DEMAN Live

This episode in collaboration with the Innovation Co-Lab features a conversation with NY-based Duke alumnae Nicole Sales ‘12 of Christie’s and multidisciplinary artist Carrie Able ’04 about their careers, current market trends and creative process at the convergence of art and tech, including the explosion of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens).

Nicole Sales helped facilitate Christie’s groundbreaking NFT sale of Beeple’s work, “Everydays: The First 5000 Days”, for $69 million, the third highest total for a living artist ever. Created over 5,000 days, Beeple’s monumental collage was the first purely digital artwork (NFT) ever offered at a major auction house.

“Pioneering new techniques, Carrie Able is at the forefront of VR and AR art expanding the uses of this new technology to include all facets of her work in VR sculpture, oil painting, music, and coding, bringing these elements to the fore of the art world,” said Forbes Magazine.

In this episode, we learn more about the meteoric rise of NFTs, a unique file that lives in the blockchain, and the sudden popularity of digital sales across creative industries, from arts to sports (an NFT of a video of Lebron James dunking sold for more than $200K) and the music industry (Kings of Leon is the first band to release their album exclusively in the form of NFTs). We also answer audience questions and discuss the opportunities and challenges related to the commercialization of using blockchain technology in the arts and creative industries.

Panel

Nicole Sales ‘12, Business Director, Digital Art Sales and NFTs

Carrie Able ‘04, Visual Artist/Musician

Moderated by Michael Faber ‘05, Senior Manager, Academic Technologies, Duke OIT; Graphic Artist

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN

This episode features alumni working in entertainment business, law, finance, and strategy, moderated by students in Duke Fuqua’s MES (Media, Entertainment & Sports) Club, Duke BOW (Business Oriented Women) & Duke Law SELS (Sports & Entertainment Law Society), in conversation with these incredible blue devils.

Panel

Kristen Baldwin ‘95, Netflix Original Film, Senior Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs

Jennifer Baltimore ’92 (Duke Law), Universal Music Group, SVP Business & Legal Affairs

Ben Berchuck ‘04, Facebook, Sports Programming & Partnerships

Jonas Blank ‘01, NBCUniversal, SVP Business & Legal Affairs

Lori Conkling ’99 (Duke Fuqua) , YouTube TV & Google Fiber, Global Head of Partnerships

Karen Gottlieb ’89, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks PC, Partner

Craig Kurland ‘93, Quibi, Former Head of Business Affairs

Derek Rhodes ‘15, Miami HEAT, Former Director, Business Strategy

Vipul Sharma ’02, LG Electronics; VICE Media & Hulu, Former Content Distribution

Kelsey Wang ‘13, Hello Sunshine, Senior Manager, Strategic Finance

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN

This episode brings together alumni from New York to Los Angeles, working in journalism, creative writing, and media industries, moderated by The Chronicle's Sarah Derris ’21 and Eva Hong ’21.

Panel

Ken Bensinger ’97, BuzzFeed News, Investigative Reporter; Author

Maureen Farrell ’01, The New York Times, Business Reporter

Danielle Genet ’12, Good Morning America, Producer

Mangesh Hattikudur ’01, iHeartMedia/HowStuffWorks, former SVP, Podcast Development

Erica Henry ‘94, CNN, Vice President, News

Sarah Krueger ’12, WRAL TV, Reporter

Maria Kuznetsova ’08, Author; Fiction Editor; Auburn University, Assistant Professor

Marc Lieberman ’92, CBS 60 Minutes, Producer

Marco Werman ’83, The World/PRX, Host/Executive Editor

Winston Wilde ’08, NBC News, White House Producer

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN

This episode features a conversation with Duke alumni working across the country in late night, comedy, and political satire, moderated by Inside Joke‘s Chloe McGlynn ’20 and Duke University Improv‘s Teig Hennessy ’20.

Adam Chodikoff ’93, senior producer, The Daily Show

Paul W. Downs ’04, actor/writer/executive producer (including Hacks, Broad City)

Dillon Fernando ’18, senior researcher, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Sofia Manfredi ’15, former writer, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Ishan Thakore ’15, associate producer, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Andrew Tunnard ’08, Director, Entertainment Business Affairs (includes The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

Laura Valk ’13, senior segment producer, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee; former production supervisor, Saturday Night Live

Seth Weitberg ’03, Executive Producer, Game Theory with Bomani Jones; former senior writer, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN

This episode features alumni working in marketing and branding, both creative and strategy, moderated by students in Duke Marketing Club and Fuqua’s Marketing Club, in conversation with some amazing alumni.

Panel

Ashley Alman ’13, Netflix, Manager of Creative Marketing

Bette Ann Fialkov ’07, Lyft, Director of Culture & Entertainment, Head of Influencer Marketing & Entertainment Events

Cassie Goldring ’15, Condé Nast, Brand Strategy Executive

Ashley Harding ’04, The New York Times, Executive Director, Growth & Product Marketing

Samantha Klein ’15, Former Facebook Client Solutions Manager, Entertainment

Timi Lewis ‘95, Lewis Media Company, Principal

Drew Neisser ’79, Renegade, Founder & CEO

Detavio Samuels ’02, REVOLT MEDIA & TV, CEO

Emma Welch ‘16, Former TikTok Content Partnerships Coordinator; LinkedIn, Creator Manager

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN

This episode features distinguished Duke Asian American alumni working across the entertainment industry and sharing their career paths, creative processes, and experiences at the intersection of representation, race and storytelling.

Presented in collaboration with Duke Asian American & Diaspora Studies, Duke Asian Alumni Alliance, Duke’s Asian Students Association and Duke Undergraduate Certificate in East Asian Studies.

Panel

Moderated by Daniel Kim ’21, aspiring screenwriter/filmmaker in the 2020-2021 StudioDuke program and recipient of the 2020 Benenson Award in the Arts, our panel features:

Geeta Patel ’98, Emmy-nominated Writer/Director (House of the Dragon: The Game of Thrones Prequel, The Great, The Mindy Project, Fresh Off The Boat)

King Lu ’15, Screenwriter/Director (From June to July)

Wenny Katzenstein MBA ‘03, VP, Marketing Strategy, Funimation/Sony Pictures Television

Angela Zhou ’14, Actor (Promising Young Woman, Hell on Wheels)

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN

This episode features Kristen Baldwin ‘95, Senior Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs at Netflix Original Film in conversation with the 2020-2021 StudioDuke student cohort. Listen as she discusses her career transition from litigation to entertainment law, shares insights on what it’s like to work at Netflix, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the legal side of content development.

Panel

Kristen Baldwin ‘95, Senior Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs, Netflix Original Film

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN

For this special-edition DEMAN Weekend-ish, we teamed up with Duke Black Alumni to bring you an industry session featuring “black-ish” and “grown-ish”! Meet the Duke alumni writers of these award-winning comedy shows as they take us behind the scenes of the creative process, explore cultural themes and share their career paths, as well as answer your questions.

Panel

Ritza Bloom ’13, Writer, “grown-ish”

Robb Chavis ’98, Co-Executive Producer, “black-ish”

Vanessa McGee (Dukie), Executive Story Editor, “grown-ish”

Mark Anthony Neal, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies, Duke University

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN

This episode features LA-based Duke alumnae Retta Sirleaf ’92, actress and star of NBC’s Good Girls, and Lisa Katz ’95, President, Scripted Programming, NBC Entertainment. Retta, Lisa and the creative team from Good Girls will take us behind the scenes and share the creative process of how their darkly comedic drama (recently renewed for a fourth season) is made, as well as answer your questions. Moderated by Dave Karger ’95.

Panel

Jenna Bans, Creator/Writer/Executive Producer, Good Girls

Lisa Katz ‘95, President, Scripted Programming, NBC Entertainment

Bill Krebs, Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer, Good Girls

Retta Sirleaf ’92, actress, Good Girls

Moderated by Dave Karger ‘95, Host, Turner Classic Movies; Commentator, NBC Today Show; Special Correspondent, IMDB

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN

Our first episode features alumni working in TV, film, documentary and digital across the country, moderated by Dave Karger ’95 (NBC Today, Turner Classic Movies) in conversation with some incredible alumni.

Panel

Robb Chavis '98, ABC's black-ish, Writer/Producer

Amy Gravitt '95, HBO, Executive VP Comedy Programming

Geeta Patel '98, The Mindy Project, Fresh off the Boat, Director

Chandler Phillips '18, Sundance Institute, Assistant

Jade Richard-Craven '15, Fighting 99th Entertainment, Director of Development

Julien Thuan '97, United Talent Agency, Partner/Agent

Mark Vahradian '89, Paramount Studios, Producer

Read a transcript of this episode here.

Our theme song is "Carolina" by Cameron Thompkins '13.

This episode was produced in partnership with the student-run podcast hub Hear at Duke. Subscribe to our newsletter, send us an email or message us on Instagram to get involved!

About DEMAN Live

We know that finding a job/internship in all industries is confusing and stressful. DEMAN is here to help with DEMAN Live—Duke's signature series featuring conversations with alumni working in creative industries to help students and alumni navigate careers and opportunities. Follow us @DukeDEMAN