Artistic Finance provides theatre makers with honest, no-pretension insights into managing money in the entertainment industry. Hosted by lighting designer Ethan Steimel, this podcast delves into the personal finance challenges and business realities of show business, offering candid advice and practical tools tailored to creatives working behind the scenes. https://www.artisticfinance.com/
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An interview with Amanda Gougelmann, part of the Software Support Team for ACT Entertainment and freelance stagehand. Topics: ⭐️ Networking for advice ⭐️ Finding the market rate for a job ⭐️ Invest in yourself and your future ⭐️ Having multiple jobs to smooth over slow times ⭐️ Getting a job by starting a relationship at a trade show ⭐️ Donating an…
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173: You Are Not Marketing To Your Friends with Ulrike Storch - Collaboration with StageLync
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An interview with Ulrike Storch: a business coach for circus performers. Topics: ⭐️ Whether or not to work for free ⭐️ Marketing and social media curating ⭐️ A frank look at rates and negotiations ⭐️ Authenticity in professional communication Video Versionhttps://youtu.be/EGFtaB6ii1c Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Stagelync Epis…
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Alex Pendleton, manager of Netgear’s ProAV Systems Engineering department sits down with Ellen and Ethan to talk personal finances. Topics: ⭐️ Paying yourself first ⭐️ Investing as much as possible ⭐️ Long term investing apart from news cycles Video Version https://youtu.be/KiZcsADzSqE Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance LDI - Free r…
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172: Women In Lighting with Sharon Stammers, Martin Lupton, and Amy D Lux
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On today’s show we go across the pond to the UK. We meet the co-founders of Women in Lighting. It's a project by Light Collective run by our guests Sharon Stammers and Martin Lupton. Amy D Lux guest hosts this interview. Topics: ⭐️ Balancing Money Goals & Lifestyle Goals ⭐️ Starting your own company and following your passions ⭐️ Building a global …
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Ellen and Ethan interview Los Angeles based lighting designer, programmer, and video director Erica D Hayes. Topics: ⭐️ Following the money ⭐️ A high school internship leading to a career path ⭐️ Contracts are only as good as the people they’re made with ⭐️ Speed of payments as a contractor with Net 30, Net 45, and Net 60 ⭐️ Joining IATSE 728, The …
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171: Sober Shakespeare with Clara Kundin & Ella Fent
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An interview with two of the union organizers who helped Drunk Shakespeare join the Actor’s Equity Association. Ella Fent from the Chicago production and Clara Kundin from the Phoenix company talk about the long day's journey into unionizing. Topics: ⭐️ Reasons for unionizing ⭐️ Navigating the process of joining AEA ⭐️ The benefits gained through u…
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Lighting and visual production designer Kat Borderud sits down with Ellen and Ethan to talk about handling finances as a touring LD and programmer. Topics: ⭐️ Needs versus wants ⭐️ The ebb and flow of rates ⭐️ Freelancers learning finances on the go ⭐️ Working prep in the rental shops that build tours Video Version https://youtu.be/qQ5AcRshTSE Arti…
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170: Holy Dismissal - Producing Faith & Identity Onstage with Matthew LaBanca
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Performer and musician Matthew LaBanca discussing his upcoming solo show Communion, in which he tells the story of getting fired from his music teaching job by the Catholic Church when he was reported for being gay. Topics: ⭐️ Finding a lead producer using the internet ⭐️ Producing a non-profit off-Broadway mini contract ⭐️ Theatre careers are abou…
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Ellen and Ethan talk with Emily Malone, head of live events at Disguise, known for hardware and software for events and installations, like the Sphere in Las Vegas. Topics: ⭐️ Determining rates ⭐️ Saving for overhead ⭐️ Saving for retirement ⭐️ Benefits of networking We also discuss the Vegas Sphere, Adele’s Munich Show, and Philadelphia Cream Chee…
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169: Illuminating Public Art with Ben Davis
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Amy D Lux interviews Ben Davis, founder of Illuminate, a San Francisco non-profit that rallies large groups of people together to create impossible works of public art. Topics: ⭐️ The Bay Bridge Lights ⭐️ Raising a million dollars a month ⭐️ Conversely, turning down millions of dollars of funding ⭐️ The economy of generosity vs. economy of reciproc…
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168: Full Time Church Lighting, Freelance Gigs, and Parenting with Amanda Carradine - Bonus Episode
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Ellen and Ethan chat with Amanda Carradine, the lighting director for Eastside Christian Church in California. Topics: ⭐️ Being a church LD ⭐️ Saving for inevitable slow seasons ⭐️ Determining rates for freelance gigs ⭐️ Finding stability in a production career Video Version https://youtu.be/p2ZI0DUH0O4 Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfi…
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168: Windy City Lighting with Heather Gilbert
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An interview with lighting designer Heather Gilbert about financial habits throughout her decades-long career in Chicago and recently on Broadway. Topics: ⭐️ Picking up the tab ⭐️ Asking for higher design fees ⭐️ Freelancer designers filing their own taxes ⭐️ Broadway design fees for plays versus musicals ⭐️ And an apology to Assistant Stage Manage…
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Ellen Lampert-Gréaux and Ethan talk with Roma Flowers, a lighting designer for dance and theatre based in Texas. Topics: ⭐️ Opening a 401k when young ⭐️ Legacy and generational wealth ⭐️ Keeping overhead low in the lean times ⭐️ Partnering with someone better than you at finances ⭐️ Reporting income on taxes to pay into social security Video Versio…
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We learn about theatre producing with Broadway producer Rashad Chambers. Topics: ⭐️ Priority loans ⭐️ Skills for producing ⭐️ Advice for early career producers ⭐️ Reasons why shows make it to Broadway ⭐️ Why investors choose to invest with Rashad Video version https://youtu.be/Ht_-UgeOJZk Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance "How We B…
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166: The Spotlight Operator's Financial Handbook with June Abernathy - Bonus Episode
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June Abernathy, a touring spotlight supervisor based in Florida, talks about financial lessons from her career. Topics: ⭐️ Saving 10% ⭐️ Paying yourself first ⭐️ Gambling in the stock market ⭐️ Tax considerations while touring Recently June has been touring with The Lion King and SIX. She is also author of “The Spotlight Operator’s Handbook” and “T…
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Lighting designer Aja M Jackson talks about finances as a freelancer and the importance of radical transparency when it comes to designer fees. Topics: ⭐️ Financial habits ⭐️ Living modestly ⭐️ High yield savings accounts ⭐️ Building an financial cushion before investing ⭐️ Open sharing of finance details with colleagues Video Version https://youtu…
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An interview with Jordan Gilliam, an audio engineer, DJ, and director of education at Tech25 in Pittsburgh. Topics: ⭐️ 529 College Savings Plans ⭐️ Heeding financial advice from people you trust ⭐️ Saving for retirement early (yes, even at age 19) ⭐️ Not letting tunnel vision of your ideal career keep you from learning new skills or trying new jobs…
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165: Focusing Lights On Broadway Producing with Richard Winkler
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Broadway producer Richard Winkler talks about how he transitioned from lighting design to producing. In 2024, Richard is producing 15 shows between Broadway and The West End. Topics: ⭐️ Good theatre ⭐️ A Chorus Line ⭐️ Commissioning a new musical ⭐️ Switching careers from lighting designer to producer Video Version https://youtu.be/HXgcMEw0bP4 Full…
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A panel of theatrical lighting designers discuss pay negotiations. If this sounds like a frightening topic, make sure to listen because this is a positive and calm take on the process. Topics: ⭐️ Determining a rate ⭐️ How to conduct yourself ⭐️ How to advocate for yourself ⭐️ When to use an agent and what they do ⭐️ Using the union, USA 829, resour…
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163: Lighting Design Tools - Free vs. Paid - LIVE from LDI
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A lively discussion between lighting designers about their design tools and the associated costs. A broadcast of a LIVE recording that took place at LDI in Las Vegas. Topics: ⭐️ The essential software for entertainment lighting ⭐️ The costs and considerations of that essential software ⭐️ What software we expect to be essential in the near future L…
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Lighting designer Carolyn Wong discusses the finances of her New York-based dance and theatre career. The most recent decade has been spent as the Worldwide Associate Lighting Designer for Disney’s The Lion King. We discuss: ⭐️ Investing in yourself ⭐️ Keeping living expenses low ⭐️ The sustainable hustle of freelancing Video version https://youtu.…
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161: Theatre Work with Natalie Robin & Brídín Clements Cotton
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A discussion about labor in theatrical production with lighting designer Natalie Robin & performing arts manager Brídín Clements. They have authored the new book Theatre Work: Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production. Topics: ⭐️ How institutions can prioritize workers ⭐️ Retention and training challenges for theaters ⭐️ Minimum wage, living w…
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An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. A panel composed of a bond investment CEO and three lighting designers review how our investments compare to the market. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Video Version: https://youtu.be/Yz5E-gI4bgg Rivian EV Trucks: https://rivian…
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159: Resource Sharing In Theatre Design & Production with Robin Stamey and Nathan Renner-Johnson
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An interview with the Executive Director of Philadelphia Scenic Works, Nathan Renner-Johnson, and Robin Stamey, production manager at Rutgers University, discussing how designers and productions can share resources. Topics: ⭐️ Theatre workers being paid on W2 or 1099 ⭐️ Joining a collective of artists or going the road solo ⭐️ Scenic outsourcing an…
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158: The Money Manual - Financial Independence Club with Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan & Amy D Lux
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Review of The Money Manual by Tonya Rapley. This is the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Amy D Lux and presented this month by Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan. We discuss: ⭐️ Spending triggers ⭐️ Budgeting methods ⭐️ Generational wealth ⭐️ Turning financial tips and tricks into habits ⭐️ The breakdown of what makes up a cr…
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Today’s episode is a panel discussion on EVs and their benefits for artists, guest hosted and edited by friend of the show Carl Faber. Recorded in March of 2023, the guests include: Mikhael Tara Garver, Phil McBeth, Ryan Durham, & Travis McHale. Topics: ⭐️ Features of EVs and EV ownership ⭐️ Financial incentives of new and used EVs ⭐️ Scheduled mai…
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Learn about running a live events company as Amy D Lux interviews Cindy Lo of RED VELVET. Topics: ⭐️ The future of events in a post covid era ⭐️ Keeping the business alive during the pandemic ⭐️ Starting a successful experiential agency in Austin TX Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance RED VELVET: https://weareredvelvet.com/ Strong Events:…
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A hodge podge of what's on my mind this week. Topics: ⭐️ War & peace ⭐️ Broadway grosses ⭐️ Divorce & ROTH IRAs ⭐️ Robert Green Ingersoll ⭐️ Steven Lutvak & A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Broadway Grosses: https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-grosses-analysis-merrily-opens-to-sold-out-house…
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A discussion about Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap hosted by Amy D Lux and Amy Pett. Topics: ⭐️ Negotiation tips ⭐️ Your financial health prioritization ⭐️ Your values versus society's values ⭐️ Statistics of pay for women and men Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscap…
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153: Business & Arts with Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew - A Theatre.Art.Life Collaboration with Camille Schenkkan and Jessica Champagne Hansen
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An interview by Theatre.Art.Life with lighting designer Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew Topics: ⭐️ Jeanette’s background in business & puppetry ⭐️ Finding the financial balance in your arts career ⭐️ Working as an electrician versus a designer and how Jeannette is too disorganized with paperwork to make a living be an assistant designer ⭐️ Industry inclusion i…
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We return from summer break! An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. A panel composed of a bond investment CEO and two lighting designer review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Video Version: https://youtu.be/S4_JmxQck8c Maith…
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A discussion of the book Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villanueva, presented by Natasha Joy De Souza. Topics: ⭐️ The Colonizer Virus ⭐️ Money as medicine ⭐️ The 7 Steps To Healing Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape. Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Decol…
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150: Mortgages For Arts Workers with Fredi Walker-Browne, Chavi Kahan, and John Lampe
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Two interviews by director John Lampe. The first with actor Fredi Walker Brown about avoiding debt. The second with mortgage expert Chavi Kahan about the ins and outs of mortgages. Fredi's Topics: ⭐️ Debt is the devil for arts workers ⭐️ Purchasing property without a mortgage ⭐️ Fredi’s money mindset gleaned from Rich Dad Poor Dad and Jackass III. …
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149: The Dirtbag’s Guide To Life - Financial Independence Club with Tim Mathis and Amy D Lux
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A review of The Dirtbag's Guide To Life by Tim Mathis, presented by the author himself. Topics: ⭐️ Simplicity ⭐️ Cool Begets Cool ⭐️ Living on the bare minimum ⭐️ Taking a gap month off of work ⭐️ The obligation for Dirtbag’s to travel and explore ⭐️ Social norms that you are not obligated to uphold - like reaching a certain financial status or bei…
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148: Budgeting the Lighting Design of a TV Broadcast with Sheryl Wisniewski and Dennis Size of LDG
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A conversation between Dennis Size and Sheryl Wisniewski of The Lighting Design Group about what goes into creating budgets for lighting television. Topics: ⭐️ How projects “walk in the door” ⭐️ Thought process in estimating ⭐️ Hidden costs we don’t want to miss ⭐️ How Designers and Project Managers collaborate in the budgeting process Quicklinks -…
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Stage manager Kat Landry and Theatre.Art.Life founder Anna Robb interview the provost of Baruch College, Linda Essig, about entrepreneurship within the arts. They discuss Linda's most recent book ‘Creative Infrastructures: Artists, Money, and Entrepreneurial Action’. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance:https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Theatre.Art.Life:h…
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146: Navigating A Career In Technical Entertainment - A Theatre.Art.Life Collaboration with Camille Schenkkan and Jessica Champagne Hansen
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Theatre.Art.Life founder Anna Robb interviews costume designer Jessica Champagne Hansen and the Deputy Managing Director of Centre Theatre Group, Camille Schenkkan. They discuss navigating a career in technical entertainment. That is the title of their recent book which explores tools & strategies for navigating an artistic career in design and tec…
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145: 6k Investing Special - 2 Year Review
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An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We’re joined by three lighting designers, a bond investment CEO, and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. We also discuss fees, and how that plays into investing. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Th…
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144: Pricing Out A Previz Station with Sovereign Candle Collective Lighting Designers Kent Sprague & Luther Frank
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Discussing previz for lighting designers with Kent Sprague and Luther Frank of the Sovereign Candle Collective. We discuss: ⭐️ Previz software ⭐️ Price of creating previz stations ⭐️ The software and hardware needed ⭐️ Tips and tricks to help you previz your project Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Sovereign Candle C…
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A review of The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by Jack Bogle. Presented by Karimah Gottschalck, Chief Brand Officer of Boisson. Topics: ⭐️ Minimizing fees ⭐️ Index Fund investing ⭐️ Compounding & asset allocation ⭐️ Simplicity in Investing, including Occam’s Razor Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club, brought t…
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142: Show Me The Money - Light Talk Takeover with Ellen Lampert-Greaux, Stan Kaye, Steve Woods, and David Martin Jacques
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A simulcast with the world’s number one lighting podcast - Light Talk! A group of lighting designers, educators, and Ellen, the creative director of Live Design, chat about the finance and business side of careers in entertainment lighting. Topics:⭐️ Unfair taxation⭐️ Working for “free”⭐️ How to invest $10,000⭐️ Investing to beat inflation⭐️ Career…
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141: Liability Insurance for Magicians & Circus Performers with Heather Zenzen and Lynn Lunny
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Insurance agent Heather Zenzen and circus performer Lynn Lunny discuss insurance for magicians and circus performers. Topics: ⭐️ Certificates of insurance ⭐️ The law of large numbers ⭐️ Various insurance providers ⭐️ Annual costs for low risk and high risk policies ⭐️ Insurance for individuals versus insurance for companies, studios, or property Qu…
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140: Family Planning with CFP® Matt Kweller
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On today’s show I chat with CFP® Matt Kweller about financial steps for expecting parents and parents with newborns. Topics: ⭐️ Cash flow ⭐️ Education costs ⭐️ Family money values ⭐️ Life & disability insurance ⭐️ Wills and Estate Planning ⭐️ Health Insurance and Employee Benefits Financial Checklist for Expecting Parents: https://www.patreon.com/a…
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139: Get Good With Money - Financial Independence Book Club with Emilie Crimmins
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A review of the book Get Good With Money by Tiffany Aliche. Presented by Emilie Crimmins, the owner of custom photo booth company FotoBoo. Topics: ⭐️ Envisioning your future self ⭐️ Anyone can start now & make a plan ⭐️ Finding support and community to discuss finances ⭐️ Becoming financially whole by mastering the fundamentals More topics: ⭐️ The …
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A conversation with Paul Tazewell, the costume designer of Hamilton and the 2021 remake of West Side Story. Topics: ⭐️ The Wicked movie ⭐️ Broadway costume designer pay ⭐️ Learning how to communicate about budgets ⭐️ How designers get paid when a show transfers ⭐️ Advocating for yourself by letting an agent do it ⭐️ How costume designers for films …
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137: The AEA Showcase Code - Producing A Showcase Code In NYC and LA with Robert W. Schneider and Caleb James Grochalski
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A discussion with Caleb James Grochalski, AEA Showcase Committee Member, and Robert W. Schneider, Artistic Director of The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company, Inc, about how professional actors can create their own work with the blessing of their union. Topics: ⭐️ What is a showcase ⭐️ Showcase Contracts for Producers and Actors ⭐️ 99 Seat Waiver…
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136: Liability Insurance for Lighting Designers & Live Event Production with Phillip Powers and Bill Rios
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Lighting designers Bill Rios and Phill Powers join the show to discuss liability insurance for lighting designers and live event production. Topics: ⭐️ Types of insurance available ⭐️ Annual pricing and coverage limits ⭐️ How union contracts affect insurance coverage ⭐️ Results of the AF insurance survey for lighting designers Types of Insurance: ⭐…
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A review of the book You Are A Badass At Making Money by Jen Sincero. Presented by lighting designer Carl Faber. We discuss: ⭐️ Quitting a job if it’s miserable ⭐️ Treating your art like a business ⭐️ Being intentional with your energy ⭐️ Letting go of the unhelpful familiar ⭐️ Associating value with what you’re using money for ⭐️ Shifting mindset …
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134: Life Insurance with Bruce Komarow
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A chat with insurance broker Bruce Komarow about life insurance. Topics: ⭐️ Term ⭐️ Whole ⭐️ Universal ⭐️ Blending Types ⭐️ Health Screenings ⭐️ How insurance is regulated ⭐️ How much coverage to get ⭐️ Where and how to purchase ⭐️ Converting Term to Whole up until age 65 ⭐️ Variable Universal for those trying to get a higher return Takeaways: ⭐️ T…
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