Join a supportive community of creatives who understand your struggles, cheer your wins, and give you the tools, coaching, and accountability to confidently grow a profitable creative business.
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The ultimate platform for creative business success.*
Step into advanced coaching programs built for serious creative entrepreneurs—high-touch support, proven systems, and the mentorship you need to accelerate your success and grow your business.
Mentorship Programs
From the beaches of Florida to the energy of Dallas to the streets of London, Morepalooza retreats offer the perfect mix of learning, connection, and a full business reset… plus unforgettable memories.
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Feel like you’re running your creative business all alone? Join MCA.
More Creative Academy (MCA) is the community creative freelancers and agency owners rely on for real support. With expert coaching, a thriving peer network, and a library of tools, MCA helps you solve problems faster and build a business that actually works.
Inside MCA, you get direct mentorship from Michael Janda through four live sessions each month, workshops with industry leaders, group coaching, retreats, and an ever-expanding vault of replays and resources. This is where you find community, skill, and the creative-business family you’ve been missing. Join us.
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Community
MCA Pro*
MCA Pro is your all-access community for expert guidance, real accountability, and the systems that build a profitable creative business. MCA Pro is your all-access pass to everything detailed below.
Group Coaching Sessions
(2x Per Month with Mike Janda)
Get personalized guidance as Michael Janda coaches you through real business challenges, reviews your situations, and helps you solve problems in real time. Typically on Tuesdays at Noon ET.
Live Lessons Plus QA
(2x Per Month with Mike Janda)
Learn practical creative-business strategies directly from Michael, covering pricing, sales, marketing, systems, mindset, and everything needed to grow a profitable business. Sessions usually happen on Tuesdays at Noon ET.
Direct DM Access to Mike Janda
Message Mike daily inside MCA for quick, expert answers to your questions. It’s like having a creative-business mentor in your pocket.
Agency Steroids Course
Agency Steroids gives you the full step-by-step business blueprint plus 100+ MCA lesson replays, with new trainings added regularly to help you scale your creative business with confidence.
Community Discussions & Support
Connect with creatives worldwide, get feedback, share wins, ask questions, and receive support from both your peers and Michael.
Templates, Tools, & Sanity Systems
Download plug-and-play assets, scripts, templates, calculators, and systems to make your business easier to run—and far more profitable.
Leaderboard Prizes
(Win MCA for Free!)
Earn points by participating in MCA. The top member each month wins a custom bobblehead or a $100 gift card if they’ve already earned one. Second place wins $50; third place wins $25.
Geek Out Sessions
(1x Per Month with Ian Paget)
Join Ian Paget and top industry guests for raw, insightful conversations about trends, predictions, and strategies shaping the creative world. Only available inside MCA.
Pricing Book (Digital Edition)
Get the full digital version of The Psychology of Graphic Design Pricing plus downloadable worksheets.
More Bot Access
Your 24/7 creative-business assistant trained on 10,000+ pages of transcripts, 500+ proposals, Michael’s books, and MCA content—ready to give you instant strategies, scripts, answers, and actionable insights anytime you need them.
Gig Exchange
Find new opportunities, collaborate with other creatives, or hire talent through MCA’s members-only job board.
1:1 Coaching with Mike Janda
(MCA Member Discount)
When you need deeper help, MCA Pro members get one-on-one coaching with Michael Janda at a significant discount.
Join the community and level up your business.
Your new creative family awaits.*
$127/mo. (when paid quarterly) or $157/mo. (when paid monthly)
Coaching
Mentorship Programs*
From intensive cohorts to ongoing high-level mentoring directly with Michael Janda, these programs give you the personalized support and direct guidance required to accelerate your business growth.
Group Coaching
(Inside MCA Pro Membership)
Get personalized guidance as Michael Janda coaches you through real business challenges, reviews your situations, and helps you solve problems in real time.
Join MCA Pro
MCA VIP
(Mastermind)
Learn practical creative-business strategies directly from Michael, covering pricing, sales, marketing, systems, mindset, and everything needed to grow a profitable business.
Apply for MCA VIP
F2A: Freelancer to Agency
(4-Week Cohort)
A structured, four-week transformation program with limited seats. Rebrand, reposition, and rebuild your systems as you shift from solo freelancer to real agency—confidently, intentionally, and with proven frameworks.
Learn About F2A
One-on-One Coaching
(with Michael Janda)
Get personalized, one-on-one coaching with Michael Janda tailored to your exact business challenges. Work through your specific issues and build custom solutions designed for your goals, your clients, and your creative business.
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Retreats
Morepalooza*
Morepalooza, our creative retreat program, gives you space to reset, recharge, and reconnect with your creative purpose. Whether we’re gathering in Florida, Texas, or London, each retreat combines immersive workshops, meaningful community, and a fresh perspective that sparks lasting transformation.
Morepalooza 2026
Pensacola, Florida
April 15-19
Pensacola Beach is the backdrop for a retreat centered on clarity, creativity, and renewal. Expect high-impact workshops, intentional group adventures, and the perfect mix of strategy and oceanside recovery to accelerate your next chapter.
Come to the Retreat
Morepalooza 2025
London, England
London delivered a full creative reset with deep strategy sessions, cultural excursions, late-night laughs, and wellness experiences. A week of insight, inspiration, and community that pushed every attendee into a new level of clarity and momentum.
Morepalooza 2024
Dallas, Texas
Our Dallas retreat blended business building with big memories: focused workshops, a wild night at Medieval Times, and a trip to the aquarium. A perfect mix of learning, connection, and fun that recharged creatives for their next phase.
Morepalooza 2023
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale brought sunshine, beach time, airboats, and go-kart adrenaline—combined with two workshops, meals, fun, and memories. Creatives gained tactics, connection, and fresh motivation for the year ahead.
Don’t miss our next Morepalooza in Pensacola, Florida – April 15-19, 2026
Morepalooza Pensacola is your chance to reset, recharge, and rebuild your creative energy with ocean views, workshops, and unforgettable group experiences. Save your spot, soak in the sunshine, and get ready for a retreat that will move you forward.
Creative business growth starts with MCA.*
Growing a creative business isn’t just about hard work and it’s definitely not about “getting lucky” – it’s about having the right guidance, tools, and support. When you join MCA, you’re not just getting access to resources; you’re joining a team…a creative family…that celebrates your wins and helps you overcome challenges. Here’s what our members are saying:
Join the community and level up your business.
Your new creative family awaits.*
$127/mo. (when paid quarterly) or $157/mo. (when paid monthly)
Hi there, I'm Michael Janda, your creative business mentor.
For 13 years, I built and ran my creative agency, working with incredible clients like Disney, Google, and Fox, before successfully selling the business in 2015. But I did it all without a mentor to guide me, navigating pricing, client challenges, and scaling a business through trial and error. That experience inspired me to become the mentor I wish I had – writing books, creating courses, and sharing actionable strategies to help creative entrepreneurs thrive.
MCA is the next step in that mission – a community where I provide real-world mentorship, exclusive resources, and direct support to help you grow your business with more profit and less stress. This isn’t a side hustle – it’s my priority, and I’m here to guide you every step of the way. Learn more about me.
I built my agency without a mentor. You don’t have to do the same. Let’s work together.
Still thinking it over?*
Below you’ll find some frequently asked questions about the community.
What platform is the community built on and how can I access it?
More Creative Academy is built on the Circle platform. The community can be accessed via any web browser and through a downloadable mobile app.
Are your courses included in the community?
My courses are separate from the community content. You will find that most of the community members have taken the courses and enjoy the community for ongoing support and feedback as they implement course content.
Additionally, the course “Agency Steroids” is rolling out throughout 2025 exclusively to MCA members. This course includes all of the content found in The Ultimate Freelance Course with new and improved instruction, lessons, and templates to help your creative business.
Is there a discount for people who have taken your courses?
Creating affordable products to help as many creatives as I can is at the heart of my mission. My courses are packed with value as is the community. In my perspective both are already offered at a discount in comparison to other comparable courses and communities you will find in the creative industry.
Do you offer parity pricing?
I am very aware that not all creatives in the world are privileged with strong economic conditions. I offer an enormous amount of free content in support of everyone I can help. I also strive to keep my premium content offerings (including MCA) priced at a reasonable enrollment fee when compared to other communities you may find in the industry and in relation to the value of the content offered.
What types of people are in the community? Is it just designers?
The community includes creative entrepreneurs from many different fields including design, UX, development, photography, videography, copywriting, marketers, content creators and others. The content and conversation inside the community can be applied to nearly any service based business.
Do I have to have taken your courses to be able to join the community?
Taking my courses is not a requirement for enrollment in the community. However, many of the community members have enrolled in my courses and use the community as a support system as they implement the content in their creative businesses. The courses are recommended, but not required.
How much access will I have to Michael Janda?
The community includes live lesson events each month. I host and attend all of those events and teach most of them. There are guest speakers who teach inside the community, but it is not in lieu of me, it is in addition to me. I have a lot of massively talented friends that have value to share with you.
I also run all of the group coaching sessions and answer community questions in that format. Those are hosted and run by me personally.
Perhaps best of all, I am available daily via direct message and the community discussion board providing you with as much value as I can to help your creative business.
What time of day are the live sessions?
Live sessions are typically held on Tuesdays or Thursdays at NOON EST. We have found that this time accommodates the most amount of community members.Replays are available within 24 hours inside the community for any events you may have missed.
Your creative business doesn’t have to feel overwhelming.*
Take the first step toward a more profitable, stress-free, creative business. Join MCA!*
