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Michele Rushworth · 02-18-2008, 04:35 PM

At the 2008 PSA conference I will be giving a talk as part of the Cecilia Beaux Forum meeting, entitled "From Rookie to Pro".

I'll discuss how I grew my portrait career over the course of five or six years from being an absolute rookie in this field into where it is now, having achieved a measure of success. (Five official Governors commissions, various CEO commissions, top agency representation, an eighteen month waiting list, and an eight-fold price increase over that time.)

I have by no means "made it" in this business, though, and my career is still very much a work in progress. I have so much more to learn. However, I have learned a tremendous amount over those years and I thought other people just getting started might want to hear what I did that worked, and what didn

02-18-2008, 04:35 PM	#1
Michele Rushworth CAFE & BUSINESS MODERATOR SOG Member FT Professional Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,460	PSA talk - Rushworth: "From Rookie to Pro" At the 2008 PSA conference I will be giving a talk as part of the Cecilia Beaux Forum meeting, entitled "From Rookie to Pro". I'll discuss how I grew my portrait career over the course of five or six years from being an absolute rookie in this field into where it is now, having achieved a measure of success. (Five official Governors commissions, various CEO commissions, top agency representation, an eighteen month waiting list, and an eight-fold price increase over that time.) I have by no means "made it" in this business, though, and my career is still very much a work in progress. I have so much more to learn. However, I have learned a tremendous amount over those years and I thought other people just getting started might want to hear what I did that worked, and what didn __________________ Michele Rushworth www.michelerushworth.com [email protected]