The most popular CreativeMornings talk of all time, Mike Monteiro gives us some valuable advice on how to get paid for the work that you do.

Looking back, it is hard to believe that this was the notorious Mike Monteiro’s first public speaking debut. He takes the stage at CreativeMornings/SanFrancisco to help creative professionals protect not only their work, but their payment, bringing along a lawyer for the ride.

If the world of freelancing seems like an intimidating wilderness to you, Mike is your guide and will fearlessly navigate you through the tumultuous waterfalls and slippery slopes that are contracts, legal checkpoints, and other surprises along the way.

“Starting work without a contract is like putting on a condom after taking a home pregnancy test,“ says Mike.