2023 schedule of our creative business conference’s keynotes, sessions, craft workshops 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. The hotel offers a free breakfast and evening snacks, and we are providing lunch. You can also buy day passes for any of the individual days if you are only free for part of the weekend!
Did we mention we are spending the weekend at the Columbus Museum of Art? You’ll spend downtime exploring the galleries and being inspired by a weekend filled with arts and crafts!
Friday, March 31, 2023
Breakfast 6:30-9:30 a.m. (comped to those staying at the hotel)
Registration Opens at 9:45 a.m. – 10 a.m.
MCC Store Hours 11 a.m – 4 p.m.
10 -10:30 a.m.
Morning announcements
10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Olivera Bratich – How to Make Love to Your Customers
Kate Dignan – Continuous (Handmade) Product Discovery
DIY with Natalie Keller Pariano, Sponsored by Walnut Hollow and Handprint
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
DIY LUNCH
1:45 p.m – 3 p.m.
Tabitha Harper – So you want to teach a workshop: A deep dive into teaching your craft or skill
Lauren Venell – Ethical & Sustainable Sourcing
DIY – Visible Mending, Sponsored by The Sewing Hive
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Natalie Keller Pariano: Joy & Resilience – How aesthetics and design impact our joyful mindset & resilience in an increasingly challenging world
La’Asia Johnson – How to Scale your production
DIY with Toni Lipsey – Lucet fork coasters
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Breakfast 6:30 -9:30 a.m. (comped to those staying at the hotel)
Registration Opens at 9:45 a.m. – 10 a.m.
MCC Store Hours 11 a.m – 4 p.m.
10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Morning announcements
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Lucy Kelly: Content pillars for Makers
Carriece Jefferson – What Crafters Should Do When Pitching Stories to A Podcast or Publication
Jessica Schaefer – Yoga for Crafters
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m
Group Lunch Courtesy Midwest Craft Con + Cash Bar Sponsored by Walnut Hollow and Handprint
1 p.m – 2:30 p.m.
Keynote address by Toni Lipsey + Book Signing
2 p.m – 4 p.m.
Headshots by Studio Wonder
2:45 p.m – 4 p.m.
Lucy Kelly – Time Management for Makers
Carriece Jefferson – Four P’s To Help Crafters Tell Better Stories
DIY with Stacy Wong – Moss Wall Art
Sunday, March 2, 2023
Breakfast 6:30 – 9:30 a.m. (comped to those staying at the hotel)
Registration Opens at 9:45 – 10 a.m.
MCC Store Hours 11 a.m – 4 p.m.
Craftin’ Outlaws 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Walnut Hollow + Handprint Make & Take 11am – 4pm
10 a.m – 10:15 a.m.
Morning announcements
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
State of Craft Panel
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
DIY LUNCH
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Headshots by Studio Wonder
DIY Stations – Choose from a variety of make and take stations with self guided creativity
All sessions, speakers, activities and panels are subject to change.
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