The Making of the CreativePro Week 2026 Agenda

About this episode

David Blatner and Theresa Jackson discuss the planning and development of the CreativePro Week 2026 agenda, highlighting community input and evolving needs of creative professionals.

In this episode of the CreativePro Podcast, David Blatner and Theresa Jackson pull back the curtain on how the CreativePro Week 2026 agenda came together for this summer's event in Nashville. Recorded in conjunction with the agenda launch, the conversation offers a timely look at the decisions shaping the program. If you've ever attended CreativePro Week and felt like the content spoke directly to your day-to-day work, this episode sheds light on why. David and Theresa talk about how listener feedback, community conversations, and real-world creative challenges influence what makes it onto the agenda. They also discuss how CreativePro Week fits into a larger ecosystem of events, membership, and ongoing education. They reflect on how the needs of creative professionals have evolved over time, why certain topics return year after year, and how particular constraints affect what ultimately makes it onto the schedule. This is a candid conversation about learning, community, and the invisible work that supports meaningful professional development for designers who want more than surface-level inspiration. Episode Highlights Theresa describes agenda planning as solving a difficult…

People in this episode

Hosts: David Blatner, Theresa Jackson

Topics covered

• event planning
• creative professionals
• community feedback
• professional development
• agenda setting

Keywords

• CreativePro Week
• agenda planning
• community conversations
• creative challenges
• professional development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CreativePro Network

Places: Nashville

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