PERFECT PITCH: Using Passion, Identity, & Truth to Connect & Hook (PITCH)

Your story is your strongest selling point.

PERFECT PITCH is an interactive workshop designed to help artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs turn their story into a powerful tool for connection—and impact.

Instead of sounding scripted or salesy, you’ll learn how to craft a pitch that feels authentic, clear, and aligned with who you are.

✨ What You’ll Experience

• Identify and refine your personal “why”
• Learn how storytelling drives connection and sales
• Break down the elements of a compelling pitch
• Practice sharing your story with clarity and confidence

✨ What You’ll Walk Away With

• A clear, story-driven pitch you can use immediately
• Tools to confidently talk about your work and value
• A stronger connection between your identity and your brand
• Strategies to turn connection into meaningful support and sales

✨ A Fully Immersive Weekend Experience

PERFECT PITCH is part of an immersive two-day workshop experience designed for creatives and the creatively-curious!
All experience levels welcome. Come for one workshop or stay all day with a discounted One or Two-Day Passport! Led by the KUUMBA Fellows Class of 2026, comprised of 13 dynamic creative artists of color.

ADMISSION

• $20 per individual workshop

• $70 One-Day Passport

• $150 Two-Day Passport

Come for one workshop or stay for the full immersive weekend experience!

✨ Teaching Artists

Led by KUUMBA Academy Fellows and Teaching Artists, Angela Harvey, Alexcia McClain, and Egypt Ray, this workshop blends purpose and strategy - helping you show up, stand out, and be remembered.

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✨ About KUUMBA Academy

Founded in 2022, KUUMBA Academy is a 9-month fellowship offering artistic & professional development to artists of color in the creative sector (culinary arts, fashion & style, glamour, interior design, healing arts, literary arts, media arts, performing arts, visual arts, and the like). #TuitionFree

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