AAF-ND Speaker
Emily Cohen
Building the Love Into Your Business
November 10th, 2026
Duration of talk is from 12 PM - 1 PM with Q+A following event.
Doors open at 11:30 AM.
MSUM
Comstock Memorial Union Room 105
*Free parking in lot M-5. View parking map here.
Love? In Business? Yes! If your business is lovable, clients and employees will run toward you with the best
projects and great referrals, possibly even arms full of chocolates and roses. But love isn’t a box full of
beautifully packaged chocolates or fine wine. It’s not a fun poster or even a unique giveaway. It’s less tangible
and something you give your clients and staff all year. In this inspiring talk, you’ll learn why infusing love
across all aspects of your business is essential to your long-term success and the top strategies we have
curated for building and sharing the love.
November 10th, 2026
Duration of talk is from 12 PM - 1 PM with Q+A following event.
Doors open at 11:30 AM.
MSUM
Comstock Memorial Union Room 105
*Free parking in lot M-5. View parking map here.
Building the Love Into Your Business
Love? In Business? Yes! If your business is lovable, clients and employees will run toward you with the best projects and great referrals, possibly even arms full of chocolates and roses. But love isn’t a box full of beautifully packaged chocolates or fine wine. It’s not a fun poster or even a unique giveaway. It’s less tangible and something you give your clients and staff all year. In this inspiring talk, you’ll learn why infusing love across all aspects of your business is essential to your long-term success and the top strategies we have curated for building and sharing the love.
About Emily
Emily Cohen, Founder & Partner at Casa Davka, is a no-nonsense business consultant who has partnered with 500+ leading creative firms worldwide. At Casa Davka, Emily works holistically with our clients to envision and plan for their future and business growth, but has a particular passion and expertise in positioning, business development, and organizational development strategies.
Emily is a frequently requested main stage speaker within the creative industry and has spoken at hundreds of international, national, and local conferences and events for organizations such as: Creative Mornings, AIGA, Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), and Creative South.
In 2018, she self-published her business book for creatives, Brutally Honest: No-bullshit business strategies to evolve your creative business. Brutally Honest has become a go-to business book for creative industry professionals worldwide, and several universities use it as a teaching tool.
Emily is a designer by degree, an avid reader, a dog-lover, a trend-spotter, a connection-builder, and an industry advocate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! We’ll ask you if you have any dietary restrictions when you reserve your ticket.
Tickets vary in cost depending on if you’re a member, a student, a sponsor, or nonmember. You can view these price adjustments when you check out from Eventbrite. Get your tickets here!
Yes there is – when you check out of Eventbrite you can select the virtual ticket option.
Yes! Park in the M-5 lot at MSUM and you won’t get ticketed. This is only during the time of the event. Get parking directions here.
Yes! We leave the last 15 minutes of each talk for questions. Sometimes the speaker will stay after longer if you want to visit with them after the talk.
Yes! We record each of our events and if you’d like a direct link, please email us at info@aaf-nd.org
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