In my last podcast, where I had an amazing hour-long chat with Arts Leadership consultant John McCann, he mentioned something that shocked me--artist rank quite low in terms of the value they are perceived to add to society.

This affects our perceived relevance, and--most importantly--philanthropic giving. Why is this, and what can we do about it? Join me for this important conversation.

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Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers. 

He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

I'm excited to welcome arts leadership mentor and expert John McCann to this week's podcast.

I had the pleasure of working with John through the League of American Orchestras Management Fellowship Program, and his empathetic insights into arts leadership are applicable to every musician, regardless of your goals.

Whether you are launching your own ensemble, teaching and performing in your community, or considering a career switch to arts leadership, you won't want to miss this week's episode.

Attachments area John McCann is a consultant, teacher, and facilitator. As founder and president of Partners in Performance, his work focuses on organizational health and culture, innovation and adaptive strategy, and leader development.

He designed and was lead facilitator for the Community Arts Education Leadership Institute from 2010-2020; served as lead faculty and facilitator for the League of American Orchestras’ Orchestra Management Fellowship Program and the Emerging Leaders Program, and currently directs the Rising Leaders program for the Michigan Arts and Culture Council.

From 2012-2020 John facilitated Creating a Learning Organization and Leader as Facilitator for the Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Current and recent projects include Miami City Ballet, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Cleveland Institute of Music, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

John serves on the board of the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, and is chair of the board of EmcArts, a social enterprise for innovation and adaptive change in the arts.

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Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers.

He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

Whether you are marketing your band, building an audience for your ensemble, asking supporters to donate, or just trying to get hired by top players and contractors, you need to be able to quickly and compellingly tell your story.

After all, our story reaches others before our music does! In this episode I explore my own mission statement, and guide you through a process of finding your own.

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Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers.

He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

Whether you are engaged by an existing non profit, or are forming your own ensemble, or building a career as a conductor or soloist, you will need to fundraise as part of your career.

That may be attending a donor dinner as a featured musician, or writing a grant to fund a string quartet education outreach plan. Special appearance by Dr. Rob Robertson, AKA "Cousin Rob," who has spent many years fundraising in the field of education.

Don't miss it!

Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST.

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If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM .

Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers.

He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

My own musical journey began with "Star Wars," which was my window into western orchestral music.

Before most Americans hear a note of Beethoven, Strauss, or Rachmaninoff, we have memorized the themes of John Williams.

He's the most prolific and well-known of living composers worldwide, and his scores are only now being seen as the masterpieces that they are.

Join me in this appreciation of all things John Williams, as we celebrate his 90th year!

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If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM .

Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers.

He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

In the wake of COVID and even before, performing artists and creators have had to shift gears and pursue careers outside their artistic discipline.

That doesn't mean we leave behind our inner artist, however. In this week's episode, I sit down with therapist (title?)

Eric Beers, who spent the first half of his career as a professional clarinetist before transitioning to mental healthy and therapy.

If you are contemplating a career change, or have had to modify or switch gears because of COVID, you will want to tune in to this week's episode.

Eric lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, and is employed as a social worker. He has been a practicing psychotherapist for 14 years, primarily working with children & adolescents, and their families.

His work has focused on resolving the effects of early childhood trauma. Eric is also the Director of a NY State Child & Adolescent Mental Health Outpatient Clinic.

Previous to his current profession, Eric was a professional clarinetist and spent 10 years employed with the Omaha Symphony, in Omaha, Nebraska.

He attained his musical education at the New England Conservatory of Music, and his social work education at the Hunter College School of Social Work in NYC.

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Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers.

He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

We all know why we take auditions--to win the job, of course! What if I told you that "winning the job" is where all the problems begin?   Whether it is landing an interview for a dream job, winning a golf tournament, or a musical audition, we doom ourselves by focusing on the things we CAN'T control: outcomes and consequences.   But to truly win, we have to focus on what we CAN control--how we prepare both mentally and physically, and performing to the best of our ability in the moment.   Join Empowering Musicians Podcast host Michael Manley as he shares his own journey to see the audition as a door to positive transformation.   Join us every Sanday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST   We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4,   on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9   and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg   If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM .   Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers.   He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

While many orchestras hibernated through the pandemic, some looked for creative ways to engage their patrons and employ their musicians.   Indeed, Orchestra Lumos even underwent an entire rebrand, as they re-evaluated their relationship to their community and commitment to diversity.   I am happy to welcome Orchestra Lumos President and CEO Russell Jones to this week's podcast and explore the future of orchestras.   Russell Jones, is the President and CEO of Orchestra Lumos (formerly the Stamford Symphony), a post he took up in October 2017.   He hails from the United Kingdom where he began his career as Orchestra Manager of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.   He subsequently worked with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the National Federation of Music Societies and the Association of Business Sponsorship of the Arts.   Before moving to the United States he was Director of the Association of British Orchestras which paved the way for his appointment, in 2007, as Vice President for Marketing and Membership at the League of American Orchestras.   In 2012 he moved to the New York Philharmonic where he held a number of posts including Director of Major Gifts.   He lives in Stamford and New York, is a Freeman of the City of London, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians and a Chevalier of the Order of Champagne. He enjoys cooking, wine, traveling, and in particular, the music of Haydn and Bruckner.   Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST   We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://www.facebook.com/michael.s.manley,   on linkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-manley-14025561/   and on youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Rl7TI4zL_CcbQVnezoUJA   If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM .   Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers.   He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

As performing artists, it is easy to see our value only in terms of what others are willing to pay us.   But what happens when we reject that idea, and determine our own internal value?   Join me as I welcome trumpeter, financial advisor, and TAPPS Nevada founder Larry Ransom to this week's podcast, where we explore what happens when we determine our own value, and forge our own path.   Larry Ransom began his career and continues as a professional musician. He’s worked as a sideman, on shows and as a contract member of the Las Vegas Philharmonic.   Currently, in partnership with friend and colleague, Joe Durk, he is the owner of J&L Partners which manages the Country Financial Cheyenne Agency in Las Vegas and Mesquite offering insurance and investment solutions to families and businesses.   In 2014, Joe Durk, Gary Cordell and he felt the calling to give back and started the non-profit TAPPS which pays professional trumpeters to sound ‘Taps’ at the funerals of fallen Veterans. TAPPS has honored nearly 2,000 Veterans to date.   Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST   We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4   on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9   and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg   If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM .   Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers.   He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.

Making music, or any art, is not easy--so why do we do it?   It comes down to that first spark, the first time we heard an instrument, saw a dancer, or read a book and fell in love with it.   An unexpected gig and a new student prompted me to go deep in to why, even when we have no performances or gigs on the books, we continue to hone our craft and live our purpose.   Join us every Saturday at 11:00 AM PST / 2 PM EST   We are streaming live on Facebook on my personal account Michael Manley https://lnkd.in/gRCAB6p4   on linkedIn https://lnkd.in/g_FxuNr9   and on youtube https://lnkd.in/gnYEsMJg   If you like what we do please follow us and give me a DM .   Michael Manley equips professional musicians and performing artists with the off-instrument tools, skills, knowledge, and strategies they need to build and thrive in their careers.   He also helps musicians who are recovering from injury, returning or beginning instrumental study, or those who are transitioning from performance careers to develop a healthy artist mindset as they manage change.