Curation criteria

The collective is curated. Listing is never automatic. A profile appears only when the record supports it. Free through 2026. Beginning 2027, listing is $49/month, $539/year if paid annually, or $490/year if paid annually and you've attended a We R The Table event (part of the same network) within the past 12 months.

To be listed, a creator needs

• A verifiable commercial client list: campaigns or editorial work we can confirm with the brand, agency, or publication.
• An active, professional body of commercial work.
• A working portfolio site of their own that we can link to.

What strengthens a profile

• Recognition we can confirm: publication annuals, industry awards, juried selections.
• A client list spanning multiple verified campaigns.

What we exclude

• Client list entries we cannot verify, from anyone, without exception.
• Self-reported recognition that leaves no public record.

These criteria are applied by a human curator, and they evolve. Questions about a decision: here@startswithhere.com