Get booked solid
Join Ambitious Creatives Booked Solid
Coaching with Joana Galvão for creative service providers
Warning
This 6-month program does exactly what it says on the tin
“I told Joana, the title of your course works – I’m booked solid!”
Jordis Small
Creative director of Stellen Design
You’ve got the talent and determination to make your creative biz really take off but there’s just that one big question looming…
How on earth do you find these dream clients?
And get them lined up in your calendar?
Because, nobody is finding your website organically, you don’t have a famous friend with A-list contacts, and social media is
E-X-H-A-U-S-T-I-N-G
THIS ONE IS FOR YOU IF…
You’re constantly worrying if the work you have lined up for the next month will pay you enough and…
- You want to work with dream clients that set you alive but you’re not quite sure how to attract them
- You don’t have much visibility yet and the word “marketing” alone brings out the stress hives
- The high-paying referrals are not yet rolling in (but they will soon, right?!)
- You day-dream of seeing your Google calendar booked up with a couple of 5-figure projects so you can relax for a hot minute
BUT THERE’S A BIG BUT…
You’re not willing to sacrifice your sanity for success #NoMoreBurnout
Life is more than work, work, work. And you know it.
You’re done with working more hours than you worked in the 9-5 and you’re ready to work less and earn more. So you can:
- Enjoy time with your family and take summer holidays off work (fully paid, thank you very much)
- Travel more and enjoy life away from the laptop
- Take up new hobbies and spend time enjoying the ones you already love (kite surfing on Monday, horse riding on Thursday, anyone?)
AND I BET YOU’VE FOUND YOURSELF THINKING…
“If only running the business side of things was as easy and fun as the creative work”.
I see you. And I’d love to help you unlock your true potential inside:
A 6-month coaching program with Joana Galvão to help you grow to 6-figures and beyond, without burn out
Join 100+ creatives like you who have seen life-changing results like
Bernardo Covas
“I quadrupled my rates and niched down in just three months”
Claire Gallagher
“I now earn in a week what I used to earn in a month… I’ve got more time and money”
Gil Galvao
“I just landed a five-figure contract for a week’s work!”
Sara Neves
“I would not have got my first $10k proposal without Joana’s coaching”
Jennifer Smith
“I’ve just booked my highest paying project to date ($7.8k for identity + packaging)”
Agnieszka
“This program was an absolute game-changer for me… now we’re booked 4 months ahead”
“In my first year as a freelance designer I made 6-figures in 10 months, before creating an award-winning design agency that’s been booked solid with dream projects for 8+ years”
Watch the full story
AS SEEN IN
Not only can you ask me anything in our monthly coaching calls, you’ll also…
Learn
Learn everything I know about sales, marketing, systems, processes, and finances (I’ve made a super easy-to-follow curriculum for you)
Join the slack channel
Meet likeminded creatives and future business besties inside our private Slack channel
Meet experts
Meet some of my dearest friends and greatest industry experts in our quarterly intensive sessions
Listen to the podcast
Listen to a secret podcast feed with audio lessons so you can learn on the go while you walk or do the chores
Get my emails
Get 50+ email templates that we use every day at my design agency to get a constant stream of clients, have a silky smooth process, and get raving testimonials
LET’S TAKE
A sneak peek inside the curriculum
Nail your strategy and mindset
The module that gives you the gift of confidence and clarity. Here you’ll get my proven strategies and processes to:
- Easily set your goals (more time, better projects, more profit) and map out a strategy to get there
- Uncover and eliminate your mindset blocks that are getting in your way
- Overcome the anxiety inducing aspects of business (nightmare clients, overwhelm, growing responsibilities etc)
Plus I’ll share my secret mindset resources with you so you have the same toolkit that I’ve used to grow with confidence
Get the fully booked sales process
If you’ve ever found sales to be icky or difficult, you’ll love this module. I’ll show you how to:
- Package your signature services so that your clients say “hell yes”, to your offers, regardless of the price
- Create a sales funnel and pipeline for your services so you’re only getting on the call with ideal, qualified leads (leaving your more time for the things you’re truly genius at)
- Close high ticket clients with ease using my proven sales process
- Confidently know how and when to charge more (yes, it’s time to finally get paid what you’re worth!)
Plus, I’ll give you our own sales email nurturing sequence so you can swipe and deploy into your own business
Everything you need to know about marketing
No social media required! When it comes to marketing the choice can be overwhelming, we’ll cut through the noise so you:
- Know exactly how to network with zero sleaze to land dream clients (spoiler alert: you’ll be connecting with peers that share your audience and potential clients you’ve never spoken to before!)
- Use the same referral strategy that has allowed us to get $1.5 million of business, 90% of it from referrals alone
- Learn the Big Fish Strategy — which is what I did when I first started and continues to bring in leads today
- Use marketing to build trust and credibility with your ideal audience
- Copy my five-step testimonial process that means each client brings two more.
Plus, get my under-the-radar marketing resources that add fuel to your marketing fire without adding any more hours or dollars to your efforts
Master your finances
The millionaire’s secret to staying rich? Control your finances better! Here I’ll show you how to:
- Earn profit not just revenue (this is a biggie!)
- Strengthen your cash flow so you have more options for scaling if you want to hire
- Implement the exact same strategies and routines we’ve used in our business to create 6-figure savings
Plus, I’ll share some nightmare stories, to make sure you never have to go through the same mistakes yourself!
- Get the fail-proof template to take the headache out of bookkeeping
- Take a behind the scenes look at how we track our finances
- Dive into my go-to reading list for simple and quick financial wins
Perfect your premium process
If you want to attract high end clients, you need to deliver a premium process and client experience that wows. Here I’ll:
- Take you behind the scenes of our agency process so you can copy exactly what we offer our 7-figure clients
- Walk you through our brand new project management set-up on Notion
- Show you how to create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in your business to make your life so much easier
Plus, I’ll share some nightmare stories, to make sure you never have to go through the same mistakes yourself!
- Get 25+ email templates we use for all client communication from selling, to onboarding, to post-project communication
- Full permission to steal the same templates we use to present our work to clients
- Get all our 7-figure client questionnaires! Including:
- The intake questionnaire to quote with accuracy
- The branding project questionnaire to reduce revisions
- The feedback questionnaire that guarantees killer testimonials
Nicolas Marquez
“I can move from being only local to becoming a worldwide agency”
“I feel more secure in myself and my business. I’ve improved my process like onboarding clients, doing proposals, and improving my website.
I’m starting to negotiate in US dollars with prospective clients and I do feel like with all your help I can move from being only local to becoming a worldwide agency”
AND THE NEWEST JUICY BONUS!
Monthly copy clinics with a conversion copywriter to turn your website into a lead generating machine
Hang out with my favorite copywriter every month and learn tricks of the trade to increase your website conversions.
After launching hundreds of websites over the past 8 years, Delia Monk is one of the best copywriters in the industry. Trust me when I say you want her eyes on your work!
How does it work?
Submit your website for review when you’re ready and every month she will critique 4 websites on the group copy call.
Even when she is not reviewing your site, you will learn SO much. Every call will give you ideas, inspiration, and insight on how your website can work harder for you.
BEYOND THE CURRICULUM, YOU HAVE:
Support, mentorship, and community to help you create the business and life of your dreams
The best curriculum in the world will only get you so far. Take a peek at the coaching and community to take you next-level, below:
Monthly hot-seat coaching calls with Joana Galvão
Join a small, intimate group of creative entrepreneurs every month to mastermind your biggest challenges and goals together.
We will give you prompts and facilitate the calls so you get the most out of your time together.
This was always one of my favorite ways to connect with likeminded people in high ticket coaching programs — it’s how I met people that are still my best business friends today.
Your private community of ambitious creatives in Slack
Meet your future business besties inside our private Slack channel — the perfect space to collaborate, pick up work, and create long-lasting friendships.
You can ask your peers burning business questions 24/7 and I’ll also be in there once a week to answer your questions.
Monthly small-group peer mastermind sessions
Join a small, intimate group of creative entrepreneurs every month to mastermind your biggest challenges and goals together.
We will give you prompts and facilitate the calls so you get the most out of your time together.
This was always one of my favorite ways to connect with likeminded people in high ticket coaching programs — it’s how I met people that are still my best business friends today.
Quarterly intensives
(3 hours of live coaching!)
Join us for two quarterly intensives to help you make ambitious plans — and smash them!
Planning is a crucial part of running a successful business and I’ll walk you through my proven process to make sure you get it right.
Plus, I always bring one of my industry-leading friends and experts to share their wisdom (take a peek below to see who’s spoken in the past)
OVERHEAD AFTER THE COACHING CALLS:
Let’s get you “buzzing and doodling ideas” for your business
BONUS: GET ACCESS TO 9 GUEST EXPERT WORKSHOPS
Because 10 coaches are better than 1…
Yes, you’ll get 20 training videos and 18 audio lessons with me but you’ll also soak up all the wisdom and expertise from these phenomenal industry leaders.
(+ more as we continue to add future workshops!)
Curious to know who you’ll be meeting at the next quarterly intensive?
Oupas! Design
“Your business is a bit like your body, if you want it to have a long life and be healthy, you need to invest in it and look after it”
“We wish we’d joined this years ago! We’d been running our business for 12 years when we joined Joana’s program, and we often joke about where we’d be if we’d done this at the beginning.
Now we have a better work-life balance and have put systems in place to free up time spent on admin… Your business is a bit like your body, if you want it to have a long life and be healthy, you need to invest in it and look after it. That’s what we did with Ambitious Creatives Booked Solid.” – Joana Croft, Cidália Abreu, and Sofia Farinha Gomes of Oupas! Design
HERE’S THE TRUTH —
Our international agency started out of a coffee shop in Porto… If I did it, so can you
Today, my agency Gif Design Studios has a team of seven and serves big names like Lewis Howes, Rachel Rogers, and the Million Dollar Coach in 17+ countries.
Yes, I’ll show you exactly how I did it but I’m not just another “copy my process” coach.
I’m a certified Book Yourself Solid Coach.
So you get the perfect blend of proven theory + all my practical experience from the last decade to get booked solid with dream clients.
But the thing I’m most proud of?
My work life balance
People always ask me how I run two businesses with two young children but the truth is…
I only work about 5 hours a day because my family life is so important to me. I managed two maternity leaves of 4 months each where my businesses didn’t just survive, they thrived.
Because what’s the point in making lots of money if you don’t have time to enjoy it?
How do I do it? Well, that’s exactly what I’ll share with you inside the program!
Got a question?
Take a peek to see if it’s below…
Who is this program for?
If you provide your genius as a service, this program is for you.
So far we’ve had videographers, photographers, architects, interior designers, copywriters, motion designers, and event organizers. It’s fair to say that because of my background, I attract more graphic designers and that might be the majority of the group.
Will this be too basic for me or too advanced for me?
Most of our students are full-time freelancers earning between $3k – $15k a month and looking to scale to 6-figures and beyond. If that’s you, then you’ll be perfect for this program and find the content just right (Goldilocks style!).
If you’re still in your 9-5 job then this probably isn’t the right program for you (but drop me an email as I do have something else in mind for you!). Similarly, if you’re already running a successful agency earning more than $20k a month then this isn’t the right program for you. Honesty is my best policy so if you’re still unsure, just apply, and we can chat through it!
How much is the investment?
My goal is that you easily make the money back by the end of the program (some double or triple their ROI just half-way through).
There are a couple of different pricing options depending on where you are in your business right now. The next step is to apply so we can better understand where you/your business are at the moment, and we will promptly get back to you with further details.
I’m overwhelmed with work and life at the moment... Should I still join?
Yes! Tackling overwhelm is one of my favorite things to coach. I can help you figure out what to prioritize and how to claw back more free time. Together we’ll create a personalized strategy for you — maybe you need to raise your prices so you can take on fewer projects, streamline your processes, or hire someone to help you.
Whatever it is, as a busy mum running two businesses, I’m all about achieving more with less time, so I can help you get there.
How do the calls work?
Calls will be hosted on Zoom and will be “hot seat style”.
You submit your question in advance so I can give it proper thought and consideration before our call. This way we get to make the most out of our time together!
All calls are recorded so if you can’t make them live you can catch the replay (and still get your questions answered). Calls normally take place at 9/10am Eastern Time.
How much access do I get with you?
You will be able to ask me anything during our 6 months together. There are two ways to do this:
Through the monthly “hot-seat style” calls where if you submit a question in advance, you’re guaranteed to have 1-1 coaching from me.
I’ll also be in the slack group once a week to answer any questions you have between calls.
What happens when the 6-month program finishes?
You get lifetime access to the hub with all the lesson content, guest expert workshops, and the podcast feed. And you even get to stay in the Slack group and hang out with fellow creatives 🙂
How long will it take to go through the program?
The curriculum has been designed so you can go through and implement everything in 12-weeks but you can go at your own pace. You have immediate access to everything, nothing is drip-fed.
The lessons have been created mostly in audio format so you can consume them on the go – they’re between 10-20 minutes each. On top of that, past students have mentioned that they have needed 30mins a week to complete the worksheets.
The coaching calls are monthly and are 90mins long. The copy clinic calls are also monthly and 60mins long.
IF YOU’RE STILL HERE I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS…
There are thousands of creatives charging double or triple your rates for poorer work and they are still booked solid
I know because I’ve seen it so many times.
I want to help you have the business and life of your dreams and would love to share with you everything I know to help you get there.
So whether you want ski seasons in the French Alps, time off with your kids in the summer holidays, or spa days every Friday, I’m here for all of it!
Still on the fence?
Listen firsthand to some of the creatives I’ve helped so far:
