Teaaching a Master Class at 99U in NYC; photo by Ryan Muir
Inspiring audiences to take action toward change.
Tina has spoken and taught at conferences, companies, and events around the world to help creative professionals navigate ambiguity, change, and transition and thrive on the other side. Whether delivering a keynote on a conference main stage, teaching an intimate workshop, or being interviewed about her own path, Tina encourages audiences to be curious and ask bigger questions of meaning about how they want to work and live.
book tina to SPEAK or teach
Tina is currently accepting invitations for limited speaking engagements beginning Spring 2021. She can be booked for 15 minute spark talks (think TED Talk style), 45 minute keynotes, or classes taught in breakout session (45+ minutes), and is also available for interviews and panels.
Send an email to hello@tinaessmaker.com with details about your request.
past events
CreativeMornings NYC February 21, 2020 | Invisible Dog Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
AIGA/NY Breakfast Club Design Your Career Path For 2020 February 2020 | New York, NY
Apple Store Williamsburg January 2020 | Brooklyn, NY
Creative Works Co October 2019 | Memphis, TN
Design a Career You Love at General Assembly London August 21, 2019 | London, England
The Great Contentment Masterclass at NEW INC May 2019 | New York, NY
99U Conference May 9-10, 2019 | New York, NY
HOW Design Live Creative Leadership Track: Leadership Begins with You May 2019 | Chicago, IL
Women Talk Design: Conferences April 2019 | New York, NY
Wieden+Kennedy Design Studio April 2019 | Portland, OR
Pretty With Purpose at Design Week Portland April 2019 | Portland, OR
On Being A Founder: Leading your business into the future at NEW INC March 2019 | New York, NY
Freshbooks #imakealiving Panel at On Air Fest March 2019 | Brooklyn, NY
Behind the Mic: Intimate Conversations with Creators at On Air Fest March 2019 | Brooklyn, NY
AIGA/NY The Great Contentment: Abandoning the Hustle to Build a Life You Love February 2019 | New York, NY
AIGA Brand Central 5Q Series January 2019| New York, NY
AIGA LeadCon August 2018 | Philadelphia, PA
Sky TV August 2018 | London, England
Wood Creative Group July 2018| London, England
Vice UK July 2018 | London, England
The Next Web May 2018 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
HOW Design Live April 2018 | Boston, MA
AIGA One in Ten Panel March 2018 | New York, NY
Yeah Field Trip x Make Nice February 2018 | El Capitan Canyon, CA
The Next Web NY December 2017 | New York, NY
AIGA Design Conference Chair October 2017 | Minneapolis, MN
Unique Camp May 2017 | Big Bear, CA
MagCulture x SPD Panel May 2017 | New York, NY
AIGA Design Conference October 2016 | Las Vegas, NV
Keynote for Sky TV x Adobe in London
CreativeMornings NY Talk
Watch Tina deliver a very personal talk on the theme of “Invest” at CreativeMornings New York, February 2020, where she reveals more about her path to caring for herself and embarking on a totally new transition.
HOW Design Live Main Stage Spark Session
As former Editor in Chief of The Great Discontent magazine, Tina spent 6 years interviewing creatives before launching her coaching practice. In this talk, Tina weaves personal narrative into the themes we wrestle with as creatives to inspire us to find our own great contentment by abandoning the hustle.
AIGA Creative LeadCon
In an interview with Ande La Monica at LeadCon 2018 in Philadelphia, Tina shares frameworks and insights from her work as a creative coach to help us build helpful daily practices that can transform our work and lives and encourage us to lead from the inside out, starting with ourselves.
Live from 99U: Build A Career & Life You Love
Watch Tina recorded live at 99U as she answers questions from livestream viewers, talks about how she transformed her career from social worker to magazine publisher to creative coach, and gives practical advice on where to start in your own life.
AIGA National Design Conference Chair
In her opening remarks from the main stage as Chair of the 2017 AIGA Design Conference Tina reminds us of our humanity and the importance of vulnerability and empathy in our work by choosing to be go first as she opens up about reimagining her career and life after divorcing her business partner and starting anew.