Craft Work 4.0 – Coffee Talks - Crafting success: Monetising Creative Skills

Date 25^th September 2025

Time 10am-1pm

Trainer Aisling Kearney Burke

Location:            Online – MS Teams

“Crafting Success: Monetising Creative Skills” is an engaging, hands-on workshop designed to help creative entrepreneurs and makers turn their talents into thriving, sustainable businesses. Over the course of the session, participants will identify which of their creative skills can be monetised, understand how to connect with the right audience, and explore a range of business models suited to the creative sector including service-based, product-based, and passive income options.

Through a mix of practical exercises, real-world examples, and group discussions, participants will gain clarity on their unique value, learn how to price their work effectively, and begin crafting a brand that truly reflects their creative identity. The session also includes guidance on creating a compelling personal brand story and elevator pitch.

By the end of the workshop, each participant will leave with a personalised action plan that includes setting revenue goals, identifying target customers, outlining a simple business model, and defining the next three steps to take within 30 days, providing a clear and practical roadmap to move forward with confidence and momentum.

This talk is part funded by Craft Work 4.0 supported by Creative Europe.

Craftwork 4.0 All is defined as a platform of international and intercultural co-creation, created among 12 organizations from 12 countries, and aiming at supporting emerging craft artists and practitioners to co-create, cooperate and promote their work, developing a common European programming of non-national craft artists and of trainings.

Aisling Kearney Burke – Bio -Founder & CEO | Creative Entrepreneur | Business Strategist

Aisling is a creative entrepreneur who spent over a decade building multiple successful businesses in the creative industries from the ground up. In recent years, she has focused on helping Irish founders transform their ideas into thriving, purpose-driven ventures. As the founder of Bold Rising, she combines strategy and creativity to support SMEs in unlocking their potential and building sustainable growth. Having been in the trenches herself, Aisling understands the unique challenges of building and scaling within the creative sector.

With a background in Fine Art and business, she has scaled ventures like Paintclub and led innovation projects such as the wellness tech startup Mea Manu/xSora. An alumna of Enterprise Ireland’s New Frontiers programme, she has delivered workshops for global companies including Google and Salesforce, bringing a hands-on, practical approach that drives real action and results.

Aisling is passionate about making business both practical and personal empowering others to grow with creativity, clarity, and bold vision.