Tools of the Trades

  March 19th - 21st, 2025

Tools of the Trades is a hybrid conference designed for makers by makers, focused on connecting artisans to business resources in Philadelphia and beyond.

Meet our Speakers

  • Dennis Brown

    Finding Your Customer

  • Karisa Augustine

    Why I Create

  • CJ Wolfe

    Why I Create

  • Mason Holden

    Maker to Manufacturer

  • Kim Robinson

    Finding Your Customer

    Kim Reacts: Solving your Marketing Challenges

  • Katie Johnson

    Your Guide to Selling at Trade Shows, Juried Shows, and Craft Fairs

  • Stacey Lee Webber

    Your Guide to Selling at Trade Shows, Juried Shows, and Craft Fairs

  • Martin Guerrero

    Storytelling Selling for Effortless E-Commerce

  • Rachel Zimmerman

    Getting into Galleries

  • Stephanie Lerner

    Free Money: Grant Writing Basics

  • Kimberly McGlonn

    Building Boldly with Dr. Kimberly McGlonn

  • Emily Edelstein

    Sales for Introverts

  • Anna Solomon

    Sales for Introverts

Thank you for a great 2024 conference! Stay tuned for our 2025 announcement!

Hosted by CraftNOW, NextFab, & LaserPhilly

CraftNOW Philadelphia unites the leading institutions, artists, and patrons of Philadelphia’s craft community to celebrate the city’s rich legacy, its internationally-recognized contemporary scene, and its important role as an incubator for arts based in wood, clay, fiber, metal and glass.

At NextFab, we provide access to machinery, education, membership, community, events, and professional services for anything you want to fabricate. By combining digital technology with traditional tools, we’re finding cutting-edge ways to make things, solve problems, and learn by doing.

LaserPhilly is a retail shop and design studio specializing in well-designed, unusually clever home goods and quality custom laser cutting and engraving services for people and business.

Contact us at info@toolsofthetrades.org with questions