Common questions about Studio.

Studio Brief is AI-only. You complete the voice intake, the synthesis engine generates your brief instantly, and you can use it immediately. $1,500 one-time.

Studio Brief + Session is the same foundational brief with Carey's hands on it. She personally reviews and sharpens the brief before delivery, runs a 45-minute working session to land it with you, and gives you 30 days of revisions. You also get super-user synthesis privileges — meaning you (or Carey) can re-run the brief synthesis without limit as your voice evolves. $3,500 one-time, and the full amount credits to month one of any retainer signed within 30 days of the session.

If you want to test the method on your own, start with Studio Brief. If you want the method and the methodologist, start with Brief + Session.

Yes. Studio Subscription is the content engine that runs on your Brief — without a Brief, the engine has nothing to draw from. You'll need to start with either Studio Brief ($1,500) or Studio Brief + Session ($3,500) before subscribing.

You keep it. The Brief is yours — your PDF, your markdown export, your foundational document. Subscription cancellation ends platform access, but the Brief itself is permanent.

If you purchase Studio Brief + Session ($3,500) and sign a retainer with Carey within 30 days of your working session, the full $3,500 credits to your first month of retainer billing. The credit applies once. Retainers start at $3,500/month — meaning if you go straight from Brief + Session into the entry-level retainer, your first month is effectively covered by what you already paid.

Ongoing, managed strategic comms work. Different from Studio's productized tools — retainers are where Carey or a careyworks partner is actively running the comms engagement on your behalf, including the brief work, content production, narrative development, and the longer-form thinking that doesn't fit into a self-serve tool. Retainers start at $3,500/month and are scoped via conversation. Talk to Carey →

Yes — and the help looks different depending on what you need.

Got a quick question, or want to talk it through before you start? Email Carey — happy to answer, no commitment.

Want Carey's hands on the work itself — personal review, a 45-minute working session to sharpen and land the brief, and 30-day revisions? That's Studio Brief + Session ($3,500).

The voice intake itself takes 30–45 minutes regardless of which path you choose.

Not sure which is right for you? Email Carey → for a quick conversation before you decide.

Studio Subscription includes one Voice seat and one Manager seat. If you're a communications professional managing another executive's brand, you can run their Brief and Subscription from your Manager seat. Additional Manager seats are $50/month.

For agencies managing multiple voices, we have an agency licensing tier — talk to Carey about it.

Studio uses an AI synthesis engine trained on the careyworks method. Your voice intake (audio, transcribed) becomes the source material. The engine generates your Persona Brief — including narrative, positioning statement, content pillars, and the harder truths you've been avoiding. The engine is doing pattern recognition on what you actually said, not generating from prompts you'd give it. The method is the IP; the engine just executes it at scale.

Yes. Your voice recordings, intake responses, and brief are yours. We don't use your content to train models. Full privacy policy here.

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