Vision Boards Charcuterie · by Carissa Kurre
A self paced online course program for charcuterie business owners ready to grow an engaged online community, land brand partnerships and start getting paid as influencers.
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That's not a talent problem. It's a strategy problem.
Your boards are beautiful and you're proud of your product but you have a stagnant online community. Likes on videos come from your mom and your three most loyal followers. Zero from brands.
You check your Instagram notifications every ten minutes only to see low reach, while a competitor just posted another "Paid Partnership" tag with a brand you actually use.
You're buying your own ingredients, your own props, your own everything, for content that's generating zero sponsorship revenue.
You haven't received a single inbound partnership inquiry. Despite showing up for months.
And if nothing changes? You risk burning out from the physical demands of this business, resenting social media entirely, and watching competitors capture the creator economy revenue that should be yours.
Opening PR haul boxes from the exact cheese and charcuterie brands sitting in your fridge right now.
Signing four and five-figure contracts with national food brands who reached out to you.
A thriving, high-engagement community that positions you as an authority, leading to consistent, paid partnerships.
An identity shift from local vendor to recognized industry influencer, whose creative work has value beyond your local delivery radius.
Charcuterie Business Owners and Creators who show up online with a real strategy are getting PAID. And you deserve to be a part of this conversation. If it's possible for me, it's possible for you. Here's the proof:
Carissa has posted 100+ viral videos across platforms using the exact content strategy taught inside this program.
Vision Boards Charcuterie reaches millions of people every month across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, built from 300 followers.
Carissa has generated six figures partnering with national food and lifestyle brands, deals built through the exact pitch system in Module 5.
There are 3 core skills that move you from invisible "local vendor" to recognized influencer and brand partner.
The viral video recipe, AI-powered content workflows, and the reposting method behind 50M+ view moments.
Strategic posting, data-backed decisions, and community building that makes brands notice before you pitch.
The full pitch system: your target list, contact research, pitch anatomy, the 4-touch follow-up process, and contract negotiation.
You've already proven you can make beautiful boards. Now let's make sure you're getting paid for it.
Enroll in Charcuterie Influencer Academy30 self-paced videos, 4 live Friday VIP group workshops with Carissa (VIP only), and 35+ downloadable assets, built around one identity shift: charcuterie business owner to paid online influencer.
Your brand, your income, and your content will only grow as far as your mindset lets them. Let's raise the ceiling.
Welcome to Charcuterie Influencer Academy
Program walkthrough and a BTS look at how Vision Boards Charcuterie grew from 0 to 800,000 across platforms and how you can do the same.
The Influencer Mindset
The one mindset shift that separates the charcuterie creators who make it from the ones who quit.
Guided Meditation: Stepping Into the Creator You're Becoming
A grounding meditation to help you release the version of you who's been playing small, and step into the version who shows up consistently.
Success Leaves Clues
The reverse-engineering exercise that will change how you scroll forever.
Build Your Business Vision Board
A hands-on exercise to map out exactly what you want: the revenue, the lifestyle, the partnerships, the freedom. When you can see it, you can build it.
Start Acting Like the Creator You Want to Become
How to make decisions from the future version of yourself. Setting a 90-day intention and defining what success looks like for YOU.
Guided Meditation: Visualizing Your Viral Moment
Picture your first viral video. The comments flooding in. The followers growing. The feeling of signing your first paid partnership contract.
Build the brand infrastructure that turns casual scrollers into loyal followers and attracts brands before you even pitch them.
Building a Brand-Ready Profile
Let's get your Instagram follower and brand ready. We'll cover every element of a profile that converts.
Defining Your Signature Aesthetic
How to develop a look and feel that makes your content instantly recognizable in a sea of thousands of other charcuterie creators.
What You'll Actually Post About
Create a high-performing content plan.
Your Origin Story
Your story is your unfair advantage. How to find it, refine it, and weave it into your content.
Hooks, filming, editing and the viral content strategy I wish I had when I was getting started.
The Viral Video Recipe
The hook trifecta broken down with a real case study: how one text overlay turned an existing video into 20.3M views and 57,855 new followers overnight.
Finding Your Viral Recipe
The 5-step framework that takes you from "posting and praying" to posting with a strategy.
Creating Your Hooks
How to create curiosity instantly, bad hooks vs. good hooks with real examples, and the video trap that's silently killing most charcuterie creators' reach.
Filming Like a Pro
The equipment and filming strategy you need to be successful with your content.
Editing for Retention
Why editing for retention keeps your audience engaged and how you can implement these strategies.
Using AI to Create Content Faster
Real workflows for using AI to write captions, generate hooks, and brainstorm new content concepts.
You've Posted, Now What?
The repost strategy that turned one of Carissa's videos into 50M+ views.
Bonus: Posting a Brand Partnership
A full tutorial on how to post a paid brand partnership.
Create and grow a loyal community brands want to partner with.
The 90-Day Posting Plan
Build a strategic posting plan you can actually stick to.
Reading Your Analytics Like a Pro
How to analyze your stats and make data-backed decisions for future content creation.
Building Community, Not Just Followers
Comment strategy, DM funnels, and how to nurture your audience.
When to Expand to TikTok and Beyond
How to adapt Instagram content for TikTok and other platforms without starting from scratch.
The pitching system that turns brands you love into brands you work with.
My Brand Partnership Story
How the brand requests started coming in, dried up, and then exploded once I learned how to actively pitch instead of hoping and waiting. The shift that changed everything.
Understanding the Brand Partnership Landscape
Sponsored, UGC, affiliate, gifted: what each one means, what each one pays, when to say yes, and when to walk away.
Identifying the Right Brands to Pitch
How to build a brand target list, stay organized for the pitching process, and the tracker that makes sure nothing falls through the cracks.
Finding the Right Contacts
The exact research process for finding the right person at a brand, not just the generic info@ inbox. Where to look, what to look for, and how to get a real human's email.
Crafting a Pitch That Gets a Response
The pitch email anatomy that lands paid deals.
The Follow-Up System
The 4-touch follow-up sequence that converts cold pitches into paid deals.
How Much to Charge, Reviewing and Negotiating Contracts
What to look for in a brand contract, the red flags to watch out for, and how to negotiate confidently.
Recurring revenue, rising rates, and the systems that make it all sustainable.
Building Passive Income Streams
Digital products, lead magnets, email strategy, ManyChat funnels, affiliate income.
Raising Your Rates Without Losing Partners
How to tell existing partners your rates are going up without losing the relationship.
Turning One-Off Deals Into Recurring Revenue
How to pitch a retainer to a brand you've already worked with.
Building a Business That Works Around Your Life
Systemizing content, batching, planning for time off, and building something sustainable.
The highest-value swipe files from across the entire course, packaged together for easy access.
All VIP group sessions are recorded, but live is where the real feedback happens! Available exclusively to Academy VIP members.
Open office hours to kick off the program. Bring your questions: content, pitching, mindset, whatever you need.
Submit your profile for a chance to be featured. Carissa reviews live: bio, highlights, feed cohesion, brand-readiness.
Submit a video for a chance to be featured. Carissa reviews hook, lighting, editing, audio choice, and gives feedback in real time.
Submit your pitch email draft. Carissa reviews live: subject line, positioning, rate, the ask. Specific edits, in real time.
Video audits, pitch reviews, and live Q&A with Carissa throughout June. VIP exclusive.
30 core videos across 6 modules. Watch on your schedule, revisit any time.
All self-paced content, downloads, and session recordings are yours to keep forever.
Swipe files, custom templates, spreadsheets, and checklists.
Downloadable MP3s designed to shift your identity and get you influencer ready.
The highest-value swipe files from across the course, packaged together for easy access.
Carissa Kurre, founder of Vision Boards Charcuterie
Carissa is the self-taught founder of Vision Boards Charcuterie, one of the most recognized charcuterie brands online. She started with 300 followers, a phone camera, and no roadmap. Everything she built came from testing, learning, and refusing to quit!
She has posted 100+ viral videos across platforms, grown a social following of 800,000+ and generated six figures through brand partnerships with some of the most recognizable names in food and lifestyle.
Charcuterie Influencer Academy is the exact strategy, system, and mindset work that got her there, taught online with Carissa, with 4 live VIP group bonus sessions in June.
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Two ways to go through the program. VIP gets you live access and feedback from Carissa.
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Full VIP Access
Total Value: $1,997
$697
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Academy
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Course Only
Total Value: $997
$497
One-time payment · Lifetime access
Course content unlocks June 1, 2026
Once you enroll, you'll receive pre-program homework to get a head start: an IG Profile Audit, Dream Brand Checklist, and a 90-Day Content Audit. VIP members also receive the calendar of events PDF.
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If you complete the program (with 100% completion) within the first 7 days of access and feel that it doesn't address your learning and growth needs, we'll refund you in full!
The full course content unlocks on June 1, 2026 for all members (VIP and Self Paced). After enrolling, you'll receive pre-program homework right away to get a head start: an Instagram Profile Audit, a Dream Brand Checklist, and a 90-Day Content Audit. VIP members will also receive the calendar of events (PDF) for the live Friday workshops in June. By the time the course opens June 1st, you'll already have a solid foundation in place.
No. This program teaches you exactly how to grow from wherever you are right now. Students can begin pitching brands before they hit 10K. The program covers how to position yourself as the obvious choice well before 100K.
All four live VIP sessions are recorded and added to your VIP portal within 24 hours. You won't miss anything, but showing up live gives you the chance to submit videos and pitch emails for direct feedback from Carissa. Live VIP sessions are only available to Academy VIP members.
Yes! This program is designed for charcuterie business owners or aspiring charcuterie creators who want to leverage social media to grow their brand and land paid partnerships. Even if you're brand new!
Instagram is the primary focus. It's where Carissa grew from 300 to 271K before expanding.
This is exactly who the program is built for. Module 3 breaks down the specific elements, hook, audio, editing rhythm, that separate viral videos from ones that flatline. If you've been showing up without results, there is something specific in your process that isn't working. This program helps you find and fix it.
Yes, payment plans are available for Academy VIP! You can pay 3 installments of $250. Sign up for the payment plan here →
Academy ($497) is self-paced only. You get all 30 core videos, all 35+ downloads, the Bonus Resource Vault, and lifetime access. Academy VIP ($697) includes everything in Academy PLUS the 4 live Friday group workshops with Carissa throughout June 2026 and recordings of all 4 live sessions. The live workshops are VIP exclusive.
This course does NOT teach you how to operate or run a local charcuterie business. We do not cover pricing charcuterie boards, obtaining insurance, delivery methods, or anything related to local operations. This course is all about becoming a charcuterie influencer: growing your online community and landing paid brand partnerships.
Carissa started at 300 followers, buying her own ingredients, filming on a phone. The only difference between then and now is strategy. This is where she teaches it.
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