162: Saving Too Much with Carolyn Wong - Lighting Designer

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.be/bjqiT4rxJ1Q

 

Artistic Finance

https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance

 

Carolyn Wong

https://www.wongnumber.com/

 

The Lion King

https://lionking.com/

 

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Turn_Off_the_Dark

 

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

https://www.jacobspillow.org/programs/intern-programs/

 

Bates Dance Festival

https://www.bates.edu/dance/bates-dance-festival/

 

Capture - Previz Software

https://www.capture.se/

 

Monarch - Money Management Software

https://www.monarchmoney.com/

 

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-g-wong/

 

Instagram Handles

@cwong619

@ethansteimel

@nicolevsteimel

 

Interview by Ethan Steimel