Business Coaching for Creatives

The simplest path to building a calm
wealthy creative
business.

Build to $20K+ months — without burning out,
selling out, or sacrificing your family.

Next cohort starting soon4 spots left

$20K months, consistently

Stop guessing. Hit the number every month, not just the good ones.

Clients come to you

Better clients at higher prices. No chasing, no discounting.

Your life back

Fridays off. Real vacations. Family time is family time again.

The Honest Diagnosis

You're talented. Your bank account just doesn't know it yet.

You built this business to have a life. Somewhere along the way it became a job you can't quit, with a boss you can't fire. Three patterns show up almost every time — and they feed each other.

Fig. 01 — The Trap Loop

Feast or Famine

Some months are great. Others are terrifyingly quiet. You never know where the next client is coming from because there is no system bringing them in.

Undercharging

You know the work is worth more. You keep discounting to close. The clients who haggle hardest are always the hardest to deliver for.

No Margin

Nights, weekends, holidays. Growth feels risky because more work just means more chaos. The business was supposed to give you freedom.

The real diagnosis

This is not a talent problem.

an offer & system problem.

Stage view of a roaring crowd at sunset — the life this plan leads to
The Roadmap

The plan is simple.

Three phases. Six engines. One business that finally runs without you at the center of everything.

  1. Phase 01Months 1 – 2

    Get paid better, fast.

    We rebuild the one offer your highest-value clients actually want, raise your prices without losing the room, and clear the mindset patterns that have kept you saying yes to the wrong work. Most members make back their entire investment in the first 30 days.

    What we install
    Mindset ResetAligned Business ModelIrresistible Offer
    Fixes the diagnosis →
    Undercharging

    You leave month two with a clear niche, an offer that converts, and your first higher-priced client signed at the new rate.

  2. Phase 02Months 3 – 4

    Stop chasing. Start receiving.

    We install the daily routine that brings qualified clients to you — no cold DMs, no ad spend, no dancing on reels. Then we put delivery on rails so the work fits inside your week instead of stealing your nights. Every six weeks we find your biggest bottleneck and remove it.

    What we install
    Lead EngineSystems EngineAI Creative Studio
    Fixes the diagnosis →
    Feast or FamineNo Margin

    You also get the AI Creative Studio — custom GPTs trained on our frameworks, so you move faster without working more.

  3. Phase 03Months 5 – 6

    A business that runs without you in the middle.

    The right clients now find you on repeat, your sales conversations close without pressure, and your delivery hums in the background. You're hitting $20K months on fewer hours, with margin in your week to take a Tuesday off and have nothing burn down on Wednesday.

    What we install
    Magnetic MarketingSales EngineClient-to-Cash Funnel
    Fixes the diagnosis →
    Feast or FamineUnderchargingNo Margin

    You're not just running a creative business — you're running one that works without you at the center. More rest, more vacations, more calm mornings with the family.

If your businessonly works when you work,it's not hard. It's broken.
Six Months From Now

What your life actually looks like.

  • 01

    You stop guessing what to do next and start hitting $20K months consistently.

  • 02

    Your calendar holds the right clients at the right price, not whoever said yes.

  • 03

    You take a Tuesday off and nothing burns down on Wednesday.

  • 04

    You raise prices without losing sleep, because the pipeline is no longer fragile.

  • 05

    Your spouse stops asking when the business will calm down. It already has.

  • 06

    You remember why you got into this work in the first place.

In Their Words

Creatives who stopped guessing.

Made $4.8K in the first 2 sessions of coaching alone.
"Before coaching with Jonathan, I was getting consistent inquiries but almost no sales. After 2 coaching sessions, we changed my sales process and I closed more deals at a higher rate than before."
Derek M.
Derek M.
DJ
Just signed one of country music's biggest names, worth $75K in annual commissions after only 2 months of coaching.
"On the way to doubling my business this year."
Robbie F.
Robbie F.
Agency Owner
3x'd her business — from 5 days a week to 1.
"This was a total game changer! I get more done in less time & margin in my day to be present with my family again. Solopreneur to a 7-member team and a client waitlist."
Tiffany R.
Tiffany R.
Musician & Studio Owner
Jonathan David Ray, founder of Wealthy Creatives
Who You'll Be Working With

Jonathan David Ray.

I have been a creative my whole life. Twenty years as a musician, creative director, and executive director. I scaled an organization from $800K to $1.5M before burning out and walking away.

Now I help creative service owners build businesses that don't do that to them. I have closed five-figure contracts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook alone, without ad spend and without going viral. I teach you to do the same.

I want to help you build your business around your life and your creativity. Not the other way around.

My Dream

To help 1,000 creatives just like you build freedom businesses that provide real wealth for them and their families — wealthy in time, calm, creativity, meaningful work, impact, and life-changing income.
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Jonathan David Ray

Free · 2-Minute Assessment

Where are you leaking money, margin, or meaning?

The Wealthy Creatives Business Audit is a live diagnostic built from two decades of working with creative service founders. Answer a few questions and get an instant breakdown of exactly where your business is bleeding revenue, time, or the reason you started it in the first place.

  • · Spot the leak in your pipeline, pricing, or delivery
  • · Get your results instantly — no waiting for an email
  • · No pitch, no call required
Take the Free Audit
Two Ways To Work Together

Pick the room you belong in.

Both are six-month, application-only programs with the same 2x guarantee. The difference is the room and the level of access.

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Group CoachingComing soon

Wealthy Creatives Academy.

A small cohort of creative founders moving through the same six-month build, together. Most of the leverage of 1:1 at a fraction of the investment.

  • +Weekly 90-min group coaching with me
  • +Bi-weekly hot-seat working sessions
  • +Private community of serious creatives
  • +Full training library, lifetime access
  • +Capped cohort size for real conversation
  • +AI Creative Studio, lifetime
  • +Spouse / partner access included

Be the first to know when the next cohort opens.

Jonathan in a 1:1 working session
Only 10 4 spots open
1:1 CoachingMost access

Wealthy Creatives 1:1.

Six months working directly with me on your business. The deepest, most personal version of the program. Permanently capped at ten clients.

  • +Bi-weekly 90-min 1:1 working sessions
  • +Async access between sessions
  • +Weekly group sessions included
  • +Custom strategy for your niche
  • +AI Creative Studio, lifetime
  • +Spouse / partner access included
  • +Revenue Unlock Intensive (first 3)

Investment shared once we confirm fit on the call.

The Guarantee, Either Way

We don't get paid unless you do.

If you show up, implement, and follow the process, you make back at least 2x your investment, or we keep working together at no additional cost until you do.

I've never had to extend this program to date.

Included with the Academy

Bonuses to being in the Wealthy Creatives community.

Illustration of a creative entrepreneur supported by custom AI assistants — the Wealthy Creatives AI Creative Studio
AI Creative Studio · Lifetime Access

Your unfair advantage.

Custom-built AI tools trained on our frameworks. They become the glue that makes your business easier to manage and calmer. Built for your workflow so everything we install saves you time instead of becoming another thing to manage.

👉 Like having a strategist in your pocket—without adding more work to your plate.

Jonathan on a coaching call with a couple and their baby
Spouse / Partner Access · No extra cost

Your spouse or partner is welcome too — at NO extra cost, even if they have their own business.

Most creative businesses are family businesses. Partner access is included — join the calls, use the trainings, build together. Growth should never come at the cost of your marriage.

Also Available

The LinkedIn Conversion Masterclass.

Most creative entrepreneurs are invisible on LinkedIn. Not because they lack credibility. Because they lack a system.

A private three-week, four-session 1:1 masterclass for established creative entrepreneurs who want LinkedIn to become a consistent source of qualified leads and high-ticket clients. No ad spend. No dancing on reels. A clean, repeatable system that works.

Jonathan Ray's LinkedIn profile — Helping creative service providers build calm & profitable lifestyle businesses

Profile as Landing Page — the exact system you'll install

  1. 01

    Profile as Landing Page

    Rewrite your headline, about, and positioning so an ideal client lands on your page and feels like you're speaking directly to them. From digital resume to converter.

  2. 02

    Top 10 + Daily Commenting

    Build your Top 10 Centers of Influence list and install a ten-minute daily commenting routine using the hook-stack-payoff-CTA framework. Profile clicks without pitching.

  3. 03

    High-Response Outreach

    The exact DM method I've used to close contracts from $1,500 to $15,000 on LinkedIn. You send your first five messages to real connections before the session ends.

  4. 04

    Content Engine

    A 30 to 60 day content calendar, a compliance-ready AI project file, a Google Doc system for saving and reposting winners, and a weekly rhythm simple enough to actually sustain.

You walk away with a complete LinkedIn operating system. Not just notes from four good conversations.

An honest read on fit.

Is this for you?

A Fit If
  • ✓You run a creative service business making $5K–$15K months.
  • ✓Your craft is excellent. The business container is the problem.
  • ✓You are willing to do the work, not just buy the course.
  • ✓You want a calmer business, not a louder one.
Not a Fit If
  • ×You are pre-revenue and still looking for your first clients.
  • ×You want a get-rich-quick funnel or hype tactics.
  • ×You will not have a kitchen-table conversation about investing in yourself.
  • ×You are unwilling to say no to the wrong clients.
Ready when you are

If you're serious about building a business that gives you your life back—book a call today.

I don't take everyone. I only work with creatives who are serious about building a business that serves their life, not the other way around. If we're not a good match, I'll tell you quickly and point you in a better direction.

We begin June 1st. Limited to 10 clients total—once spots are filled, enrollment closes.

Jonathan David Ray's recording setup — laptop on a brick-wall studio mid strategy call with a creative client
From the studio · where your call happens
  1. 01

    Book a 30-min call

    A no-pressure convo to tell us both if we're the right fit.

  2. 02

    If approved, get started

    Make your first payment and we'll book your first coaching session.

  3. 03

    Unlock everything

    Get access to your AI bonuses immediately and schedule your revenue intensive.

On YouTube

Real talk for creatives building wealth.

Weekly videos on selling without selling out, pricing with confidence, and building a creative business that actually funds your life. No fluff. No guru theater. Just what works.

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The Podcast

Wealthy Creatives, in your ears.

Honest conversations with creatives building businesses that give them their lives back. New episodes most weeks.

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Before You Apply

Frequently asked.

Got questions? Here's what most creatives ask before joining.

Jonathan David Ray coaching a creative entrepreneur through a 1:1 strategy session inside the Wealthy Creatives 6-month program
Inside the program · 1:1 strategy session toward calm $20K months
Next Cohort Starts June 1

A thirty minute conversation. No pitch.

We will look at your numbers, your pipeline, and the one thing eating your week. If it is a fit, we talk next steps. If not, you leave with something useful.

What Happens Next
  1. 01
    Book a 30-min call

    A no-pressure conversation to see if we're a fit for each other.

  2. 02
    If approved, you're in

    Make your first payment and we book your first coaching session.

  3. 03
    Get instant access

    AI bonuses unlock immediately. Revenue Intensive scheduled within the week.