Business Coaching for Creatives

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

I help creative business owners get consistent clients, with an offer people want to buy and marketing that doesn't sound like everybody else.

Tell me where you're stuck

Group coaching for creative business owners.

A new crew every month10 seats
Recent wins from the community
$4.8Kfirst week$12.3Kin one month$21.6Ksigned in two months

$10K months you can repeat

From fewer, better clients. Not one lucky month.

Clients come to you

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

Sales that feel calm

Say your price and stop talking. Confident yeses instead of awkward calls.

The Honest Diagnosis

Three patterns show up almost every time.

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. And all three 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.

Six months. Three phases. One roadmap you draw by hand in week one and pin where you work.

  1. Phase 01Days 1 – 30

    Get your first yes.

    We pick the one person you serve, put their words into your message, and package your work into one offer with a price you can say without flinching. By week three you're talking to 20 people you already know.

    What we install
    Your $10K numberYour one clientOne offer on one page
    Fixes the diagnosis →
    Undercharging

    Finish line: a first client, or at least five real conversations, from people you already know.

  2. Phase 02Days 31 – 90

    Get in demand.

    Your message turns into weekly posts that build trust with the right people. Then we get those posts in front of more of them and run a small campaign that gets hands raised. Content exists to start conversations, not to chase views.

    What we install
    Weekly posts that build trustMore of the right eyesA campaign that gets hands raised
    Fixes the diagnosis →
    Feast or Famine

    You also get the AI tools built on the program, so the writing takes less of your week.

  3. Phase 03Days 91 – 180

    Become a calm closer.

    You check fit before you write a proposal, send a short written offer, ask one simple question and stop talking. You raise your price after three yeses, ask for referrals when the win lands, and capture every story.

    What we install
    Check fit firstA short written offerReferrals at the win
    Fixes the diagnosis →
    Feast or FamineUnderchargingNo Margin

    The goal: $10K months you can repeat, from fewer and better clients. Not one lucky month. The system that holds it.

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 hit $10K months you can repeat.

  • 02

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

  • 03

    You know your $10K number: your price, times the clients you need, times the conversations that takes.

  • 04

    You say your price and stop talking.

  • 05

    The people messaging you are the ones who can pay you.

  • 06

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

In Their Words

Creatives who stopped guessing.

Joined in April. Hit her first $12.3K month in May.
"Charging what I needed to charge, and not feeling awkward about it."
Hosanna
Hosanna
Closed $4.8K in his first week, with his biggest single booking ever at $2,300.
"We changed my sales process and I closed more deals at a higher rate than before."
Derek
Derek
Five new clients in her first two months. $21,600 signed.
"Both paid in advance."
Laura
Laura
3x'd her business, from 5 days a week to 1.
"I get more done in less time, with margin in my day to be present with my family again."
Tiffany
Tiffany
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 business owners build businesses that don't do that to them. I've closed five-figure contracts on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook without going viral. I've booked $125K+ in 6 months in 2026, more than a full year at my old job, in about 30 hours a week. 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

Work With Me

I'm going to work with 10 creatives in the next crew to turn their craft into a $10K business.

Here's what we're doing.

The goal is simple. $10K months you can actually repeat, from fewer and better clients.

  • A premium offer you can price without flinching.
  • A message that gets you noticed by the people who can pay you.
  • Sales that feel confident instead of awkward.

Ten new people join each month, so nobody joins, gets a login and gets left alone.

A Wealthy Creatives cohort session in progress
Group Coaching · 6 months

10K Creative.

The simplest path to $10K months you can repeat, from fewer and better clients who pay what you're worth for the work only you can do.

In six months we fix the three things keeping you stuck: an offer that gets treated like everybody else's, an inbox that stays quiet, and the panic when it's time to say your price. You build a premium offer, a message that gets you noticed by people who can pay you, and sales that feel confident instead of awkward.

  • +Two live calls a week: Thursday training, Tuesday build room
  • +1:1 onboarding and completion calls
  • +A weekly hot-seat call with my more advanced clients
  • +AI tools built on the program, lifetime access
  • +The training library, lifetime access
  • +Private community and direct access to me

Get on the list for the next crew.

Tell me where you're stuck. I read every one myself.

Where are you most months?

I'll reply personally within 24 hours.

Ready now? DM "10K" on Instagram
Guaranteed, either way

You never carry the risk alone.

7-Day Love It or Leave It Guarantee. Try it for 7 days. If it isn't the right fit, full refund, agreement torn up, and we walk away as friends. No hard feelings, no hoops.

I want you here because it's working for you, not because you felt stuck.

Also included

Two more things you get.

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AI Tools · Lifetime Access

Your unfair advantage.

AI tools built on the program. They become the glue that makes your business easier to manage and calmer, 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. Your partner can join the calls and use the trainings. It's a lot easier to raise your prices when the person you talk to at night already knows why.

An honest read on fit.

Is this for you?

A Fit If
  • ✓You see yourself as a creative and sell your craft, services or ideas to clients, mostly businesses.
  • ✓Your craft is excellent. The business container is the problem.
  • ✓You'll give it 2 hours a week, and you have room for new clients this month.
  • ✓You want a calmer business, not a louder one.
Not a Fit If
  • ×You mainly want your own work heard, not clients.
  • ×You think you're one funnel away from millions.
  • ×You want it done for you.
  • ×You are unwilling to say no to the wrong clients.
Ready when you are

If that's you, let's talk.

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.

Get on the list →

Ten new people join each month. When the crew fills, the next opening is the following month.

Before You Apply

Frequently asked.

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

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
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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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Jonathan David Ray on a 1:1 onboarding call with a creative business owner
Inside the program · a 1:1 onboarding call
A New Crew Every Month

Tell me where you're stuck.

Two minutes. I read every one myself and reply within 24 hours. If it's a fit, we talk next steps. If not, you leave with something useful.

What Happens Next
  1. 01
    Fill in the short form

    Two minutes: what you sell, who to, and roughly where you are.

  2. 02
    I reply personally

    A straight read on fit from me, not an autoresponder.

  3. 03
    If it's a fit, we talk

    In a DM or a short call, and you're first in line for the next crew.

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