For Side Hustle Society graduates ready to make this their full-time career. And for artists who got to that same crossroads on their own.
You started this for the freedom.
Let’s actually go build it.
The Thrive Art Business Accelerator is a 12-month coaching program plus a custom-built business platform for working artists ready to step into the full-time version of themselves. No more guessing. No more starting over. No more figuring it out in isolation. Real strategy. Real coaching. Real systems. From someone who actually built this.
Built by Stacie Bloomfield · 16-year working illustrator · Founder of Gingiber (1,400+ stores including Barnes & Noble, TJ Maxx, Paper Source) · Hay House author · 50,000+ artists taught · 2,700+ community
You are doing everything right.
So why does it still not feel like a business?
Let me say what you have probably not said out loud.
You have shown up. You have built something real. You have months where it works, months where it does not, and a Google Doc full of half-finished plans that were supposed to fix it. You are tired. You should not have to be this tired.
Your income resets every season.
Last quarter was good. This quarter is quieter and you cannot tell anyone why. You are not allowed to project. You are not allowed to plan. You are guessing your own numbers.
You are working constantly, and still guessing.
You opened the laptop at 6 a.m. You closed it at 9 p.m. The list is somehow longer than it was this morning. Nothing compounds. You are an unpaid employee in your own business.
You have outgrown beginner advice.
You already know what a niche is. You already know what an email list is. You do not need another 101 course. You need someone above you who can tell you what to actually do next.
You know you should be earning more.
Other artists at your stage are. You see them. You feel it. You cannot pinpoint the gap. You wonder if you are missing something obvious.
You keep starting over.
A slow February resets the whole thing. You rebuild every spring. You promised yourself last year would be different.
You cannot see what is actually broken.
You are too close to it. You are inside the thing. You keep fixing the wrong layer because the real problem is invisible from where you are standing.
This is not a talent problem.
It is a systems problem. And it is fixable.
You did not get here because your art is not good enough. You got here because somewhere between “this is working” and “this needs to actually compound,” nobody handed you the system underneath a real art business.
You are not stuck. You are about to step into the role you were always supposed to play: the CEO of your own art business.
The artists who break through this wall do not have more talent than you. They have three things you can build in 12 months:
A real-time read on what is actually working in their business. Not a gut feel. A real score that climbs as the business gets stronger.
A weekly rhythm that compounds. Not a launch every quarter, hoping it lands. A daily plan that turns 30 focused minutes into measurable forward motion.
Someone who can see what they cannot see. Not a peer group of artists who are also stuck. A coach above them who has done this and tells them what to do next.
Thrive is built around all three. We did not write you a workbook. We built you the software, the room, and the coach.
Most coaching programs send you a Google Drive folder.
We built you the app.
Thrive lives at scale.leverageyourart.com. A real app, with real data, built for working artists. You will not find this in another art-business program.
Your Thrive Score
A live score for your business out of 100. The number climbs as you fill your Vault, set your goals, watch the lessons, work the Clipboard. The first time you watch it move, you understand exactly what is working in your business. You stop guessing. You start knowing.
The Clipboard
Every weekday has a theme. Monday is Create Day. Tuesday is Operations and Shipping. Wednesday is Marketing and Growth. Thursday is Money Day. Friday is Review and Plan. 30 focused minutes a day moves your business forward more than 4 hours of scattered work ever did.
The Vault
The private space where your real business reference lives. EIN, bank, registered agent, insurance, contracts, account logins. 16 core fields plus extended. Even Stacie cannot see it. The day you fill it is the day you stop hunting for that document.
The 8-Stage Journey
The Thrive curriculum is mapped to 8 real business stages: Create, Clarity, Build the Thing, Get Seen, Make Sales, Don’t Break It, Refine What Works, Real Scale. You pick the stage you are actually in. The platform pulls you forward.
The Cohort Roadmap
While your personal Stage is yours alone, the cohort moves through 4 phases together: Clarity, Systems, Revenue, Marketing. Every member is working the same phase at the same time. Your slow weeks become someone else’s breakthrough weeks.
The 148-Lesson Curriculum
148 structured lessons mapped phase by phase, stage by stage. Not a video dump. A curriculum. You watch the ones that match where you actually are. Your notes live next to each lesson, automatically.
And the room is small on purpose.
There is a live coaching call every single week of the year. Twelve are with Stacie. Thirty-six are with the specialists. Someone is always in the room with you.
Monthly Group Coaching with Stacie
Once a month, you bring a real decision from your real business to a live call. Your offer. Your pricing. Your next launch. Your hiring question. Your wholesale pitch. You leave with a direct answer and a specific next move. Not a framework to apply later. Not “it depends.” A real answer from someone who has made that exact decision in her own business.
Weekly Specialist Coaching
The other three weeks of every month, a specialist takes the call, rotating through Sophie on email and sales systems, Rebecca on brand and portfolio, and Mandy on product and licensing. That is 36 specialist sessions a year, on top of your 12 calls with Stacie. You get the right voice at the right moment, every single week.
The 50-Artist Cohort
Fifty working artists per cohort, all at the same upgrade moment. Not 500. Not 5,000. Everyone in the room is making the same shift you are: from side hustle into real career. When someone ships, you see it. When someone hits a wall, you help. This is a working room, not a chat channel.
Quarterly Progress Check-Ins
Every quarter, the platform walks you through a built-in check-in: what worked, what did not, and what is next. It is automatic, so you reset your goals from real data instead of guesswork, and nobody drifts through the year unnoticed.
Thrive is for the artist who is ready to become a CEO.
You came from Side Hustle Society, or you got to this same crossroads on your own. Either way, you know exactly where you are: past the testing, past the side-hustle juggling, ready to commit to building this as your actual career, run by a real CEO. Which is you.
You belong inside Thrive if
- ✓You graduated from Side Hustle Society, or you have done the equivalent foundation work on your own
- ✓You are ready to treat your art as your real career, not your part-time side income
- ✓You can picture the future version of yourself you want to build into, even if she feels far away right now
- ✓You are willing to commit to a full year of building, not a month of testing
- ✓You want to be in a room of artists making the same upgrade you are
Thrive is not for you if
- ×You have not done the foundation work yet (start with Side Hustle Society first, it is the on-ramp)
- ×You are looking for a quick fix or an overnight result
- ×You want someone to do the work for you
- ×You are not ready to commit to a full year of showing up
If you are in the first list, keep reading. If you are in the second list, the path is not closed. It is just earlier. Side Hustle Society is where you start.
Where Thrive sits in the journey
Side Hustle Society
Build your foundation. Find your audience. Make your first sales. Learn the language. Most artists spend 6 to 12 months here before they are ready to upgrade.
Thrive Art Business Accelerator
Take your art from side income to full-time career. Real coaching. Real systems. Real platform. 12 months. 50-artist cohort. Twice-a-year enrollment.
The exact 12 months that turn your art into a real business
Stop guessing what to work on. Thrive is built around 4 phases that move you from “I have an art business” to “I run an art business.” Each phase has a clear objective, specific action steps, and the actual tools and templates you walk away with. The whole cohort moves through them together.
Clarity & Foundations
In months 1 to 3, you stop guessing and start operating like a CEO. You audit your business with outside eyes. You name your ideal customer in language she would actually use. You go through your website page by page, killing the leaks. By the end of Phase 1, you have a written plan you can actually follow, and you can finally tell someone what your business is going to do this year.
- ▸Defined revenue goals for the quarter and the year
- ▸Clear brand positioning and market differentiation
- ▸A streamlined website optimized for conversions
- ·CEO Goal-Setting Framework
- ·Vision-Casting Exercise & Worksheets
- ·Core Values & Brand Alignment Tool
- ·Ideal Customer Avatar Deep Dive
- ·Positioning Statement Formula
- ·Website Audit + Conversion Checklist
- ·Website Analytics Training (Google Analytics, Hotjar)
- ·Messaging & Copywriting Templates
Systems & Streamlining
In months 4 to 6, you stop being the only thing holding your business together. You document the things you have been doing in your head. You set up the email sequences that should have been running all along. You identify the work that is not yours to do anymore, and you find someone to do it. By the end of Phase 2, your business runs even when you are in the studio.
- ▸Documented operational workflows and SOPs
- ▸Email automation sequences running in the background
- ▸A clear delegation and outsourcing strategy
- ·SOP Templates & Creation Guide
- ·Workflow Mapping Tool (ClickUp, Asana, Trello)
- ·Business Operations Checklist
- ·Email Deliverability & List Hygiene Guide
- ·Automated Welcome Sequence Template
- ·Email Performance Tracker
- ·Hiring Guide + Job Description Templates
- ·VA Onboarding & Management Systems
- ·Delegation Planner & Task Tracker
Product Scaling & Revenue Growth
In months 7 to 9, you stop being a one-revenue-stream artist. You run a real launch using the Thrive launch framework. You build out your wholesale catalog or your licensing portfolio. You learn how to price for actual margin, not just to cover materials. By the end of Phase 3, you have a second revenue stream feeding you, and you know exactly how to build a third.
- ▸A successful launch of a new product line or digital offer
- ▸An established wholesale or licensing pipeline
- ▸A proven strategy you can repeat for ongoing revenue
- ·Product Launch Blueprint
- ·Pricing & Margin Optimization Tool
- ·Product Forecasting & Inventory Planning
- ·Course & Workshop Launch Plan
- ·Service Offer Structure Guide
- ·Sales Page Template & Checklist
- ·Wholesale Outreach & Pitch Templates
- ·Licensing Strategy Guide & Contracts
- ·CRM Setup for Wholesale (Airtable, HubSpot)
Marketing & Audience Expansion
In months 10 to 12, you stop posting on hope. You run real audience-growth plays. You build the evergreen funnel that converts on autopilot. You set up your retargeting and your abandoned-cart sequences. You start tracking the metrics that actually move the business. By the end of Phase 4, your marketing is not a guessing game anymore. It is a system. And you can tell anyone exactly what is working.
- ▸An expanded email list and social reach
- ▸Sales funnels that consistently convert
- ▸A data-driven marketing approach you actually use
- ·Giveaway & Collaboration Growth Framework
- ·SEO Essentials for Artists
- ·Instagram & Social Media Content Planner
- ·High-Converting Funnel Structures
- ·Retargeting & Abandoned Cart Sequence Setup
- ·Monthly Marketing Metrics Tracker
- ·Story-Based Selling Training
- ·Audience Survey Templates & Analysis
- ·Email & Social Content Calendar Templates
At the end of 12 months: your art business is a strategically driven, streamlined, sustainably profitable enterprise. Not a side gig. Not a hobby. A real business, run by a real CEO. You.
What real Thrive members are saying
“More like an incubator than a course.”
The biggest difference for me has been getting real, personalized feedback on my actual business, not generic advice. I can bring a specific question and get immediate, actionable direction based on my goals. The group feels more like an incubator than a course. Having access to Stacie and the coaches at this level has been invaluable.
“Those kits are now my number one bestseller.”
I have been in Thrive group coaching for 2 years, and it has genuinely taken my business to another level. I joined right after launching my watercolor workbooks, and on one of the early calls Stacie saw the potential to expand the line into all-in-one DIY watercolor kits. I went for it, and those kits are now my number one bestseller. The calls with mentors across different areas of expertise have been huge: I have streamlined my marketing and learned how to actually dig into my sales and customer data to make smarter decisions. If you are serious about growing your business and willing to put in the work, I highly recommend Thrive.
“Clarity, focus, and a real plan to scale.”
I have participated in multiple types of coaching groups, but Thrive has really been a game changer for me. I appreciate the group coaching style, and especially that we get to work with multiple coaches. Having different perspectives is so valuable. Since joining Thrive, I have gained more clarity and focus, and developed an actionable plan for scaling my business in a way that works for me.
- ▸Built Gingiber from her dining room table while working full-time as a new mom
- ▸Gingiber now in 1,400+ brick-and-mortar stores including Barnes & Noble, TJ Maxx, and Paper Source
- ▸$500K+ earned through art licensing alone
- ▸50,000+ artists taught how to turn creativity into income
- ▸2,700+ community members across Side Hustle Society and Tea Towel Club
- ▸Moda fabric designer
- ▸Hay House author (The Artist’s Side Hustle sold out its first print run in 4 months)
- ▸Host of the Art + Audience podcast
- ▸A custom-built business platform for working artists you will not find in other programs.
This is not theory. This is what happens when an artist actually builds the system, and then builds the room around the system.
Here is everything you get inside Thrive
Most programs hide the price until you have already mentally said yes. We want you to see the full picture first. Decide what it is actually worth to you. Then compare to what we charge.
- Full access to the Thrive Platform for your membership (Thrive Score, Clipboard, Vault, Quarterly Goals, Activity Feed, Badges, Streaks)$2,997
- The Thrive Curriculum, 148 structured lessons mapped to 4 Phases and 8 Stages$2,497
- 12 monthly group coaching calls with Stacie$4,800
- 36 specialist coaching sessions a year, rotating through Sophie, Rebecca, and Mandy$3,200
- Automated quarterly progress check-ins built into the platform$197
- Artist P&L Tracker plus KPI Dashboard$497
- Private 50-artist Thrive cohort community$997
- Wholesale Pitch Kit (templates plus Faire-ready line sheet)$397
- Brand Identity Workbook plus ICA Framework$294
- Pricing Framework, Calculator, and Annual Review$294
- Scalability Roadmap plus Planning Session$297
- Email Welcome Sequence Templates$297
- Batch Content System plus 30-Day Calendar$197
- Optimized Shop Checklist plus Revenue Calculator$194
- Core Value$17,155
Plus, when you join this cohort
Website Audit from the Thrive Team
In your first 30 days, a member of the Thrive team audits your live website. Written audit plus Loom walkthrough plus specific action items. You submit the URL. The audit comes back within 2 weeks. The outside-eyes review every artist secretly knows her site needs.
Featured Member Spotlight
One member per cohort gets featured across Stacie’s platforms (the email list, the social, the podcast). Real distribution to a real audience. You pick the moment in your year when you want to take the spotlight slot.
Members-Only Insider Access
Priority pipeline for Stacie’s podcast guest spots, blog features, social features, and collaboration calls. When Stacie is looking for someone for any of these, Thrive members go to the front of the line.
Stacie’s Working Templates
The actual templates Stacie uses to run her own business. Launch tracker. Annual planning doc. KPI sheet. The real tools, polished and ready to use.
Your investment to join Thrive for 12 months, starting at:
You do the work. We deliver the result. That is the deal.
Inside your first 30 days, do four things:
- Attend your first coaching call.
- Bring one real decision to the coaching room.
- Use the Clipboard for 10 days inside that window.
- Show up to at least one specialist session.
If you do those four things and you have not made one specific, named improvement to your business by day 30, email us. We refund you in full. No forms. No 12-page exit survey.
Choose your path into Thrive
Flexible Monthly
For artists who want the rhythm before the bigger commitment. Cancel any time.
Start Monthly12-Month Annual
A full-year commitment, paid up front. Full year of coaching, full platform access, all four bonuses. The cleanest path.
Join Annual6-Month
A 6-month commitment, billed each term. Stay long enough to see real growth.
Commit 6 MonthsAll three options include full platform access, weekly coaching (monthly with Stacie plus rotating specialists), automated quarterly check-ins, the 50-artist cohort, the 148-lesson curriculum, every bonus listed above, and the 30-Day Ship-It Guarantee. Monthly members can cancel any time. The 6-month and 12-month plans are a commitment for the full term.
The door opens twice a year.
Then it closes.
Thrive does not run open enrollment. The cohort opens twice a year for a limited window, then closes until the next cycle six months later. This is on purpose. A real cohort requires that everyone starts at the same time and shows up in the same room.
The cart opens in June. 50 spots.
When the 50 spots fill, the door closes. The next chance is six months from now.
I have actually built the business you are trying to build.
I am Stacie Bloomfield.
I started Gingiber from my dining room table while working full-time as a new mom. Newborn on one hip. Sketchbook on the other. Sleep-deprived. Annoyed at every business advice book that did not understand the time I actually had.
I got my first art licensing deal by cold-emailing a creative director I heard on a podcast. That single email turned into the on-ramp for everything that came next.
Gingiber is now in over 1,400 brick-and-mortar stores. Barnes & Noble. TJ Maxx. Paper Source. I have earned over $500,000 through art licensing alone. I am a Moda fabric designer. My book, The Artist’s Side Hustle (Hay House), sold out its first print run in 4 months. I host the Art + Audience podcast. I have taught more than 50,000 artists how to build a real business around their work.
I did not stumble into any of this. I built it. Offer by offer. Season by season. Through slow months and dead launches and the same wall you are hitting right now.
Then I did something most coaching programs do not do. I built the platform too. Every annoying thing I have ever wished a business platform did, Thrive does. It is the program I wish had existed when I was on my dining room floor with a half-finished pitch email and a baby asleep on my chest.
You do not need more information. You need to step into the CEO seat of your own business. I will be in there with you.
If you are ready, I am ready.
— Stacie
Meet your specialist coaches
Three working pros. Each one leads the phase where her expertise matters most. You get the right voice at the right moment in your year.
Mandy Corcoran
Helps you turn your artwork into products, courses, and licensing opportunities that actually generate revenue. Specialty: digital product scaling, solopreneur revenue growth.
Rebecca Reuth
Helps you refine your product line and positioning so your work connects and sells. Specialty: art direction, portfolio review, personal brand clarity.
Sophie Timms
Helps you build email funnels and systems that generate consistent revenue without relying on social media. Specialty: email marketing, audience expansion, SEO.
Honest answers to what you are wondering
Do I need to have done Side Hustle Society first?+
Most Thrive members graduated from Side Hustle Society before stepping up. If you have not done SHS but you have done the equivalent foundation work on your own (built an audience, made some sales, learned the language) you are welcome. If you have not done foundation work yet, start with SHS. It is the on-ramp. Many artists spend 6 to 12 months inside SHS before they are ready for Thrive.
What if I am not at the “right stage”?+
The Thrive 8-Stage system meets you wherever you actually are once you are inside. The qualifier is not about how much you have made already. It is about whether you have done the foundation work and whether you are ready to commit to this as a full career.
When does enrollment open?+
Twice a year. Once in the spring, once in the fall. When the 50 spots fill, the door closes until the next cohort six months later.
What if I miss this enrollment window?+
You wait for the next cohort, six months from now. Get on the waitlist so you are notified the moment enrollment opens.
What if I cannot attend every live call?+
All calls are recorded. Many members get real value from replays, the resource library, and the cohort community. You do not have to attend every live session. You do have to stay engaged.
How much time per week does this actually take?+
Most members spend 1 to 3 hours per week between calls, content, and implementation. The Clipboard system is built so that 30 focused minutes a day moves your business forward more than 4 hours of scattered work.
Will the curriculum move at my pace, or the cohort’s pace?+
Both. The cohort moves through 4 phases together (Clarity, Systems, Revenue, Marketing) so everyone is working the same theme at the same time. Inside that, the 8-Stage Journey adapts the curriculum to where you personally are.
Wait, what is the platform exactly?+
Thrive is a custom-built web app at scale.leverageyourart.com. Not a Notion template. Not a Slack channel. A real app, with real data, designed for working artists. The Thrive Score, Clipboard, Vault, Quarterly Goals, and the full curriculum library all live inside it.
What if I run a service or licensing business, not a product business?+
Thrive supports artists working across products, digital offers, licensing, services, wholesale, and hybrid models. The frameworks adapt.
What is the Vault and is it really private?+
The Vault is the private space inside the app where your real business reference lives. EIN, bank, registered agent, insurance, contracts, account logins. 16 core fields plus extended. It is private. Even Stacie cannot see what is inside. Your Vault stays with you for as long as you are a Thrive member.
Can I cancel? What happens after my term?+
It depends on your plan. Monthly members can cancel any time. The 6-month and 12-month plans are a commitment for the full term, so you are enrolled through the end of your agreement. Access to the platform, the Vault, the curriculum, and the coaching continues for as long as you are a member. If you leave, your access ends, so most members stay to keep the systems and the room they have built. The 30-Day Ship-It Guarantee covers your first 30 days regardless of which plan you pick.
What if I already own a stack of art-business courses?+
Probably some overlap, but you are not paying for content here. You are paying for the coaching room and the platform. The 148-lesson curriculum is the floor. The coaching is the ceiling.
Can I talk to a current Thrive member before deciding?+
Yes. Email stacie@gingiber.com with the subject “Talk to a member.” We will connect you with someone in the current cohort.
You already know.
If you have been reading this and thinking yes, this is me. This is the version of myself I am ready to build. Then you already know.
You know what is missing. You know the cycle you keep repeating. You know that working harder is not the answer.
The only real question is whether you step into the CEO seat now, or wait six months for the next cohort and stay where you are until then.
Twelve months from now, your art business is a strategically driven, streamlined, sustainably profitable enterprise. Run by a real CEO. You.
Thrive is open. 50 artists per cohort. Twice a year. We close enrollment when we fill.
Backed by the 30-Day Ship-It Guarantee.