Artistic Finance

149: The Dirtbag’s Guide To Life - Financial Independence Club with Tim Mathis and Amy D Lux

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 being tied to one place for your entire lifetime
 
Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape. 
 
Quicklinks - Artistic Finance:
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
 
Financial Independence Club:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/bookclub
 
Tim Mathis:
https://www.timmathiswrites.com/
https://www.instagram.com/dirtbagguide/?hl=en
 
Utopia Dreamscape & Amy D Lux:
https://utopiadreamscape.com/
https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/
 
Ethan Steimel:
https://www.ethansteimel.com/artistic-finance.html
https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en
 
Instagram Handles:
@dirtbagguide
@ethansteimel
@artisticfinance
@utopiadreamscape
 

148: Budgeting the Lighting Design of a TV Broadcast with Sheryl Wisniewski and Dennis Size of LDG

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 - Artistic Finance:
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
 
Sheryl Wisniewski:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherylwisniewski/
Instagram - @swhiz321
https://www.instagram.com/swhiz321/
 
Dennis Size:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-size-0108234/
 
LDG - The Lighting Design Group:
https://ldg.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ldg_lightingdesigngroup/?ref=5rqdmdyz0usvw&hl=am-et
 
Sheryl Bio:
Sheryl joined LDG in 2002 as an Assistant Lighting Designer/Project Coordinator and has since warmed almost every chair in the Production Department.  She has earned 8 Emmys for her work on projects including CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, NBC’s Coverage of 10 Olympic Games, 5 Presidential Election Cycles, and 2 Royal Weddings.  When she takes off her LDG hat, she spends her time learning to raise compassionate young humans.
 
Dennis Bio:
Bio - In his 40+ year career Dennis has designed lighting for shows on every major television Broadcast and cable Network.
His international design repertoire includes theatre, dance, live events, soap operas, talk shows, news magazines, government projects, corporate events/facilities, concerts, sporting events, political conventions, Presidential debates, award shows, and has lit every U.S. President since Ronald Reagan.
He has written for trade journals and taught design at several Universities, including Carnegie Mellon, Penn State, and the University of Scranton.   He has been nominated for the EMMY Award 13 times, and has won five.
For an extended list of his, and LDG’s credits, log on to: www.ldg.com
 
Instagram Handles:
@swhiz321
@ethansteimel
@artisticfinance
@ldg_lightingdesigngroup
 

147: Entrepreneurship In The Arts with Linda Essig

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:
https://www.theatreartlife.com/the-theatreartlife-podcast/
 
Linda Essig:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-essig-a7a70aa/
 
Creative Infrastructures - Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Infrastructures-Artists-Entrepreneurial-Action/dp/1789385717
 
Kat Landry:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katlandry/
 
Anna Robb:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-robb/
 
 
Instagram Handles:
@theatreartlife
@ethansteimel
@artisticfinance
@anna_lorraine_robb
@creativeinfrastructures - Linda Essig

146: Navigating A Career In Technical Entertainment - A Theatre.Art.Life Collaboration with Camille Schenkkan and Jessica Champagne Hansen

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 technology in entertainment
 
Quicklinks - Artistic Finance:
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
 
Navigating a Career in Technical Entertainment - Bookshop.org:
https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9780367510442
 
Theatre.Art.Life:
https://www.theatreartlife.com/the-theatreartlife-podcast/
 
Camille Schenkkan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/schenkkan/
https://www.instagram.com/camischenkkan/?hl=en
 
Jessica Champagne Hansen:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-hansen-84114230/
https://www.instagram.com/jchansendesigns/
 
Anna Robb:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-robb/
 
Dad Jokes:
https://www.fatherly.com/play/mothers-day-jokes
 
Instagram Handles:
@theatreartlife - IG Collaborator
@ethansteimel
@artisticfinance
@camischenkkan
@jchansendesigns
@anna_lorraine_robb

145: 6k Investing Special - 2 Year Review

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
 
The Importance of Fees:
https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/how-to-invest/impact-of-costs#:~:text=Why%20do%20costs%20matter%3F,for%20years%20into%20the%20future.
 
Ebony's Plots of the Week:
https://www.livedesignonline.com/news/plot-week-ebony-madry-mktg
https://www.livedesignonline.com/lighting/plot-week-ebony-madry-spring-awakening-texas-tech-university
 
Katie Buhrman:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinebuhrman/
https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/6520240
 
Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/
https://www.liquidificorp.com/
 
Ebony Madry:
https://www.instagram.com/ebmadry/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebony-madry-6a9651139/
 
Amy D Lux:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-d-lux-953a7318a/
https://utopiadreamscape.com/author/luvlogica/
 
Ethan Steimel
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansteimel/
https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en
 
Instagram handles:
@ebmadry
@liquidifi
@ktbuhr
@utopiadreamscape
@ethansteimel
@artisticfinance
 
Previous Episodes of Interest:
 
Cryptocurrency with Najah Roberts:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/JM5QCXLUhsqOfRDC8Dd2/Cryptocurrency-Bitcoin-with-Najah-Roberts
 
Bond Investing - aka I-Bonds - with Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/Ls2svcghok0FemQVcNBp/Bond-Investing-with-Maithreyi-Gopalakrishnan
 
Wine Investing with Anthony Zhang:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/G7sKrzcmEwJeor6iAy4t/Wine-Investing-with-Anthony-Zhang
 
Affiliate links:
M1 Finance - Good for Long Term / Buy and Hold Investors - no sign up incentive:
m1finance.8bxp97.net/XxYPZg
 
Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange - $10 of Bitcoin:
https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0
 
Vinovest - Wine Investing - 3 months of free wine storage:
https://app.vinovest.co?grsf=2p0wk3
 
Robinhood:
https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21
 
We Bull:
https://act.webull.com/pm/do1QnByzkAhA/a3j/inviteUs/main
 
ETF:
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500
 
Stocks:
VST - Vistra Corp
LAC - Lithium Americas
TAP - Molson Coors Beverage (owners of Blue Moon)
SKLZ- Skillz
 
Cryptocurrency:
Bitcoin
 
Wine:
Vinovest
 
Real Estate - REITS:
UBA - Urstadt Biddle Properties
SRG - Seritage Growth Properties
VICI - Experiential Real Estate - Previously MGM Properties
STAG - STAG Industrial
 
Art:
Bret Slater - Artist
https://www.bretslater.com/
 
Photos of the Painting:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/64295618
 
Full story of commissioning the piece:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/61516832
 
Ian Dunlap - The Investor Ethan follows:
https://linktr.ee/themasterinvestor
 
...
 
Become a patron:
www.patreon.com/artisticfinance
 
Interview by Ethan Steimel

144: Pricing Out A Previz Station with Sovereign Candle Collective Lighting Designers Kent Sprague & Luther Frank

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 Collective:
https://www.sovereigncandle.com/
 
Heather Gilbert:
https://www.hgilbertdesign.com/
 
Drama Desk Awards:
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/arts/2023/04/27/2023-drama-desk-award-nominations
 
So You Want A Visualizer?
https://learnstagelighting.com/want-lighting-visualizer/
 
Custom Built Computers - with support and warranty:
https://www.pugetsystems.com/
 
LIST OF PREVIZ SOFTWARE:
 
GrandMA 3D:
https://www.malighting.com/special/grandma3-software/
 
Augmented 3D - ETC:
https://www.etcconnect.com/Support/Tutorials/Expert-Topics/Augment3d.aspx
 
Capture:
https://www.capture.se/
 
WYSIWYG:
https://cast-soft.com/wysiwyg-lighting-design/
 
Depence:
https://www.syncronorm.com/products/depence2/overview
 
Unreal Engine:
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US
 
Unity:
https://unity.com/
 
Light Converse:
https://lightconverse.eu/
 
Chamsys:
https://chamsyslighting.com/
 
Avolite:
https://web3.avolites.com/software/latest-version
 
Vectorworks Vision:
https://www.vectorworks.net/en-US/vision?showModal=vision-trial-form
 
 
Instagram handles:
@lutherlights
@dara.jay.bird
@source4man
@ethansteimel
@sch1z0fr3n1c
@sovereigncandle

143: The Little Podcast of Common Sense Investing with Karimah Gottschalck

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 to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape. 
 
Boisson provides our prizes this month - a non alcoholic spirits package.
 
Quicklinks - Artistic Finance:
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
 
Book Club:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/bookclub
 
Instagram Handles - for prizes:
@boisson.sips
@artisticfinance
@utopiadreamscape
https://www.instagram.com/boisson.sips/
https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/
https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/
 
Karimah Gottschalck:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimahgottschalck/
 
Boisson:
https://boisson.co/pages/non-alcoholic-drinks
 
Utopia Dreamscape & Amy D Lux:
https://utopiadreamscape.com/
https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/
 
Ethan Steimel:
https://www.ethansteimel.com/artistic-finance.html
https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en
 
VTSX - Total Stock Market Index Fund:
https://www.google.com/finance/quote/VTSAX:MUTF?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiG76zYssL-AhVchIkEHasaCVIQ3ecFegQIFhAf&window=1M
 
Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier:
https://grantsabatier.com/books/financial-freedom-book/
 
Instagram Handles:
@boisson.sips
@ethansteimel
@artisticfinance
@utopiadreamscape
 
 

142: Show Me The Money - Light Talk Takeover with Ellen Lampert-Greaux, Stan Kaye, Steve Woods, and David Martin Jacques

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 financial mistakes
⭐️ Dividend funds versus Growth Funds
 
Quicklinks - Book Club - Newsletter - Patreon:
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
 
Light Talk:
http://www.lighttalk.org/
 
Steve Woods on Artistic Finance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wh8Emxf00&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance
 
Stan Kaye on Artistic Finance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O36ocVMbn2I&list=PLW6sWaidg3uu-KSFrM65koFpK5DnsvHzM&index=17&t=98s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance
 
David Martin Jacques on Artistic Finance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hrl05CBZxc&list=PLW6sWaidg3uu-KSFrM65koFpK5DnsvHzM&index=12&t=8s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance
 
Ellen Lampert-Greaux:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-lampert-greaux-2abb351b/
 
Steve Woods:
https://www.stevenwoods.org/
 
David Martin Jacques:
https://home.csulb.edu/~djacques/
 
Stan Kaye:
https://www.skdllc.com/
instagram handles:
@stankaye 
@ethansteimel
@artisticfinance
@stevewoods1603 
@davidmartinjacques
Ellen Lampert-Greaux is not on IG.
 

141: Liability Insurance for Magicians & Circus Performers with Heather Zenzen and Lynn Lunny

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
 
Quicklinks - Book Club - Newsletter:
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
 
Specialty Insurance:
https://www.specialtyinsuranceagency.com/insurance/performer-insurance
 
Heather Zenzen - LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherzenzen/
 
Lynn Lunny - Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lylunny/?hl=en 
 
Stomping Ground:
https://stompinggroundstudio.org/
 
Thimble:
https://www.thimble.com/general-liability-insurance
 
MFE Insurance:
https://www.mfeinsurance.com/insurance/
 
Ryan Specialty:
https://ryanspecialty.com/programs/
 
International Brotherhood of Magicians - Insurance:
https://www.magician.org/resources/liability-insurance
 
Next Insurance:
https://www.nextinsurance.com/
 
Front Row - Insurance for studios / instructors:
https://www.frontrowinsurance.com/en-us/
 
American Circus Educators:
https://www.americancircuseducators.org/
 
Magician Episodes:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW6sWaidg3ut2ayZXC9lFGDGrIL4Le4yv

140: Family Planning with CFP® Matt Kweller

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/artisticfinance
 
Quicklinks - Book Club - Newsletter:
https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance
 
Matt Kweller - LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewkweller/
 
Trust and Will:
https://trustandwill.com/
 
Checklist for Expecting Parents:
https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/considering-baby/financing-family/a-nine-month-plan-for-getting-your-familys-finances-in-order-pre-baby/
 
To Get 529 Tax Deductions in NYS
https://www.nysaves.org/
 
529 State Deductions:
https://www.savingforcollege.com/article/how-much-is-your-state-s-529-plan-tax-deduction-really-worth
 
Life Insurance Calculator:
https://lifehappens.org/
 
College Savings Planner:
https://vanguard.wealthmsi.com/csp.php
 
Budget Planner: 
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/budget-worksheet?trk=nw_gn_5.0
 
Life Insurance Episode: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjexH-xAFK8&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance
 
The Ultimate Guide to Finding A Financial Planner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFEkgeQMYtk&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance
 
The Ultimate Guide to Finding A Financial Planner - Part 2: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALwy55eZlTM&t=12s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance
 
Instagram Handles:
@mattkweller
@ethansteimel
@artisticfinance