Lighting designer Marsha Stern joins the show to talk finances as a lighting designer in NYC nightclubs and in architecture. Topics: ️ Her time working in NYC nightclubs in the 80s ️ Being on payroll for venues versus freelance income ️ Transitioning to working in architecture ️ Saving for retirement by putting in to social security ️ And her entry into the entertainment industry via a music career, and shifting focus back to music since pandemic. Bonus Episode Includes: ️ Marsha’s autographed backstage passes ️ Leasing Varilites before you could buy them ️ LDI - Marsha and I will both be there to record a LIVE episode ️ Lighting at Radio City Music Hall and calling six followspots at once Bonus Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/108-marsha-stern-69193239?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare Video of the Interview: https://youtu.be/KFSmWk1_cUw Marsha on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marsha.stern.58/ Marsha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marsha-stern-5390585/ The Heartbeat Of The Dance Floor https://heartbeatofthedancefloor.com Roy Thode: https://roythode.com Studio 54: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_54 LDI: https://www.ldishow.com/ Dennis Size episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfd8v39G8aE&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance Ken Billington episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuojA4i6y5c&t=61s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance Anne Militello - Lighting Designer: https://vortexlighting.com/anne-militello Women In Lighting Design presentation by Anne Militello: https://womeninlighting.com/extras/entry/pioneers-of-light-a-history-of-women-in-lighting-design Paul Gregory - creator of Focus Lighting: https://www.focuslighting.com/news/2018/4/11/paul-gregory-for-architectural-lighting-magazine-10-years-later Destiney Powell episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFysg4gfCPU&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance Links from the Patreon episode: Michael Strickland episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeYs0rrXZ0k&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance Geezers of Gear: http://geezersofgear.com/website/the-evolution-of-automated-lighting-part-1 LD at Large: https://plsn.com/category/podcasts/ld-at-large-podcast/ Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance Provide feedback: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6 Interview by Ethan Steimel
Rachel Schmeling, an actor and finance coach, provides actionable advice on improving personal finances. Topics: ️Budgeting ️Falling in love with future you ️Reframing negative money attitudes ️Defining success and finding our core beliefs ️Shifting out of victim mindset and taking ownership of our finances Bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68919886 Rachel Schmeling: https://www.rachelschmeling.com/ List of Values - from Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/resources/dare-to-lead-list-of-values/ Beyond The Green: https://www.beyondthegreencoaching.com/ Have feedback? https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6 Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance Interview by Ethan Steimel
Jamie Esteva Wilson, an actor and musician from Manila, Philippines joins the podcast to talk about his relationship with finance. Topics: ️ Choosing freelancing over a corporate job ️ How money is motivation to get out of bed ️ Becoming a COVID safety officer during pandemic Other things that surprised me: ️ Jamie lives without a credit card ️ 30+ years as a theatre artist while not being great with money ️ Learning a hard lesson by being talented BUT showing up unprepared Jamie returns in a follow up episode in Tagalog. https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/bJlGJ4uTd6ty5aUYgOtl/Teatro-Sa-Maynila-At-NYC-sa-Tagalog Bonus Episode: ️ Jamie’s first role in Pippin ️ Jamie’s podcast, that involves drinking and smoking on air ️ And lots of Star Wars! Jamie breaks down the business plan of whether or not he should get a Chewbacca suit. Jamie Esteve Wilson - Instagram @jetboyboogie: https://www.instagram.com/jetboyboogie/?hl=en Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group: http://at...
Tatlong Pinoy freelancer artists mula Manila at New York ang nagbahagi ng kanilang payong pampinansyal. Ang episode na ito ay kasama ang aktor na si Jamie Wilson, Stage Manager na si Sheryl Polancos at Lighting Designer, Cha See. ️ Paano nila nalampasan ang pandemyang covid? ️ Paano nila nagawang matustusan ang kanilang mga pangangailgan at paano sila nakahanap ng dagdag o bagong trabaho? ️ Paano nakatulong ang organisasyong See Lighting Foundation sa mga imigranteng naninirahan sa US sa panahon ng covid? Thank you to Sheryl Polancos for help with translations! Video Version: https://youtu.be/txjd4t7ReJQ Sheryl Polancos - Instagram @sherylpolancos: https://www.instagram.com/sherylpolancos/ Cha See - Instagram @seethruuu: https://www.instagram.com/seethruuu/ Jamie Esteva Wilson - Instagram @jetboyboogie: https://www.instagram.com/jetboyboogie/ See Lighting Foundation - Instagram @seelightingfoundation: https://www.instagram.com/seelightingfoundation/?hl=en Atlantis Theatrical Ente...
Results from our listener survey. Miss the survey? Take it here: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6 Retirement Calculator: https://www.nerdwallet.com/investing/retirement-calculator Patreon Bonus Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68298000 Previous Episodes Mentioned: Credit Card Rewards: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/3yhjl5EJSaw25HNh8lZ6/Credit-Card-Rewards-with-John-Adcox Starbucks Rewards: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/zni9hPScDW1bsrX1xtrj/Free-Coffee-The-Secret-Starbucks-Code-A-Fathers-Day-Special Fossil Fuel Free Investing: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/IRnAJ8INwHG1UxYlGT7W/Fossil-Fuel-Free-Investing-with-Alex-Wright-Gladstein Ethical Investing: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/axDYFWfytfnYqcp5W53Q/Ethical-Investing-with-Chris-Lose
LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6 Broadway musician turned financial advisor, Eli Zoller, joins the show to talk about his career change and how he is helping others. Topics: ️ Why Eli became an advisor ️ Finances can be simple, but simple is not easy ️ How freelancers can benefit from financial planners ️ The best way to get your financial questions answered ️ What the worst outcome from meeting a financial advisor. Bonus Episode - Eli’s Favorite Broadway Show: https://www.patreon.com/posts/67907393 Takeaways: ️ "In the red” means debt ️ “In the black" means profit ️ Be proactive and engage your friends with questions ️ Uncertain future income is a great reason to make a financial plan. ️ The bare minimum mindset to meet with an advisor is if you are thinking about your finances past the next month. ️ Empathy from an advisor is nice, especially when an artists has to explain how they make money (or don't make money) Eli Zoller - Northwestern Mutual:...
LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6 We celebrate Father’s Day with Nicole’s parents and to learn how they use the Starbucks reward program. We discuss: ️ Cost savings of a refillable cup ️ Sharing accounts to maximize points ️ Clipping coupons BEFORE the internet Our bonus episode is a story about Ethan getting a birthday drink from the Taco Bell rewards program. Bonus Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/67140618 Takeaways: ️ Be on the lookout for double point days once a month. ️ Don’t unsubscribe from the Starbucks emails. They tell you how to get extra points. ️ Make the free drink as large as possible because a small or large use the same amount of points. ️ Finances are simple, but being disciplined and dealing with day to day life isn’t easy. Starbucks Points Explained: https://querysprout.com/how-do-starbucks-rewards-work/ Starbucks Reusable Cup Policy: https://customerservice.starbucks.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6847/~/what-is-the-reusable-cup...
LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6 Brooklyn-based painter Bret Slater joins the podcast to discuss the business of painting. He explains how he learned to price his art and get his works into galleries in New York and Europe. We discuss: ️ How to price art ️ Why you must “put yourself out there” ️ What percentage a gallery takes when selling an artwork ️ The importance of professional connections and relationships ️ How Bret first got his art into galleries, and continues to show in galleries in New York and Europe. In the patreon bonus episode, we discuss: ️ Bret's art influences ️ Bret’s thoughts on NFTs ️ Taxes when selling through a gallery ️His decision process for grad school ️ Bret’s finance changes when he got married ️ How Nicole and I have obtained three Bret Slater paintings Bret Slater: https://www.instagram.com/bretslater/ https://www.bretslater.com/ Bret's "Lore" at the Dallas Museum: https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5336425 Chocolat...
LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6 Sheryl Polancos, a stage manager from Broadway’s Beetlejuice, joins the show to talk about working ten years in the Philippines as a freelance stage manager. She then moved to NYC to continue freelancing in theatre off-Broadway and then on Broadway. We discuss: ️ How to afford an apartment in NYC ️ How to get an artist visa and green card ️ A bad luck superstition involving peanuts ️ Saving for yourself and your own retirement ️ Differences between theatre in the US versus the Philippines In today’s patron bonus episode we discuss another Beetlejuice stage manager, Steve Milosevich, who Sheryl and I both adore. Bonus Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/101-sheryl-66835796 Takeaways: ️ Be specific ️ Be proactive ️ Moving is costly ️ Save for yourself each month and INVEST Artistic Finance 6k Investing Special: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/zsaAmuJv8vulf6qc0fqq/Learn-How-To-Invest-In-The-Stock-Market-Artistic...
PLEASE TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY - BY JUNE 10: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6 How to advocate for your own financial wellness with freelance theatre designer Carl Faber. Topics: ️ Include a cover page in your will ️ Financial plans are not intimidating ️ Easy way to get a picture of your finances ️ Ethan learns something new about ROTH IRAs We revisit past topics: ️ I-Bonds yielding 10% ️ Dave Ramsey is the Dunkin' of finance ️ LinkedIn for entertainment professionals THANK YOU, PATRONS! Because of your support, Artistic Finance has provided 100% FREE resources. ️ 125+ hours of content ️ Helped artists with taxes, IRAs, & investing ️ Given $1,000+ to artists and arts organizations Access the bonus episode at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100-be-your-own-66291238 Bonus Episode Topics: ️ Bonds ️ Reverse budgeting ️ Advice for young theatre designers Takeaways from the episode: ️ PersonalCapital.com is an easy and free to see your financial picture ️ Add a letter of...