Artistic Finance
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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Episodes
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Theatre investor Ira Gilbert and wellness coach Jason Daley Kennedy chat about producing theatre, the importance of trust, and educating white people on anti-racism.
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Ariel Estrada has obtained $500,000 worth of grants for non profit arts organizations in NYC. He discusses his grant writing experience and some of the ins and outs of the process.
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Ariel Estrada, actor, director, and arts advocate talks about his financial journey and why he formed Leviathan Lab to promote Asian American practitioners of theatre and film.
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Cynthia Winstead discusses finances throughout her career as a costume designer and professor. We also discuss how scholarships and endowments work.
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
An interview with Dennis Size, the Vice President of Design at The Lighting Design Group (LDG), a major news and event lighting company in North America. He explains how LDG has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and why the #RedAlertRESTART event and the RESTART Act are necessary.
#RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA #SaveOurStages
Interview by Ethan Steimel
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Thursday Aug 27, 2020
Franklin Trapp, artistic director of The Forestburgh Playhouse, shares his experiences of adapting his season and laying off 100 technicians, designers, musicians, and actors. Ethan discusses lighting up the Playhouse in RED for #RedAlertRESTART.
#RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA #SaveOurStages
Interview by Ethan Steimel
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Charles Ford, owner of Vue Show Design Group in Chicago, discusses his involvement in the #RedAlertRESTART event urging Congress to pass the RESTART Act to provide financial assistance to live event businesses affected by COVID-19 and to extend PUA for displaced workers.
#RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA
Interview by Ethan Steimel
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
An interview with lighting designer Sammy Ross about the predicament of live event workers during the time of COVID-19.
#RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA
Interview by Ethan Steimel
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Michael Strickland is the founder of Bandit Lites, a major North American entertainment lighting company. He worked tirelessly to advise congressional members to pass the CARES Act and is currently advising congress to pass the RESTART Act to provide financial assistance to small businesses and to extend PUA (unemployment benefits) for displaced workers.
#RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA
Interview by Ethan Steimel
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
An interview with Mishqah Parthiephal about growing up in Durban, South Africa and becoming an actress in Johannesburg and around the world.