# The best creatives I know hate selling.

> A manifesto for talented creatives who freeze the moment a client asks 'what do you charge?' Written to promote Natural Born Seller, a full-day sales workshop led by Emmy-winning designer and The Futur founder Chris Do, the piece reframes selling as an act of service rather than manipulation. It walks through the limiting beliefs that keep skilled creatives broke - money shame, conflict avoidance, scope creep, wavering confidence - and answers the three objections most likely to keep a creative agency owner on the fence about attending the August 6, 2026 event in Vancouver.

## Achievements

- Emmy award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (2010)
- Built the studio Blind into more than $80M in creative services for clients including Nike, Sony, Google, Microsoft and Xbox
- Founded The Futur, one of the most-followed creative-business education platforms
- Taught Sequential design for more than 15 years at ArtCenter and Otis College of Art and Design

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Hosting Natural Born Seller, a full-day sales workshop for creative agency owners at Church Untitled, 668 Seymour St, Vancouver, on August 6, 2026, 9 AM to 5 PM. General Admission $999 USD, VIP $1,499 USD. Presented by The Digital Third with The Futur.

## Links

- Website: https://thefutur.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechrisdo/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thechrisdo
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefutur
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechrisdo/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thechrisdo

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Last updated: 2026-07-21