About

Hi, I’m Alexia Petrakos & I’m the Thriving Artist Coach.

After quite a few years floundering in web development while secretly 
nurturing dreams of art and finally becoming that superhero I always wanted 
to be, I decided to follow my own path.

Not too long ago (early 2007) I left my last full-time job, which I held for millennia (actually, 2.5 years – it just seemed that way) and I haven’t looked back. Things aren’t quite as boring as they were before. However, there are three main things I wish I would have known before I left my last job :

How to sort through and evaluate all the bright & shiny ideas I had
How to set goals and follow through
The right support & the right people are essential for independent folks


Through a couple years of floundering and hopping from one thing to the next (crafting, freelance writing, freelance web development, data entry), reading any “follow your dreams” type book I could find, and finally finding a coach of my own, I discovered how to do what I love and actually make some money at it.

I learned how to capture all of my ideas—no matter how silly they seem—and evaluate them based on how I feel about them, how well they fit with my purpose and how profitable they may be (that is, if I’m looking for a new business idea).

I also learned that I need support to get my stuff done. When I started working with a coach and meeting regularly with people on the same path both on and offline, things started clicking. I started moving, making stuff, connecting and actually doing business.

And what you see now is the result. I help other creatives with their overwhelming volume of awesome ideas create a business that helps ‘em make money doing what they love.

I’m a bit of an eclectic, as you can find out on my personal blog.

I love reading everything I can get my hands on, dabbling in any art or craft that catches my fancy, and I’m also a bit of a geek. I’ve used computers since I was 6 (all the way back in the 80’s) thanks to my father who always kept up on the latest tech stuff.

I started a blog before there was fancy blogging software back in college where I got my BA in Psychology, and have been straddling the tech/creative divide in most of my professional life as a web developer.



If you want to chat, you can always find me on Twitter.