Running your business shouldn't feel like guessing.

You're scrolling through another Facebook group at midnight looking for someone who actually gets it. You find a thread about pricing. The advice? "Just charge what you're worth."Cool. Super helpful.You're building something real. Pulling in revenue, booking clients, maybe managing a team. And yet you still feel isolated. Like you've hit a ceiling you can't quite see.You have real questions. Specific, messy questions about scaling, team dynamics, whether to raise your rates, how to handle the contractor who keeps showing up late.But where do you go?The free groups are full of beginners asking how to build a kit. The paid programs are run by coaches who haven't touched a brush in years. Your friends outside the industry don't get it.You're stuck between "too advanced for the basics" and "not sure who to ask about the hard stuff."

You don't need another course. You need better rooms.The Artist Association is a peer community for freelance hair and makeup artists who are serious about building sustainable, professional careers.No gurus. No coaches. No recycled advice from someone selling their system.Just working artists helping each other level up.This is the community that should have existed years ago. Now it does.WHAT YOU GET INSIDEA Curated Community Every member is a working professional. We review applications before granting access. The conversations are real, the advice is relevant, and the people are serious.Business Resource Library Stop recreating the wheel. Contracts, pricing guides, team agreements, and templates you can use today.Monthly Live Calls Bring your real questions — about pricing, clients, contracts, team management, scaling. Get real answers from someone who's been doing this at a high level for over a decade.Industry Interviews Conversations with working artists and industry leaders about what's actually happening in the business of beauty. Real talk, no fluff.An Active Community Feed Real conversations happening daily. Ask questions, share wins, get feedback, connect with artists at every stage.

WHO THIS IS FORThis community was built for artists who are done winging it.The solo artist who's fully booked but still feels capped. You're raising your rates but second-guessing every quote. You need someone to reality-check your pricing without judging you.The team owner making it up as you go. You've got artists you manage and zero playbook for how to handle flaky contractors, price team work, or navigate the messy dynamics of running a crew.The mid-level artist who knows she's undercharging. You're past the beginner stage but not fully confident. You don't need another course. You need proximity to artists slightly ahead of you who will tell you the truth.The seasoned artist who's exhausted by the industry. You've been doing this for years. You've built the thing. Now you're wondering what's next — and you're not going to get that answer from a beginner-level business tip account.If you're tired of performing success in public while privately wondering if you're doing this right — this is your room.

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENTMost communities for artists are glorified Facebook groups where everyone's performing success and no one's sharing real numbers.TAA flips that.No talking heads. This community is led by its members. You'll learn from artists who are in it right now — not someone selling you a system from the sidelines.No fluff. Real rates. Real scenarios. Real problems. If you want inspiration, go to Instagram. If you want answers, come here.Working professionals only. Every member takes their business seriously. We verify that before you get in.Organized and intentional. No scrolling through 47 unrelated posts to find one useful conversation.

ABOUT THE FOUNDERHi, I'm Shani Gailbreath.I've been a hair and makeup artist for over a decade. Commercial, production, bridal, destination. I've built a team, managed contractors, and navigated the messy middle of scaling a freelance business.For years I wished something like TAA existed. A space where I could ask a real question and get a real answer. Where I could admit I didn't know something without it hurting my reputation. Where I could talk to other artists who were actually at my level.It didn't exist. So I built it.

WHAT MEMBERS ARE SAYINGWe're in the early days. The artists inside right now are the founding members — the ones who got here first, at the lowest rate this will ever be."What an incredible resource. Thank you." — Sarah Walsh, TAA Member

THE INVESTMENT

Monthly live calls. A full resource library. A curated community of working professionals. Industry interviews with artists actually doing this work.

All of it — $7/month.
Or $77/year.

This is the lowest TAA will ever be. Founding member pricing is limited to the first 100 members. After that, the price goes up.No contracts. Cancel anytime.