The challenge Most artists lack a reliable compensation framework for knowing what to charge for their work. Rate-setting for creatives has historically been a mix of peer benchmarking, gut feel, and client budgets—none of which account for what it actually costs to meet basic needs where they live and work. Artist-led tech startup ARTPOWER set out to change that by building tortoise, a financial platform with tools, resources, and support designed for artists. The tortoise

Last week, the Living Wage Institute team visited San Antonio, Texas for WorldatWork’s annual Total Rewards conference. Total Rewards brings together compensation and benefits professionals from across the globe tackling the most pressing issues in HR. Of course, being data nerds in a room full of total rewards leaders, we came with a few questions of our own. We ran a very (un)official, live pom-pom poll at our booth on the Expo Floor across three days. Here's what we learne