Lighting designer Aja M Jackson talks about finances as a freelancer and the importance of radical transparency when it comes to designer fees.

Topics: 

⭐️ Financial habits

⭐️ Living modestly 

⭐️ High yield savings accounts

⭐️ Building an financial cushion before investing

⭐️ Open sharing of finance details with colleagues

Video Version

https://youtu.be/33hlqOD1hWc

Full Interview

https://www.patreon.com/posts/166-almost-ready-113039463?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Artistic Finance

https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance

Aja M Jackson

https://www.ajajacksonlighting.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ajamjackson/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aja-m-jackson

Beyonce - Renaissance Tour

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_World_Tour

Tobias Rylander

https://tobiasrylander.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tobiasrylander/?hl=en

Brighter Boston

https://www.brighterboston.org/

Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

https://arts.unl.edu/theatre-and-film

Gypsy Housing

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3827629097251324/

Bradley King

https://bradleykingld.com/

Hadestown

https://hadestown.com/

Fabian Yeager

https://www.yeagerdesign.com/

Rachel Chavkin - New Yorker Article

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/06/03/behind-the-scenes-of-a-short-lived-broadway-musical

Craig Stelzenmuhler

https://craigstelzenmuller.com/

Nick Solymon

https://solyomdesign.com/

Instagram Handles

@ajamjackson

@unitedscenicartists

@ethansteimel

@nicolevsteimel

Shout outs to all the Nebraska theatre makers

Laura Shoemaker & Steve G

Interview by Ethan Steimel