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Level Up Your Work Skills
AI, creativity, and what actually works
This event happened on Mon, Sep 22, 2025
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491 Lovely Attendees
491 Lovely Attendees
Your Host
Sarah Stockdale
Toronto
Founder: growclass.co, helping underrepresented folks build incredible businesses and careers that get them paid. Author at wntta.co. Host of the Growth Effect podcast.
About this FieldTrip
AI is everywhere, but most of what you’ve heard is either overblown or just plain wrong. This talk cuts through the hype to show how creatives and marketers can use AI without losing their voice or their edge.
We’re going to have an honest conversation about AI, no hype, no fear-mongering, just real talk. You’ll learn how these tools actually work (spoiler: it’s word math, not magic), where they fall flat, and how to use them without making boring, soulless content. I’ll also walk you through how to build a simple custom GPT using your own voice and ideas so you can create faster, without losing what makes your work yours.
⭐️ This FieldTrip is part of our
Thriving Through Change Series with Adobe!
This FieldTrip is part of Thriving Through Change, a series of events and resources co-created with our global partner Adobe to help us all navigate the evolving landscape of creativity. Together, we’re diving into big topics (hello, AI 👋) with curiosity, courage, and community.
This series is about participation. It’s a space to explore new ideas together, to share what’s stirring in your creative life, and to learn from the diverse voices around you. We believe your perspective matters, and we can hardly wait to hear it.
Explore the full series and join the larger conversation here .
This FieldTrip is part of Thriving Through Change, a series of events and resources co-created with our global partner Adobe to help us all navigate the evolving landscape of creativity. Together, we’re diving into big topics (hello, AI 👋) with curiosity, courage, and community.
This series is about participation. It’s a space to explore new ideas together, to share what’s stirring in your creative life, and to learn from the diverse voices around you. We believe your perspective matters, and we can hardly wait to hear it.
Explore the full series and join the larger conversation here .
What to know or bring
What to expect
Workshop format!
A hands-on session where participants get to build, craft, or create something tangible.
It will be recorded!
The recording will be shared within 24 hours in the follow up email for a 30-day window, and available at the top of this page. Make sure to register for access!
This FieldTrip was made possible by
Global Partner — Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. From creators and students to small businesses, global enterprises, and nonprofit organizations — customers choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.
Your Host
Sarah Stockdale
Toronto
About Sarah Stockdale
Founder: growclass.co, helping underrepresented folks build incredible businesses and careers that get them paid. Author at wntta.co. Host of the Growth Effect podcast.
Attendees
Rob Varnel
President at R&M Trade Laminating.
Zahira Weill
Sheila Lewis
Comms Leader. Spokesperson. Crisis Comms Expert. at DC Housing Authority.
Luda Polyakova
Content Strategist & Copywriter.
Rizwan Javaid
User Experience Designer.
JC Cornell
Social Media Manager | Executive Virtual Assistant at Jade Canary.
Lisa MacKenzie
Director, Application Delivery at IGM Financial (Mackenzie Investments/IG Wealth Management).
Heather Antonovich
Graphic Designer.
Megan Carrell
Graphic Designer at Whitinger Strategic Services.
Archana Iyer
Angela Nicole Holton
Author, Dating & Relationship Coach at Love Sanctuary Academy.
Edith Wasserfall
Graphic designer, illustrator & muralist at Edith Didthat Creative Studios CC.
Abbe Wright
Graphic Designer at Abbe Wright Creative LLC.
Michael Hanttula
Principal – DesignOps / Multi-Platform UX & Development at Spark3.
Karla Ferrara
Senior Graphic Designer.
Alex Mizrahi
Experiential Activation Producer at The S'mores Lab.
Gigi Harney
Creative Strategist at ACLU of Northern California.
Sakshi Deshmukh
Elixabet Pecina
Product and Service Designer.
Marta Corral López
Abogada y Consultora de Internacionalización - CEO The Good Exporter at The Good Exporter.
How to make the most of FieldTrips
The FieldTrips experience is defined not only by what the host has to share, but also by how we show up individually and collectively. The way we show up impacts our capacity to be moved, inspired, and activated.
Show up fully
Get ready to be immersed! Engage with smiles, nods, waves, emojis. Share in the chat. Get cozy. Turn off notifications. Sip your favorite beverage.
Stay curious
Wear your beginner’s hat. Go with the flow. Welcome the stumbles and fumbles. Congratulate yourself for trying. Keep going!
Celebrate your host
Our hosts are members of the CreativeMornings community—just like you! Everyone comes to this with different backgrounds—a lot of our hosts have never done anything like this before! And we love that! Cheer them on when something goes awry and when it goes perfectly.
Support each other
We’re all figuring things out in real time. Celebrate, rather than critique emerging ideas. Cheer each other on as you try new things. Try “Yes! And…” in conversation.
Not vibing?
It’s 100% okay when a FieldTrip does not resonate with you. Pop out quietly and try another experience later. Fill out the survey with your feedback (no dms to host or chat commentary, please.)
This FieldTrip was made possible by
Global Partner — Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. From creators and students to small businesses, global enterprises, and nonprofit organizations — customers choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.