Aerial Career Mentoring

Are you interested in pursuing a career in circus? Have lots of questions? You’re in the right place!

My job is to help you close the gap between your reality and your dreams.

You might be wondering…

  • How does one actually GET aerial or circus work?
  • How will I know what to charge?
  • Should I go to circus school or study on my own?
  • Where do I go to learn about safe rigging techniques?
  • What kind of costume should I get? Where do I find music?
  • What should my promo reel include? Does it look professional enough?
  • How will I know when I’m ready to call myself a professional?
  • What about teaching? Should I get into that? How?

We will dive headfirst (I mean, what other way would a circus artist dive?) into the deep stuff!

  • Discover what it is you actually want to do with your circus self
  • Put together a concrete action plan that you can begin working on today
  • Tackle tools to help you move past your self-doubt, confusion, impostor syndrome, and other internal obstacles keeping you from your dreams
  • Get clarity on what your artistic life looks like and what success would look like for you
  • Help you identify and uphold your core values
  • Act as a sounding board for your ideas
  • Provide encouragement and support during crucial decision-making times and potential opportunities
  • Identify and squish limiting beliefs
  • Help you form a clear and realistic vision of your artistic future
  • Light a fire under your butt to keep you motivated and moving forward!
  • Use phrases like “maximum potential” without rolling our eyes (you’ll be into it, I promise)

What we won’t do? Therapy, counselling, past life regressions, or trauma work – there are highly trained medical pros to help you with that!

Why learn the hard way? You only get one chance to make a first impression.

Ask a pro, and do it right the first time

Just select Services, scroll down to Career Mentoring, and follow the prompts to book! You don’t even need to be in NYC! Sessions happen via phone or video chat.

“Circus is my happy place: a sparkly, supportive, playful community I can be myself in, but it’s not necessarily the best place to get cold hard facts about how to turn it into a career, so I was so thankful to find Laura! She was absolutely honest with me so I had no delusions about where I’m at on this journey and what it will take to move forward. She gave me TONS of information I don’t think I would ever have stumbled on on my own, and that I was able to turn into daily actionable steps toward the career of my dreams. She also made a point of going over what I was doing right, leaving me feeling inspired, and truly believing that I could do this. Her follow-up e-mail was full of links and pictures pertaining to our conversation, and I couldn’t wait to dive in! Thank you, Laura!” – Emily H

Have you signed up for a class yet? What are you waiting for?

Seriously - these classes are not going to take themselves! Jump right in. Whether you "have zero upper body strength" or have been around the aerial block a few times, I'd love to see you in sessions!