The Arts
Nerissa is the founder of The Wealthy Artist™ Conference, an annual conference and seminar
series designed to eliminate the “starving artist.” Nerissa is a member of Florida's first Artist Micro-
Loan Committee. Nerissa is currently a grant review panelist for the Broward County Cultural
Division, and she is a Children's Services Council teaching artist. Nerissa has also served as an art
exhibition judge for the Education Fund, a teacher support agency in Florida. She served four
years on the board of a community non-profit with a multi-million dollar budget. For her work in
the community, she’s been featured in The Miami Herald, Miami Today (Business News), The Sun-
Sentinel, Education Week Magazine, and has appeared on C-SPAN, WAVS 1170 AM (Florida) and
Hot 105 FM (Florida). Americans for the Arts has named Nerissa an “Emerging Arts Leader.”
Her love of a well-told story makes her a great writer and actress.
Education
Nerissa is a licensed spiritual teacher specializing in right livelihood, career transition planning, and
emotional harmony. She is a “Teacher Champion” for The Education Fund, as well as one of their
Mini-Grant Judges. She is a contributing author to the books Lessons on Living Abundantly
published by UFBL Press and Women of Color Pray published by Skylight Paths Publishing. She is
a certified substitute teacher for Broward County Public Schools, and authorized to teach the
principles of Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad™ Series.
Community
Well-known in the South Florida community for her first-rate event planning, Nerissa Street has
planned cultural arts events for Barnes & Noble, University of Miami, Florida International University,
Broward Public Library, the United States Postal Service, Broward Community College and others.
Nerissa sat on the Steering Committee for the US Department of Commerce’s Minority Enterprise
Development Week.
Nerissa has been a guest columnist for the Miami Herald, and was honored by Miami New Times
and the Hope Center as one of South Florida's 50 Savviest Singles.
The Artist Who Started It All
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When Nerissa Street was a manager for a national bookstore chain,
artists from across the region would approach her to sell products or
promote events in her store. Although the artists, writers, poets,
dancers and musicians that she saw had a lot of talent, they lacked the
business acumen required to make them successful.
Worse, many of the artists had hired people who were taking
advantage of them.
But, as a manager of a national chain, there could be serious liabilities in
advising the artists of their mistakes. She started to volunteer at local
arts organizations, and found that the lack of business sense was there
too. The ethical dilemma bothered her so much that she decided to
create this firm.
Nerissa is a widely acclaimed facilitator and licensed spiritual teacher. Her topics include:
Arts and Business
The Artist's True Path to Wealth
Beyond the Lucky Break: Reclaiming the Artist's Power
Marketing Techniques and Branding Strategies for Artists
The Art of Human Resources: Using Creative Ways to Cultivate Your Team
Spiritual Development
It Works: Spiritual Laws and Your Success
The Power of The Subconscious
Authenticity: The Way to True Power
Free to Be: Destroying the Obstacles to Your Breakthrough
Art as a Spiritual Practice: Creative Paths to Prayer, Meditation and the Silence
The Art of Discipline: Gaining Freedom and Joy through Everyday Practices
To schedule her as a speaker at your next event, send an email to help@artistswhowork.com.
