Sean Cercone, founder and CEO of Broadway Licensing Global, understands the powerful reach of theater through performances in thousands of professional, regional, community and high school productions in the U.S. and around the world.

He's created, produced and distributed countless plays and musicals, including 40 Tony Award winners and 49 Pulitzer Prize winners in 90 countries.

Cercone, who was named to Crain's Business Top 40 Under 40 list, recently joined JaHan Wang, City National Bank's EVP of Entertainment Banking, for a conversation about his licensing business, starting a live streaming platform for theater productions, and the joy of working with creative people.