Creative Business Bootcamp

The City of Paducah

The Creative Business Bootcamp will give you the tools you need to launch and grow your creative business. 

The deadline for this event was October 28th. If you have questions, please reach out to Lindsay Parish at lparish@paducahky.gov.

The City of Paducah, with support in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, is excited to present the Creative Business Bootcamp on November 5-6, 2020. Creative Entrepreneur, Artist and Educator Jennifer Reis will lead this interactive workshop focused on helping you design and grow your creative business. In this course, you will learn about business modeling, action planning, brand marketing, Ecommerce, and customer segments. During this workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn about legal frameworks and taxation law that effects your business from Cody Walls, MBA, CPA, J.D. You will also have a chance to learn about the opportunities and incentives that are available to you at both a state and local level in Paducah, Kentucky, as an artist, entrepreneur and business owner. This intensive bootcamp is a MUST for creatives, makers, artists and entrepreneurs looking to grow their brand, launch a new business, or navigate the complicated market in 2020.

Jennifer A. Reis is a creative entrepreneur, artist, educator and gallery director with 25 years experience in arts business and administration. Her earned degrees include a BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design, and Master Degrees in arts management and education from Syracuse University and Morehead State University. In her previous work for nearly two decades as a higher education educator and administrator, she developed academic programs in Arts Administration, Arts Entrepreneurship, and Design Thinking and also taught in the areas of First Year Seminar, Art Appreciation, Studio Art, and STEAM. Her curatorial work includes over 100 exhibitions of contemporary art and craft. She is a consultant for community and economic development, trade, and cultural and educational organizations, designing, managing, and delivering creative entrepreneurship curriculum through her company Make Do, including Kauffman Foundation’s FastTrac Program, AIR Institute of Berea College, and Appalshop, among others. Her work has been presented at the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship in Higher Education, Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Association’s Annual Conference, Kentucky Arts Council’s Creative Industry Summit, and the Association for Creative Industries annual “Creativation” tradeshow. As a teaching artist, she exhibits and hosts workshops nationally at schools such as Arrowmont School of Arts &amp; Crafts, Society for Contemporary Craft, and John C. Campbell Folk School.

Cody Walls was born in Paducah, KY graduating from Lone Oak High School. He attended Murray State University for undergrad, obtaining his Bachelor of Science with an Area of Accounting, then his Masters’ of Business Administration. After obtaining his M.B.A., Cody worked in the area as an accountant for a portable building manufacturer, handling all aspects of accounting and financial information, and obtaining his Certified Public Accountant license. He then went on to work for a Public Accounting Firm in Mayfield, preparing tax returns, completing audits and compiling financial statements. After working as a CPA for a time, Cody attended Southern Illinois University Law School. During his time there he worked as a Staff Member and Note Editor on the Law Journal in the process. While in law school, Cody began working at Denton Law Firm, where he is now employed as an Associate Attorney practicing estate and business law.

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