Ep. 32 Bob Bennett: Quality Takes Time

Bob Bennett, and his impressive beard, join Josh for a conversation about Jazz, Jazz St. Louis, and all of the options of being part of the industry outside of performance. Bob talks about how change and growth takes time, vision, and a good team. Our hosts share their spirit/drink of choice, so now you know what to get us when you see us at “the hang” at conferences! The team also discuss more important topics like the economics of the arts and the many opportunities outside of just performance. 

Bob Bennet is the Artistic Director/Director of Operations for Jazz St. Louis (https://jazzstl.org/).

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Ep. 31 Meena Malik: Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Up

Katie sits down with Meena Malik to discuss genuine relationship building outside of programming, focusing on the importance of the relationship between arts funders and those they fund or want to fund, the importance of building a relationship when inviting someone to have meaningful and potentially traumatic conversations, and more. Our hosts talk about impactful moments in arts education, and some resources for tough conversations in the EDI space.

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Meena Malik (https://www.meenamalik.com/) is a musician, arts consultant, facilitator, and mediator, who is known as a mover and shaker re-defining what conversations around equity in the arts look like.

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Ep. 30 Anthony Wilkinson: You Have to Love What You Do

Bryan chats with Anthony Wilkinson about his many paths into and around the performing arts. They talk about his hit show My Big Gay Italian Wedding, his start as a writer in soap operas, his public speaking, and his eventual journey to leading the Avenel Performing Arts Center. Our hosts discuss surprising audience successes, soap operas, and the need for open conversations around burnout and getting to proper staffing levels.

Anthony Wilkinson is the Executive and Artistic Director of the Avenel Performing Arts Center (https://avenelarts.com/). He is also a playwright, actor, director and public speaker. 

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Ep. 29 Tracey Lawie: an a-ha moment; a defining moment

Today we hear about our "Quadproducers" first Broadway experiences. Then, Josh talks with Tracey Lawie about Booking Broadway, and the importance of representation in the arts.  She discusses the rewarding parts of an art admin position, and how they are based in transformations.

Tracey Lawie is the Director of the Miller Auditorium (https://www.millerauditorium.com/).

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Ep. 28 Jonathan Burns: Making It More Ridiculous

Episode 28 starts with our Quadhosts chatting about the weather and then into talking about the presence of our families in our spaces.  Then Bryan sits down with comedic magician Jonathan Burns as they chat about how he got into magic, how some of his funniest bits came about, and his post pandemic view on family and work-life balance.

 Information about Jonathan Burns, as well as his tour schedule can be found at www.iheartburns.com

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Ep. 27 Dan Mann: Career by Accident

In this episode, the pod squad debates their preferred handheld chicken preferences and Josh has an engaging interview with Dan Mann! Dan shares his journey to becoming an agent, starting a label and publishing company,  and now producing a TV Show. 

Dan Mann is the Owner/Agent at Agency Etc (www.agency-etc.com) in Nashville. 

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Ep. 26 Mark Wilson: Take Those Risks

This week, our hosts take a moment to reflect on teachers who had an impact on their lives. Brian sits down with the energetic, fountain of knowledge, Mark Wilson. They touch on a number of topics, including a masterclass on connecting with your entire community.

Mark Wilson is the Executive Director of the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University (https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/home).

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Ep. 25 Natalie Marrero: Ancestral Keys

On this week's episode, our hosts talk about the impact and their love of people who are passionate about what they do. Josh and Danielle sit down with one of these individuals, Natalie Marerro. Natalie talks about becoming an Executive Director at 23, the impact of Viver Brasil, and the importance of “Ancestral Keys.“

Natalie Marrero is the Executive Director of Viver Brasil (https://www.viverbrasil.com/). She is passionate about place-making for communities through art practices and has dedicated her career to preserving culture.  

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Ep. 24 Jerry and Adrienne Crane-Ross: Get to Know Your Marketplace

In episode 24, our hosts recall adjacent experience that loosely correlated to their current careers, and Josh and Kevin sit down to talk business with Jerry Ross and Adrienne Crane-Ross.  Jerry discusses his path to the industry through being in a band and managing a rehearsal studio while Adrienne recalls her path into the industry through being a sound engineer and then a multiple Emmy Award winning PBS Children’s producer. Both Jerry and Adrienne worked through these experiences into their roles as agents in their agency Harmony Artists. (www.harmonyartists.com) They also discuss how they built their agency as well as the important things to pay attention to as you come up in this industry.

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Ep. 23 EALS: The Future is Bright! 

We are joined by the student leaders of the Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium (EALS), Morgan Fuller, Faith Smith, and Lisette DuFore. Katie jumped at the opportunity to chat with the future leaders in our industry to hear what is important to them as they enter the field. Our hosts share what they thought they would be doing when they were still in college, and share stories of the big actions they are taking in their organizations.

American University (https://www.american.edu/) hosts the annual Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium (https://www.ealsatau.org/) which is student led. Morgan Fuller (Executive Director), Faith Smith (Director of Finance), and Lisette DuFore (Marketing and Communications Coordinator) are part of the 2022-2023 Leadership. 

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