Artistic Finance

57: Paying a Liveable Wage in Theatre with Ryan Guzzo Purcell

Can non profit theaters afford to pay livable wages? Director Ryan Guzzo Purcell joins us to talk about The Williams Project, a Seattle based theatre company with a core belief to pay a livable wage to its staff while providing a pay-what-you-can model for its audience. The company is six years old and is hoping to break into regional theatre status. When it does so, it will pay the highest wages of any non profit regional theater in the country.
 
The Williams Project:
https://www.thewilliamsproject.org/mission
 
James Baldwin:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin
 
Blues For Mister Charlie:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_for_Mister_Charlie
 
Actor's Equity Rate Sheets:
https://www.actorsequity.org/resources/contracts/
 
USA 829 Rate Sheets for Theatre Designers (USA is the design union):
https://www.usa829.org/Contracts/Collective-Bargaining-Agreements-CBAs/Theatre-Opera-Dance
 
Good Analysis of Non-Profit Broadway by Rob Meiksins:
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/nonprofits-off-broadway-search-enterprise-models/#:~:text=These%20are%20all%20union%20houses,with%20fewer%20than%20499%20seats.&text=Off%2DOff%2DBroadway%20is%20a,it%2C%20not%20for%20commercial%20success.
 
Other Pay What You Can Theaters:
Azuka Theatre - Philadelphia:
https://www.azukatheatre.org/pay-what-you-decide
 
Theatre MU - Minneapolis:
https://www.theatermu.org/boxoffice
 
 
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56: Wine Investing with Anthony Zhang

An interview with Anthony Zhang, CEO of wine investing platform Vinovest. We discuss how to invest in wine, considerations when including it as part of your portfolio, and what amount of startup capital is needed.
 
At the end of the episode, I explain why I included a wine investment in the Artistic Finance 6K.
 
Anthony is a repeat entrepreneur and Thiel Fellow. He successfully built and sold two companies— EnvoyNow and KnowYourVC—by the age of 22. He has also held leadership positions at cryptocurrency platform Blockfolio and is a board member at RateMyInvestor.
 
Vinovest:
https://app.vinovest.co?grsf=2p0wk3
Use our affiliate link for 3 months of fees waived.
 
Anthony's Twitter @anthony_j_zhang:
https://twitter.com/anthony_j_zhang?lang=en
 
Wine Investing Explained:
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/08/wine-investment.asp
 
Bottled Up: A Wine Podcast of Sorts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bottled-up/id1541879857
 
Bottled Up Instagram @bottled_up_podcast:
https://www.instagram.com/bottled_up_podcast/
 
Vinfolio - Another Wine Investment Company:
https://www.vinfolio.com/
 
WineInvestment.com / Cult Wine - Another Wine Investment Company:
https://www.wineinvestment.com/
 
Commodities Versus Stocks - Rate of Return Comparison:
https://commodity.com/blog/gold-compared/
 
Our case of wine is Chateau La Lagune 3Eme Cru Classe, Haut-Medoc 2009:
https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-la-lagune-bordeaux-france-2009-1532
 
Working Backwards - book by Amazon executives:
https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=working%20backwards
(This is our affiliate link for independent booksellers.)
 
Find out more about our Artistic Finance investments in this episode:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/zsaAmuJv8vulf6qc0fqq
 
LInks from the patron episode:
 
Cryptocurrency Blockchain for Wine:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wine-craft-releases-first-cryptocurrency-blockchain-for-wine-301276827.html
 
Open Source Cryptocurrency for Wine:
https://openvino.org/
 
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55: Purchasing a Home in NYC as a Theatrical Designer with Donyale Werle and Beth Turomsha

Learn the advantages of purchasing a home in NYC as theatrical designers with set & garden designer Donyale Werle and lighting designer Beth Turomsha.
 
We talk about their experiences buying homes in New York City, what has happened since, and what they expect to do with their homes moving forward. We also discuss factors that affect home purchases, including climate change, quality of life, and inequity.
 
If you are thinking about purchasing a home, listen to these artists who have lived thrived through the experience.
 
Donyale Werle has been designing sets on an off Broadway for 20 years. Donyale is a sustainability activist. She teaches in the graduate program at Brooklyn College Department of Theater. Awards include a Tony, OBIE, Lucille Lortel, Henry Hewes and a Gerbode foundation grant. 
 
Beth Turomsha is a lighting designer at Schuler Shook in New York. Formerly trained as a theatrical lighting designer, Beth worked in the theatre industry for ten years before transitioning into architectural lighting design.
 
Donyale's Website:
http://www.donyalewerle.com/
 
Donyale's Instagram @donyale_werle
https://www.instagram.com/donyale_werle/
 
Beth's Instagram @atenlightingdesign:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2UmETFnr31/
 
Van Gogh virtual show:
https://www.afar.com/magazine/where-to-see-immersive-van-gogh-exhibits-in-the-us-in-2021
 
Episode 42 - Real Estate Investing with Matt Picheny:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/Jn7lXdmSKU9wy2OeOnyO
 
Pros and Cons of Investing In Real Estate - Investopedia:
https://www.investopedia.com/mortgage/real-estate-investing-guide/
 
StreetEasy - real estate listings:
https://streeteasy.com/
 
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54: Learn How To Invest In The Stock Market - Artistic Finance 6K Special

A live episode introducing our 10 part series on learning how to invest in the stock market.
 
Thank you to all patrons who listened live! Become a patron here.
 
Dance photographer and theatre electrician Marc Santos joins lighting designer Ethan Steimel to co-host this live audio podcast. Marc and Ethan are from the entertainment industry with no Wall Street training. You will learn alongside them terms like mutual fund, self-directed IRA, and capital gains.
 
We are putting $1,000 into 6 investments, $6,000 of skin in the game.
 
Investments and affiliate links to the platforms we're using to manage them in:
ETF (M1 app)
Individual Stock (Robinhood)
Cryptocurrency (Coinbase)
Wine (Vinovest)
Real Estate (WeBull)
Art (Individual Artist)
 
The rest of the series will include deep dives into each asset class. We'll explain how each investment compares historically to the market, how it is performing for us, and where it belongs in a diversified portfolio. At the end of a year, May 5, 2022, we will rebalance our positions and see if we were able to beat the market, or if we should have given the money to a financial advisor.
 
Mark Santos - Dance Photographer:
https://www.marcsantosphotography.com/
https://www.instagram.com/pixmarc/?hl=en
 
 
 
Warren Buffet Bet:
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/030916/buffetts-bet-hedge-funds-year-eight-brka-brkb.asp
 
ETF:
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500
 
Here are the specific investments we purchased and are tracking for a year and a day:
 
Stocks:
VST - Vistra Corp
LAC - Lithium Americas
TAP - Molson Coors Beverage (owners of Blue Moon)
DKNG - Draftkings (we do not hold a position)
SKLZ- Skillz
 
Cryptocurrency:
Bitcoin
 
Wine:
We own one case through Vinovest
Vinoest
 
Real Estate - REITS:
UBA - Urstadt Biddle Properties
SRG - Seritage Growth Properties
MGP -MGM Growth Properties
STAG - STAG Industrial
 
Art:
Bret Slater - Artist
https://www.bretslater.com/
 
Affiliate links:
M1 Finance - Good for Long Term / Buy and Hold Investors:
m1finance.8bxp97.net/XxYPZg
 
Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange:
https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0
 
Vinovest - Wine Investing:
https://app.vinovest.co?grsf=2p0wk3
 
Robinhood - Free Stock Trading - Intuitive and easy to use:
https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21
 
We Bull - Free Stock Trading - Design for Traders - I find it difficult to navigate:
https://act.webull.com/pm/do1QnByzkAhA/a3j/inviteUs/main
 
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53: Compound Interest with Paddy Hirsch

Compound interest explained by financial journalist Paddy Hirsch.
 
Paddy Hirsch is a journalist, broadcaster, online host and novelist. He was schooled in Ireland and the UK, and spent ten years in the British Royal Marines before moving to Hong Kong to start a career in news. He has worked in every journalistic medium, and in a variety of countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas. He is a specialist in business, financial and economic news, and his work appears regularly on National Public Radio in the US and on the BBC World Service.
 
He attended Stanford University as a Knight Fellow in 2011 and has won several awards for his video work explaining financial terminology. In 2012, Harper Business published his book Man vs Markets, a tongue-in-cheek guide to the financial system. Most recently, he is the author of the Lawless New York series, featuring Marshal Justy Flanagan: The Devil’s Half Mile and Hudson’s Kill (Tor/Forge), both set in New York in the early 1800s. 
 
Paddy's Website:
https://www.paddyhirsch.com/
 
Paddy's Financial Videos:
https://www.paddyhirsch.com/videos/
 
Use our Indiebound affiliate link to purchase Paddy's books:
https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?aff=artisticfinance&keys=
Man Vs Markets: Markets Explained (Plain and Simple)
The Devil's Half Mile
Hudson's Kill
 
NPR - The Indicator from Planet Money:
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510325/the-indicator-from-planet-money
 
Scottland Forever! - Painting by Lady Butler of the Royal Scots Greys charging at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_Forever!
 
George Washington Crossing The Delaware:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_(1851_painting)
 
Rembrandt - Dutch Painter:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt
 
NFT - Non-fungible Token - Digital Art on the blockchain:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token
 
NPR - Marketplace:
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444600/marketplace
 
Compound Interest Definition:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/compoundinterest.asp
 
Yield - Definition:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/y/yield.asp#:~:text=Yield%20refers%20to%20the%20earnings,from%20holding%20a%20particular%20security.
 
APY - Definition:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/apy.asp
 
Index Fund - Definition:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/indexfund.asp
 
Tipping Point - Paddy and Ethan Ignore This:
https://humbledollar.com/2018/03/the-tipping-point/
 
Compound Interest Calculator:
https://www.investor.gov/financial-tools-calculators/calculators/compound-interest-calculator
 
QRP:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/q/qrp.asp
 
eQRP is specific to Damion Lupo (guest on episode 50):
https://www.eqrp.co/
 
SPAC - Special Purpose Acquisition Company:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/spac.asp
 
Blank Check Company (slightly different than a SPAC):
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/blankcheckcompany.asp
 
Links from the Patreon only episode:
 
Vinovest:
https://www.vinovest.co/
 
Bottled Up Podcast:
https://bottleduppodcast.wordpress.com/
 
Old World wine versus New World wine:
https://www.winespectator.com/articles/whats-the-difference-between-new-world-and-old-world-wines-5204#:~:text=The%20most%20basic%20difference%20between,World%22%20refers%20to%20everything%20else.&text=These%20wines%20are%20often%20made,extracted%20and%20oak%2Dinfluenced%20style.
 
Bottle Shock Movie:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_Shock
 
Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange:
https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0
(This is my affiliate link.)
 
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52: Healthy Money Relationships with Miata Edoga

What is a healthy relationship with money? Financial educator Miata Edoga explains what it is and how we can do better.
 
Miata is the founder of the financial education company, Abundance Bound. We discuss how it helps creatives with a specific, step-by-step process to improve their financial situation. Miata served 8 years as the Financial Wellness Consultant for The Actors Fund and has led workshops for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Writers Guild of America, The Directors Guild, and The Screen Actors Guild.
 
Abundance Bound:
https://abundancebound.com/
 
Miata's Full Bio:
https://abundancebound.com/about-miata/
 
A Leader Needs A Second to Give Approval - TED Talk (3 minutes):
https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement?referrer=playlist-how_leaders_inspire
 
The Millionaire Next Door - 8.4 hours a month is what affluent people spend focusing on their finances:
https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?aff=artisticfinance&keys=the%20millionaire%20next%20door
(Our affiliate link to independent bookstores.)
 
LInks from the patron episode:
 
Claude Monet - Painter:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet
 
l'Orangerie - Museum in Paris with Claude Monet water lillies:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_de_l%27Orangerie
 
Lead Measures vs Lag Measures:
https://www.franklincovey.com/the-4-disciplines/discipline-2-act/#:~:text=While%20a%20lag%20measure%20tells,likely%20to%20achieve%20the%20goal.&text=Lag%20measures%20track%20the%20success,%2C%20quality%2C%20and%20customer%20satisfaction.
 
4 Disciplines of Execution:
https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?aff=artisticfinance&keys=4%20disciplines%20of%20execution
(Our affiliate link to independent bookstores.)
 
Bigger Pockets - Real Estate Podcast:
https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast
 
Real Estate Episode with Matt Picheny:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/Jn7lXdmSKU9wy2OeOnyO
 
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51: Producing on Broadway with Irene Gandy

The difference between producing and investing with Broadway press agent and producer Irene Gandy.
 
We discuss what a Broadway producer is and does, and find out the difference between a lead producer, associate producer, co-producer, and investor.
 
Some notable accomplishments of Irene’s career are that she is the only Black female member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers on Broadway. She is a Tony-Award winning producer. She produced Lady Day At Emerson Bar and Grill starring Audra MacDonald. In 2008, she became the first female press agent to get a Sardis caricature. And on top of this all, she launched the Irene Gandy Fur Collection which was featured in Vogue Magazine.
 
At the bottom of this notes section is the FULL bio.
 
Irene's Instagram @iam_irenegandy:
https://www.instagram.com/iam_irenegandy/
 
Irene's Sardi's caricature:
https://www.broadway.com/photos/publicist-extraordinaire-irene-gandy-gets-her-very-own-sardis-caricature/
 
Jeffrey Richards - Broadway Producer Irene works with:
https://www.jeffreyrichardsassociates.com/
 
Mira Gandy - Artist (and Irene's daughter):
https://www.miragandyart.com/
 
Romare Bearden - Artist Irene likes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romare_Bearden
 
Scott Rudin - Broadway Producer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Rudin
 
Broadway's Best Shows - produced by Jeffrey Richard:
https://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/
 
Frank DiLella - NYC Theatre Journalist - Friend of Irene's:
http://www.frankdilella.com/about-frank/
 
Mirrors - A Play:
https://www.nytw.org/show/mirrors/
 
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Irene Gandy is the only Black female member of ATPAM (Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers) on Broadway. She is a Tony-Award winning producer on Broadway for The Gershwin’s' Porgy and Bess and was a producer for Lady Day At Emerson Bar and Grill starring Audra MacDonald. She was also co -producer with Voza Rivers of the National tour of the South-African musical  Serafina . In 2008, she became the first female press agent to be immortalized with a Sardis caricature. Gandy recently launched the Irene Gandy Fur Collection designed by Mr. Pete and was featured in the 2015 August issue of Vogue Magazine.  "A Day in the Life Irene Gandy" a documentary is being produced  centered around her life being the 1st  African-American woman Press Agent and Producer on Broadway for over 50 years .     Gandy’s recent productions include The Great Society, starring Brian Cox,  American Son starring Kerry Washington China Doll starring Al Pacino, Fiddler on the Roof ,You Can't Take It With You, starring James Earl Jones and  Sylvia starring Matthew Broderick.  Gandy began her career in 1968 as a publicist with Douglas Turner Ward and Robert Hooks’ Negro Ensemble Company. Since then, she has worked on over 100 Broadway shows including ,  August Osage County starring Phylicia Rashad ,Glengarry Glen Ross, Radio Golf, Bubbling Brown Sugar, Smokey Joe’s Care, Lena Horne: The Lady and her Music, Patti LaBelle on Broadway, The Wiz. In addition to her work in theatre, she was Associate Director of Special Markets for CBS Records, working with such artists as Earth, Wind and Fire, The Jacksons, Patti Labelle, The Isley Brothers, and many others. Gandy was the Press Consultant for the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta and the 30th Anniversary of Harlem Week.  Gandy is the recipient of the 1997 National Action Network’s “Woman of Excellence Award” the 2007 Vanguard Award from Black to Broadway Productions, the 2004 Black Public Relations Society Award, 2013 “Inspire in New York” Award, 2015 Pioneer Award for BLACK PRIDE NYC and the 2015 Café Mocha “Salute Her” “Media Legend Award.” In 2017,  She was  the received  the following Awards  "Project 1 Voice Lifetime Achievement"  for outstanding achievements and vision to artistic excellence in the American Theater;  "HARLEM WEEK Vivian Robinson Arts and Culture;  and "Life Changers" presented by WNBA players Teresa Weatherspoon and Rita Haywood for inspiring, transforming, and empowering others.  In 2018  she  was honored with Vivian Robinson/AUDELCO  "Pioneer Award" for Recognition Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre. In 2019  she was honored with the NAACP-LGBQT David Weaver Prize for Excellence in the Arts. 2020 Gandy was inducted into New York Public Lincoln Center Performing Arts Library as part of The League of Professional Theatre Women’s Oral History Project. Currently serves on the boards  of  City College for the Arts, HARLEM WEEK and  is the mother of renowned artist Mira Gandy who created The Gandy Art House (designed to provide creative opportunities for Youth, Family and the LGBTQ community) as a tribute to her family and legacy.
 
 

50: What is a QRP? with Damion Lupo (Qualified Retirement Plan)

Learn about eQRPs (Enhanced Qualified Retirement Plans) with Damion Lupo.
 
Today’s episode could change your life.
 
Our guest is Damion Lupo whose mission is to free a million people from financial bondage using a combination of financial literacy and a strategy called the eQRP® that allows investors to get off the wall-street roller coaster.
 
He’s the Best-Selling Author of 12 books on personal finance, host of the Financial Underdogs podcast, has owned more than 50 companies, and is the founder of his own martial art, Yokido®.
 
Damion is also a professional investor with decades of real-world experience that started with the purchase of his first rental using a VISA card advance -- a move that snowballed into 150 rental houses in less than 5 years. In 2008 he lost the whole $20 million business only to bounce back and recreate his wealth in 5 years.
 
Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange:
Sign up via this link for you and I to get a kickback when you purchase your first 100 of any cryptocurrency:
https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0
 
Patreon - Keep this resource FREE to help others on their financial literacy journey:
www.patreon.com/artisticfinance
 
Damion's eQRP website:
https://www.eqrp.co/
 
Damion's website:
https://damionlupo.com/
 
Damion's Twitter @damionlupo:
https://twitter.com/damionlupo
 
Real Estate Episode with Matt Picheny:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/Jn7lXdmSKU9wy2OeOnyO
 
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Colorado:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rocks_Amphitheatre
 
Josh Groban - American Singer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Groban
 
Schwab (Damion rags on them a bit): 
https://www.schwab.com/ira
 
Links from the Patreon only episode:
 
None! This information was TOO IMPORTANT to go behind a pay wall.
 
(Damion does pay me a nice compliment in the Patreon only episode. Become a patron to hear it!)
www.patreon.com/artisticfinance
 
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49.1: Artistic Finance 6k - $6,000 Special Announcement!

Marc Santos joins me to talk about our one year anniversary LIVE episode. We're going to invest $1,000 into 6 different asset classes and track them for a year. This is 6,000 real dollars! It's our most expensive episode yet!
 
Join us May 5 at 8p EST for a LIVE episode!
 
Must download the Podbean App to LISTEN and to CALL IN. 
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-app-iphone-android-mobile
 
Help us find a place to install Marc's photo of spinning ballerinas:
https://www.marcsantosphotography.com/
 
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www.patreon.com/artisticfinance
 
Here are the investments Ethan is proposing. Patrons can vote and propose new ones:
S&P 500 ETF - IVV
Individual Stock - MGM
Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin
Wine - Vinovest
Art - Bret Slater 
Real Estate - SKT
 
Help us fund this $6,000 investment by signing up via our affiliate Links:
 
Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange:
https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0
 
Vinovest - Wine Investing:
3 Months of Wine Storage - for both of us if you sign up for an account:
https://app.vinovest.co?grsf=2p0wk3
 
Robinhood - Free Stock Trading:
https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21
 
We Bull - Free Stock Trading:
https://act.webull.com/pm/do1QnByzkAhA/a3j/inviteUs/main
 
Or contribute directly to our $6k Investment Experiment:
 
Venmo:
@EthanSteimel
https://account.venmo.com/u/EthanSteimel
 
Paypal:
@etnfret2000
paypal.me/etnfret2000
 
Cash App:
$etnfret2000
https://cash.app/$etnfret2000
 
Google Pay:
Etnfret2000@gmail.com
 
 
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49: Dancer - Marlon Feliz

Dancer Marlon Feliz shares her financial journey as a freelance performer from touring, to cruises, to Broadway.
 
Marlon is based out of New York City. Born in Dominican Republic and raised in Miami, FL, she grew up dancing to the latin rhythms of Salsa, Merengue, and Bachata with her loving family.
 
She received her foundational training in classical ballet and modern techniques at New World School of the Arts, and went on to earn her B.F.A. in Dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and in 2020 made her Broadway debut in the new revival of West Side Story, featuring choreography by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker.
 
She has  worked with dance theater company Pilobolus since 2014, touring their Shadowland productions nationally and internationally. Spring of 2021 she is with the company once again to present Pilobolus repertory and programs wherever possible.
 
Currently Marlon is performing online in Speakeasy On Demand, presented by Holly-Anne Devlin of Kaleidoscope Entertainment. (Discount code below!)
 
Other credits include working with Broadway choreographers Warren Carlyle and Denis Jones on musical projects, and performing dance and aerial work on the high seas with Norwegian Creative Studios and Royal Caribbean Cruises.
 
Current Project - Speakeasy On Demand:
https://www.speakeasyondemand.com/
Use code MARLON for 10% off.
 
Instagram @marlonthefemme:
https://www.instagram.com/marlonthefemme/
 
Website:
https://www.marlonfeliz.com/
 
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlonfeliz
 
Pilobolus:
https://pilobolus.org/
 
West Side Story on Broadway:
https://westsidestorybway.com/
 
Links from the Patreon only episode:
 
Ellevest - Finance Company For Women, By Women:
https://www.ellevest.com/
 
Actors Fund - Financial Education and Services:
https://actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/finances-managing-money
 
Miata Edoga - financial educator for artists:
https://abundancebound.com/about-miata/
 
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