Consultant

My name is Mahx, and I’m a

&

Co-Conspirator

providing strategy, resources, & support for your individual practice.


MISSION

I’m a consultant with over a decade of experience in supporting small businesses and independent makers, movers, and hustlers of all kinds. I started out in NYC’s non-profit arts sector, went freelance and back, and eventually wound up as a founder and entrepreneur in the independent adult industry. While I adore my creative work with AORTA films, I never left consulting because I feel deeply energized by getting to resource and empower other creatives. I love partnering with people who are on the verge of producing their best work, and just need a little support.

While the range of clients I support is diverse, their basic needs are often the same:

  • outside perspective & thought partnership,

  • vetted systems & resources for increased ease and productivity,

  • basic infrastructure by way of budgets, templates, and organizational systems,

  • and individualized, intuitive strategy to unlock your ability to work smarter, not harder.

If you’ve been searching for a way to make your work work for you (and not the other way around), you’ve come to the right place. Check out the workshops and bootcamps I’m offering below, or book me for a 15-minute welcome session so I can learn more about the support you’re seeking.

Check out all my offerings here.


CONTACT

pronouns: they/them
email: A.O.PROinfo [at] gmail.com
phone: +1 (240) 447-2585

More about me here.

photo by Maria Baranova


I OFFER


I SPECIALIZE IN

  • I love partnering with individuals to lend support, accountability, and an outside viewpoint to their private practices. Whether you need a sounding board, a brainstorming partner, a critical eye, or just a deadline held with both expectation and flexibility, I know how transformative it can be to bring partnership into your practice.

    I love asking questions, and through 1:1 coaching, I’m excited to reflect your needs and desires back to you, so you can get a clearer picture of your practices, habits, and blocks. At its best, this sort of work lives in a nebulous space between coaching, project management, professional development, and business/art-therapy.

  • System building and organizational thinking are my super powers. I love getting the macro picture of everything that a client is balancing in their life, and then working together to create intuitive, effective systems to bring clarity and ease to their work. My love of organizational thinking allows me to treat systems as living, evolving, improvisatory things—we’ll create them, and then work together to assess and hone them into practices that actually work for your brain, body, and curiosity. The systems and strategies I build with clients long outlive my involvement, bringing ease and joy to their work.

  • Sustainability is at the core of everything I do. In a bad economy and challenging creative landscape, it’s just not an option to build solutions for the present that won’t serve you in the long run. As a long-time hustler and creative, I know how important it is to work strategically, and make a little go a long way.

    I love working with clients to figure out how to work smarter—not just for the present, but to make monumental long-term strides. If you need help shifting your practice from something that’s rapidly burning you out into something that fuels you—financially and energetically—let’s talk!

  • I’ve cut my teeth in two of the most challenging sectors to fundraise in: the non-profit dance world, and the adult industry. I’m experienced working with clients to assess all the ways they can build resources, connections, and income to ensure they’ll be able to continue their work long into the future. I love getting creative with creatives to think about outside-the-box options for diversifying their income streams, and finding possible returns already present, and laying dormant in their work. I’m also experienced in more traditional fundraising, including annual campaigns, galas, crowdfunding, boards, and capital raises. Raising money is always scary, but when done right, it can be a way of building real connections and depth with your community.

    I am deeply invested in Next Economy and Regenerative Economics models of thinking that believe capitalism to be a declining, extractive practice. We need to be able to whether it in the current moment, while we build for a future that is more expansive, connective, and ethically based. My work with clients is not about building or hoarding excessive wealth; I work with creatives to deeply resource their practices so they can prioritize their work without burning themselves out!

  • Budgets and cashflows can be some of the scariest and most intimidating things for individuals to create, but they also hold the key to financial sustainability and smart organizational planning. I love working with clients to create baseline budgets and cashflows for their lives, organizations, and individual projects so they can feel clear, empowered, and in control of what’s ahead.

    Like my organizational and systems-focused work, I see budget creation as a deeply creative and improvisatory practice. We’ll make, learn, and listen together, and then adjust as we go until you feel clear and supported on your financial needs and projections.

  • I am thrilled to start bringing my experience in the Adult Industry into my consulting work! After running my studio AORTA films for the past 8 years, I have a wealth of experience to share around work in the queer porn, indie porn, and sextech industries. Our industry presents unique and deeply frustrating challenges—from navigating censorship to dealing with payment processors, building festival and distributor relationships to authoring ethical best practices, I’m excited to be able to share what I’ve learned to help you reach your goals with ease rather than navigating every step alone.

    I love working with sextech founders, pornographers, content creators, and sex workers to help build their individual and organizational practices, and serve as a thought partner, systems-builder, and strategic consultant to help them achieve their goals. I bring stigma-free firsthand experience, and provide sliding scale options as much as I’m able to make this work accessible.