Welcome to The Art of Asking.

Let’s get you more “Yes, let’s chat!” into your inbox by becoming a cold-pitching pro.

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Sound like you?

You're ready to stop playing small. You’re eager to stop holding yourself back and letting those pesky, untrue thoughts of “I’m not good enough” stop you from sharing what makes you brilliant with big deal potential clients and collaborators that could change your life. You’re ready to skyrocket your response rates and become a cold-pitching pro that gets clients intentionally.

and this?

You're ready to stop waiting around for the right clients and opportunities to always find you. Because you’re confident in how to sell your brand and skills. You're ready to show people why you're the no-brainer choice. To stand out from the crowd and competition with your unique pitch and see just how much your initiative pays off.

and you want to…

Learn game-changing strategies to boost your response rate. Warm up your leads with powerful lead generation strategies that get results and unlock the secrets of crafting persuasive pitches that get a resounding 'YES' from clients.

Are you?

a service provider, creative small-business owner or freelancer?

🚨 Bonuses If You Register Between June 10 - June 16th 🚨

Biz Mental Health Check In

Kelly Watkins is offering a special discount on a 1-hour Mental Health Check In where she will work with you to go deeper on what you’ll learn in the workshop, including your self-worth, core beliefs and fears that are not serving you and issues that might be holding you back in your business.

This is a discounted rate on a 1-1 with Kelly Watkins.

DM to Done Deal

For anyone who registers at full price: Alicia Bernbaum will be providing you with an exclusive Art of Asking add-on DM to Done Deal, my Instant Messaging framework to help you cold pitch your way to a meeting through the DMs for LinkedIn and Instagram. That’s a $100 value. Designed for anyone who’s strengths are in your work and not in your communications.

This is a $150 value, included for free.

THE VISIONIST

Alicia Bernbaum

is a video producer and marketing strategist with twelve-years of experience. She has watched over 400+ pitches from filmmakers who want to see their ideas come to life, as well as pitched her services and skills to clients and had a seat at the agency table during creative concept meetings.

She is a believer that pitching is part of your personal marketing toolkit and it can increase your leads for clients and opportunities. It’s more than that - it’s a mindset. Her previous clients include CBC Vancouver, Lululemon, City of Richmond, Spring Advertising, Heart & Stroke Foundation, BC Ale Trail, AnxietyCanada and more.

THE PSYCHOLOGIST

Kelly Watkins

is a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT, BABCP accredited) and a HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist from the United Kingdom. She has completed a BSc Hons in Psychology and Criminology, MSc in Forensic Psychology, PGDip in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy and a PgD Practitioner Programme in Forensic Psychology.

She has over 13 years’ experience in the mental health field. She particularly likes working with creatives to help you to free yourselves from your limiting beliefs that may be holding you back and help you to see your true potential. She helps creatives to support their own mental wellbeing and reduce the risk of burnout.  

In this 75-minute workshop, you’ll:

  • Construct your perfect pitch email (using a proven template) and structure your "sales pitch" including do's and don't, attention-grabbing opening lines, calls to action and ways to increase your response rate.

  • Discuss cold and warm pitching techniques, how to turn a cold pitch into a warm one and strategies to help you stand out in the sea of emails.

  • Work through any self-worth or confidence issues that hold you back like the fear of rejection or not being good enough, using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques, a scientifically-proven method to change your mindset.

  • Receive take-home techniques to challenge negative thoughts and beliefs around your worth to get bigger and better opportunities.

FAQs

  • The Art of Asking is a live workshop where we will be workshopping your pitch, building your confidence and helping you get a higher response rate with your pitches.

  • There will be a recording sent out after the live workshop.

  • Yes, it will. You can use the skills learned in this workshop for sales emails, calls or video chats. You’ll get a script to use that you can modify and apply. The workshop does focus on email or Instant messaging communications.

  • This workshop is not about closing clients, specifically. However, this workshop will help you transform any negative thoughts or beliefs around not being good enough or a fear of rejection which can affect your confidence in closing a client on a sales call. You will also have a strong way to present yourself, which could increase the likelihood of a client saying “Yes, let’s work together”.