Pointe To Rise

It's such a pleasure to have Tomorr Kokona on the show today.
His story, thoughts, and outlook on how artists can strive to change
their mindset from starving artists to enterprising. I found such a connection
with Tomorr as the threads of our background are so similar.

We discuss;
- Mindset
- Coaches
- Money
- Entrepreneurial

Here is a brief summary of Tomorr:

Tomorr is a creative leadership business consultant, coach and mentor with 
a background as an elite international arts practitioner specialising in 
theatre, movement and choreography. He has inspired positive change for
 thousands worldwide, helping them to unlock growth and transform their 
passion into profit.

Tomorr delivers advice, coaching, seminars, mentoring programmes and
 business training workshops for creative entrepreneurs, artists and
 organisations on art form and business development in four different
 languages: English, Italian, Spanish and Albanian.

He recently released his first book “Successful artists mean business”,
 a guidebook for people in the creative arts looking to bridge the gap
 between the artist and entrepreneur, which has become best seller in 7
 categories on amazon. Through his own struggles as a creative, Tomorr 
shares what was missing on his journey to make others' creative process
 much easier and inspire positive change.   

Tomorr is also the co-founder and creative director of Stage Talent Academy, 
a performing arts centre for children and young people to learn and develop 
their talent, improve their confidence and gain valuable life skills. 

Resources for Tomorr Kokona:

• Website
• Book
• Instagram

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Susanne

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Welcome back to a quickie with me! Today we talk about you are not a cause. Definition of a Non-for-profit, they generate revenue for a cause. Are performing artists are therefore a 'casue' I challenge you to question this definition and look to see if there is another way to fund the organizations.

We question;
- Can arts companies make money?
- Is the cause the target of the income?
- Can the income be more than it takes to cover the overhead?

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Susanne

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We discuss.

• Importance to nutrition
• How does your body work
• Eat disorders

Kristin has dedicated her life to helping artists and high performers understand nutrition,
well-being and what it means to live their fullest life. 

Enjoy this one for it is dear to me to connect with such a person that is truly making a performer's life better.

Resource for Kristin:

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Website

Bio of Kristin Koskinen:

Kristin is former dancer and registered dietitian nutritionist who specializes
 in performance nutrition. She owns a private practice where she offers nutrition 
counseling to dancers around North America to help them maximize performance, 
improve recovery, and maintain body composition without dieting or disordered eating. 
She works with dancers who struggle with eating disorders, are recovering 
from injury, and those with connective tissue disorders. Her work has been recognized internationally and includes presentations at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science. 
She's a founding member of DanseMedica and the resident dietitian for Bendy Bodies. 
Kristin's a consultant dietitian to ballet companies across the country and popular
guest lecturer to university dance programs. She's a frequent contributor to media including Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Oprah, Cooking Light, Martha Stewart, Shape, NBC News, and Today and often interviewed by industry-podcasts like DanceWell, Beyond the Pointe, and Bendy Bodies to share her insights on dancer health and performance. 

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Susanne

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Would you then gear yourself up for your day differently? 
Would this allow you to be that amazing artist you are by not settling for others 'old stories'

Thank you for listening,

So much ♥,

Susanne

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Today it brings me so much joy to share a conversation I had with Dr. Megan Wise. Her passion, understanding, and guidance of all performing artists are such a gift. Megan heralds from New York and such has the ability to help such a variety of artists.

We discuss the shift that an artist has after they stop that profession and how much it can impact one's identity.

We also share topics around;

• Pain
• Physical injury
• Mental health & fitness

Resources for Megan

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• Instagram

Bio:

Dr. Megan Wise is a licensed physical therapist and a graduate of New York University with a Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy. She is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher, and a Certified Life Coach. Dr. Wise owns and operates Megan Wise PT PLLC, a private physical therapy clinic in New York City. She also co-owns Move Wise Health Studio, a health and wellness company focused on injury prevention, performance enhancement, and health and fitness coaching. For the past six years, she has specialized in performing arts physical therapy and has treated the Broadway cast and crews of over 30 Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including Hamilton, Mean Girls, CATS, and Wicked.

She has also had the privilege of working with professional dancers from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and many others. She provides physical therapy services to film and television productions across New York City.

Dr. Wise regularly hosts workshops and talks for studios, schools, productions, and individual performers on topics such as: injury prevention, dance fitness and wellness, and maintaining a high-level performance career, among others. As a dancer and performer for 20+ years, she has struggled with multiple injuries and chronic pain, and uses this knowledge to educate performers, their teachers, parents, and directors/choreographers. She lives in NYC with her fiancé, Anthony, and rescue dog, Gizmo.

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So much ♥,

Susanne

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Today I talk about receiving because not only is it something that's on my soul and what I'm going through right now, but I also found that it is in everybody's field of attention right now that receiving praise, receiving love, receiving help, can be difficult.

Join me in this quick thought about how important it is to reframe the acceptance of receiving.

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Susanne

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Today I am so delighted to have a conversation with Michael. 
He has come from a professional artist to a business leader showcasing how one can reframe one's self to be able to 'perform' and support so many performing artists.
His insights, data findings, and thoughts on how COVID has impacted
the performing arts are so insightful.

We discuss today:
- Current business of the Arts
- COIVD impact
- Research data on arts companies
- Leadership
- PPP effect
- Arts making a profit

Resources for Michael Greer:

• Arts Fund Website
• Instagram
• COVID Cultural Impact Study
• LinkedIn

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So much ♥,

Susanne

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Today I connect with you over a topic that is not always talked about,
rejection. The hearing of No, "the dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc."
Have you found yourself with a story of not good enough, not worthy when
you hear a No? I have a trigger for this, I would want to curl up in a ball and
just throw in the towel.

Through self-reflection, connect with the community, I have begun to re-tell my inner person
the truth around No's & rejection.

Today I quickly chat with you about:
- Pain
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Hurt
- Rejection

Thank you for listening,

So much ♥,

Susanne

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Today we are joined by Eze Sanchez, and let me tell you how excited I am to share this 
conversation with the community. If there ever was a person that helps people better 
understand how they interact with their emotions it's him. His superpower is 
supporting people on how to use their words to express that overwhelm and work to a solution.

We chat about

• Hurt
• language
• How we use our words
• Communication
• Planning

Resources for Eze:

• Instagram
• Website
  
  

Thank you for listening,

So much ♥,

Susanne

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Today I am really excited to share the conversation that I had with Andrea Gibson of the Unconditional Movement. It couldn't wait till Friday, this needed to be out today! There is so much passion, insight, and truth being spoken from Andrea. I know that I have felt so many of these moments in my career and hopefully this will help you take a moment to reflect on how you as a performing artist are navigating your journey.

We discuss in this conversation:

• Self-love
• Eat disorder
• Importance of language
• Teachers
• Mindset of an artist

Bio of Andrea: Andrea Gibson is a self-compassion and mindset coach, dance teacher, choreographer, and mental health advocate. She is the creator and co-founder of UNCONDITIONAL the self-love movement. Her goal is to inspire change within the dance industry by sharing her own personal mental health struggles as well as triumphs with authenticity and humor.

Resources for Andrea:

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• Website

Thank you for listening,

So much ♥,

Susanne

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