Maria Brito is a force to be reckoned with. I highly recommend her Jumpstart course to any creative who is seeking a marriage between Art and Business. They are not separate entities. They work in tandem.

This course provides a safe space to break those boundaries and bounce new ideas and concepts with Maria and other creatives. I graduated with the tools to be “creatively ambidextrous”. No more separating business and art, but rather, marry the head and the heart. Thank you, Maria, and I’ll see you at the crossroads where critical thinking and intuition meet!  

LANA LOVE, SINGER, DANCER, MUSICIAN

LOS ANGELES, CA

Jumpstart was my best investment during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.

I am a clinical oncologist in Brazil and about five years ago I started doing art therapy after suffering from Burnout Syndrome. In 2019 I decided to start a new job as a painter and, as everyone starts, you have more doubts than certainties. One day I saw Maria Brito talking about her course on her Instagram page, and I, like many people in quarantine, was taking courses online and I asked myself why not do that too.

To my surprise it was one of the best things that happened to me in 2020, forget art courses, forget mindset, forget all that, anyone can have a precious gift, which is creativity. Maria will help you to work better with your creativity. And I am really surprised by the practical positive results I got at the end of the course.

GRAY PORTELA, ONCOLOGIST

PETROLINA, BRAZIL

I have known Maria Brito professionally as a talented and successful curator, art advisor, designer, and author, as well as personally as a highly creative, talented, successful, and empathic friend and mentor.

In the spring and summer of 2020, during a time of radical changes in economic opportunity, public health, and political discourse, I found myself at a crossroads. As an arts professional and writer, I was full of ideas, had several converging or competing goals and projects without a  clear path forward to realize them.  In other words: stuck.

Jumpstart provided me with invaluable tools for professional development and growth through a focused self-guided and collaborative program, informed by philosophy, economics, art and culture, that radically changed entrenched thinking around work, money, and status. In the last few months, I have created more personal opportunities for growth and success. I am incredibly thankful and grateful for Maria’s guidance and insight.

As the artists Pablo Picasso famously said, “inspiration exists but you have to find it working.” One often learns by example.

WAYNE NORTHCROSS, WRITER, CURATOR, ART ADVISOR, GALLERIST

NEW YORK, NY

Maria’s Jumpstart program was the perfect antidote to 2020-induced stress and uncertainty. As the only lawyer in the room, I thought I would come in with a very different set of inquiries and issues to work on. I however, quickly realized how other participants, most of them in more creative fields, were asking similar questions on how to scale their businesses, differentiate themselves, and develop a vision, while remaining authentic. 

While the modules are fun, Maria will tell you - and I completely agree - that the program’s value is in the time spent alone doing the exercises. It was in those times and even after completing the program that I realized many ways in which I could think creatively about my career progression, relationship building, and writing. Frankly, just being unapologetically ambitious in my goals and vision and not being afraid to put in the hard work. 

ISABELLA BELLERA 

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY, WHITE & CASE

WASHINGTON, DC

This is the course that I wish I would've taken YEARS ago! I enrolled in Jumpstart because I felt stuck and out of ideas. It can be intimidating, especially on social media, to find your voice and in the endless images that are coming through all directions. As an entrepreneur that relies on creativity in my business, I expected to learn the tactics and techniques that Maria teaches much larger companies to use to stay innovative AND relevant. 

However, I got so much more than that. Not only did I have a creative breakthrough, the ideas haven't stopped coming...and it's been over a year since I've finished the course!  The magic of Jumpstart is that it's the gift that keeps on giving. 

Jumpstart was like spirit medicine for my right brain, not only giving me a dose of creative insight, but also teaching me what to do with the many, many ideas it generates. I’d highly recommend it to anyone who needs a boost in their creative thinking.

PRACHEL CARTER, SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR

ATLANTA, GA

This course is for anyone ready to make big creative changes in their life, and not just professionally.

Maria drops some serious gems on how to expand your thinking, boost your confidence, access your intuition and put your ideas to action. 

As an artist, I gained so much personal insight, inspiration and ideas that will take me months to distill.

This course is not just for artists though. Maria draws from her knowledge of art and art history, as well as her own experiences, to present creative ways of thinking and doing that can benefit anyone in any industry.

Highly recommend!

MEEGAN BARNES, ARTIST

LOS ANGELES, CA

I enrolled in Jumpstart without imagining how my life was going to change before starting this program. Impacted in various ways by COVID, and too many ideas in my head, my creativity had to go from a hobby to a full-time job.

Jumpstart is not just a program to learn about creativity. It is a key that opens the door to a journey through yourself. In Jumpstart you finally realize that there is a whole world inside and outside for you to conquer.

The content of this program allowed me to assess each of the experiences that I have lived as an artist. From disappointments to glories, I learned to embrace all experiences. Each of them is a step to success. Otherwise, I couldn't learn to develop new ways of creating. This, of course, being honest with my realities, my abilities and what I have within my reach.

I discovered how to approach my clients in new ways in difficult times. Even rethink how I keep my jobs moving and my clients satisfied.

Many times we need a hand in the process and that is Jumpstart. It is an experience, it is an adventure.

ENRIQUE RIVERA, ARTIST 

PONCE, PUERTO RICO

Jumpstart helped me to become clearer and more focused on my priorities in building my new business. I became much more aware of the discipline needed for my creativity to thrive. Maria Brito built her successful second career within the art market from scratch. Her sharing her own experiences, lessons and insights inspired me to confront my business challenges in a more confident way. All these aspects led me to a greater sense of direction and clarity. In our weekly group video calls Maria was very supportive and answered more specific questions. I liked the energy of these online meetings and the respect among all the participants. There was absolutely no judgement, and everyone showed interest in one’s views and questions.

I can strongly recommend Jumpstart to all professionals, no matter the job or field, who want to set the tone for success by gaining different perspectives and a more creative mindset. 

ANNA-MAURRASSE-TOMAIUOLO, FOUNDER ARTPOWHER CONTEMPORARY

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Maria has a very powerful and inspiring energy. I am extremely happy and thankful that I took her course. It has helped me a lot with ideas to increase my main business and other projects.  

It has also helped me awaken the creativity that I had inside of me and to take chances to improve my business. I have now a much clear vision on what´s important and the things that I have to do. Maria has been very dedicated to each one of us in the group and I strongly recommend the course to anybody that has the desire to have a big improvement at work. I find the course inexpensive for what she is offering. It helps no matter in what field you work on and I extremely recommend to take it!

SOFIA URBINA, ART ADVISOR,  ENTREPRENEUR, AND BUSINESS SCHOOL PROFESSOR

MADRID, SPAIN 

I joined Jumpstart having the fixed mentality that creativity was just for a few, that you either have it or you don’t. And wow! after completing the course, I realized I was so wrong. Because of this program, I got to think of an entire new way to organize and run my business.  With what I learned in this course I started thinking outside the box and have not stopped ever since! I changed the way I do business and now I can really use the best of me and my team to be original in an industry known for being rigid and stale. 

DIANA CALDERA DEVEER, COLDWELL BANKER REALTY

MIAMI, FL

I met Maria few years ago during an art festival in Dubai. Since then I always followed her to get inspiration. When I got the chance to join her Jumpstart program I enrolled immediately. Her power, her way to be straightforward and her determination helped me to see my career in a different way and perspective.

I learned a lot and the program and her suggestions are already changing my life, how I see things and how I want to create businesses. I encourage all those people who feel stuck or need a push in their career to enroll in Jumpstart now!

VALENTINA DELLA ROCCA, CORPORATE ENTREPRENEUR.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

I found this course very useful because it explains creativity from a different point of view: the artist's view but with a business perspective. The program teaches a formula for being creative, but you you need to have the discipline and work on certain skills that anyone can do. The program is communicated in a very clear, concise and practical way. The calendar of exercises provided at the end of the program became very useful for me to put in practice all that I learned. In fact, I am incorporating some of the concepts in a workshop that I facilitate to improve employee experiences and how to be more creative at work. 

GUILLERMINA GOLDBERG-QUIROGA, CO-OWNER OF EXPONENTIAL, A CONSULTING FIRM FOCUSED ON CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

I met Maria Brito on Instagram many years ago. Since then, I follow her daily.  She is such an inspiring woman!  I like her energy, her humor and her choices in contemporary art.  Maria Brito is a mentor for me. Signing up for Jumpstart was an obvious choice! I am an intuitive person but I needed a framework for my ideas. The exercises are fun and can help anyone on self-reflection to make an idea become a concrete achievement. The process described by Maria Brito is well structured and easy to follow. Maria Brito definitely breaks the myth of the romantic-starving artist! Jumpstart has helped me anticipate and find new opportunities in my business. 

MORGANE CARIOU, BUSINESS SCHOOL PROFESSOR AND COMMUNITY MANAGER AT ONE ARTY MINUTE, A DIGITAL AGENCY FOR ARTISTS.

PARIS, FRANCE 

Thanks to Jumpstart, I finally brought everything I do under my one big vision - including art - but all of life - integration - It is so fulfilling and freeing, and I am still adjusting to this, and watching what is unfolding.

The exercises on the course made me realize what was the most important task to focus on and put everything else aside and postpone indefinitely the rest. I started “playing to win”. The exercises also helped me to become more daring and free in my approach. I started also appreciating my strengths more, the inherent goodness of the situation and not surrendering to bouts of doubt and fear, and instead break them down with journaling, meditation, research and action.

I have stayed curious, open, learning, fascinated – this has been a major shift towards freedom at all levels. How would a child see something? - Curiously, trying to understand the meaning and enjoy it. It is a major point for my person transformation at all levels. And one becomes open minded, open -hearted and noticing so much more around.

I had major breakthroughs thanks to Jumpstart.

ELVIRA BYRNES, COACH AND ARTIST

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

I have been following Maria’s journey via her many platforms for a while. Naturally, as soon as she announced this course, I enrolled immediately. 

My journey participating in Jumpstart was phenomenal. Not only did it help me generate ideas, but it also gave me the tools and confidence to finally execute them. 

The exercises allowed me to identify shortfalls, encouraged creativity, strengthened my foundation, and find structure when it came to my business plan. 

Overall it was a tremendous experience. Maria is an eloquent, experienced, and profoundly inspirational teacher. I would highly recommend this course!

BASMA HARASANI, BUSINESS OWNER

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA

Taking Maria Brito’s Jumpstart course was so refreshing.

Not only did she give many ideas on how to ignite your personal creativity, but it was also a deep dive into the inside of the art world. Maria’s course was so much more than I expected - from life tips on intuition, to how to transform your life in regards to finance and all the hang ups creative people tend to have surrounding money.

I highly recommend taking this course at least once if not more!

ELIZABETH LAUL HEALEY, ARTIST AND ENTREPRENEUR

CARY, NORTH CAROLINA