Julie Cortes has worked in the advertising and marketing industry for over 20 years now, starting on the agency side, moving to corporate, back to agency, and then finding her passion in freelancing.

She's worked with with hundreds of clients and accounts along the way in a variety of industries. This includes most of the local Kansas City advertising agencies and design shops, as well as some of the larger corporations and small businesses you might be familiar with.

Julie loves being an active member of the professional community, having spent most of her career volunteering, serving on boards, attending professional functions, speaking publicly, and getting interviewed by the media.And while she's won more than her fair share of awards (over 50), she's probably best known for starting The Freelance Exchange of KC — a professional trade organization of 'solopreneurs' in the advertising and marketing industry.Now Julie is taking her love of the the Freelance Life to the classroom to teach other young artists the tools they need to survive on their own. Julie has created her own course, Freelancing 101, and started teaching as an Adjunct Professor at the renowned Kansas City Art Institute.

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