Artistic Finance

A rambling Ethan talks about upcoming episodes.    Hollywood Reporter Article https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/1-5x-listening-speed-podcasters-divided-1235969454/   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance    

An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. A panel composed of a bond investment CEO and three lighting designers review how our investments compare to the market.   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Video Version: https://youtu.be/Yz5E-gI4bgg   Rivian EV Trucks: https://rivian.com/   Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ https://www.liquidificorp.com/   Ebony Madry: https://www.instagram.com/ebmadry/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebony-madry-6a9651139/   Amy D Lux: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-d-lux-953a7318a/ https://utopiadreamscape.com/author/luvlogica/   Ethan Steimel https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansteimel/ https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en   Instagram handles: @ebmadry @liquidifi @utopiadreamscape @ethansteimel @artisticfinance     Affiliate links: M1 Finance - Good for Long Term / Buy and Hold Investors - no sign up incentive: m1finance.8bxp97.net/XxYPZg   Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange - $10 of Bitcoin: https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0   Vinovest - Wine Investing - 3 months of free wine storage: https://app.vinovest.co?grsf=2p0wk3   Robinhood: https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21   We Bull: https://act.webull.com/pm/do1QnByzkAhA/a3j/inviteUs/main   ETF: IVV - iShares Core S&P 500   Stocks: VST - Vistra Corp LAC - Lithium Americas TAP - Molson Coors Beverage (owners of Blue Moon) SKLZ- Skillz   Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin   Wine: Vinovest   Real Estate - REITS: REG - Regency Centers Corp -Previously UBA SRG - Seritage Growth Properties VICI - Experiential Real Estate - Previously MGM Properties STAG - STAG Industrial   Art: Bret Slater - Artist https://www.bretslater.com/   Photos of our Painting: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64295618   Full story of commissioning the piece: https://www.patreon.com/posts/61516832   Ian Dunlap - The Investor Ethan follows: https://linktr.ee/themasterinvestor   ...   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

An interview with the Executive Director of Philadelphia Scenic Works, Nathan Renner-Johnson, and Robin Stamey, production manager at Rutgers University, discussing how designers and productions can share resources.   Topics: ⭐️ Theatre workers being paid on W2 or 1099 ⭐️ Joining a collective of artists or going the road solo ⭐️ Scenic outsourcing and collaboration between theatre companies ⭐️ Coworking spaces for theatre makers from designers to performers   Quicklinks for Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Video version: https://youtu.be/C_Pjql5AeFE   Philadelphia Scenic Works: https://philadelphiascenicworks.org/   Department of Labor - New Rules for Classifying Independent Contractors: https://www.swlaw.com/publications/legal-alerts/us-department-of-labor-issues-new-final-rule-for-classifying-independent-contractors-effective-march-11-2024   ...   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Instagram Handles: @rstamey @itsnaterj @sevenengines @phlscenicworks @ethansteimel @nicolevsteimel  

IDAs: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/ida.asp   Credit Card Episode with Marc Santos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZFjQtv8XBs&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Profit First Episode with Abby Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_rwZvgCMjY&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Debt Episode with Joe Longthorne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1UiVWdceEM&list=PLW6sWaidg3usOhFaWW-X_pCpJj4xsXMYH&index=114&t=61s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Budgeting Episode with Rebecca Selkowe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2G3hOnqDXI&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance

Today's episode is a panel discussion on EVs and their benefits for artists, guest hosted and edited by friend of the show Carl Faber.  Recorded in March of 2023, the guests include: Mikhael Tara Garver, Phil McBeth, Ryan Durham, & Travis McHale.   Topics: ⭐️ Features of EVs and EV ownership ⭐️ Financial incentives of new and used EVs ⭐️ Scheduled maintenance (or lack thereof) ⭐️ Bidirectional charging (aka run your home's electricity off your car's battery) ⭐️ Supply chain and production delays ⭐️ Write-offs and taxes (particularly Section 179 Depreciation) ⭐️ Predictions for an EV-centric future   Links and Resources: ⭐️ Carl's EV article (inspiration for this episode): typefully.com/cxfaber/UOp2kz6 ⭐️ Resource for global gas prices: globalpetrolprices.com/ ⭐️ Federal Tax Credits: irs.gov/clean-vehicle-tax-credits ⭐️ Charging Station Tax Credit: irs.gov/credits-deductions/alternative-fuel-vehicle-refueling-property-credit ⭐️ Section 179 Depreciation: www.investopedia.com/terms/s/section-179.asp   Guests Carl Faber, Lighting Designer Bio: Carl Faber is a visual artist and live-event creator who often, but not always, works as a Lighting Designer for theater, dance, opera, and immersive experiences. He's created work across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and participates as a company member and consultant with multiple arts organizations. He has an extensive assisting background as well, with credits including the Broadway productions of The Book of Mormon, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and August: Osage County. Outside the field of stage lighting, he's toured in various production capacities with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Bon Iver, and The National. He also designs websites, creates database solutions, edits visual media, and has taught Design and Stagecraft at Portland State University. He is a proud member and Western Region Board member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829, and is based in Portland, Oregon. Professional Dashboard: Carlfaber.com Lighting Design Portfolio: Carlfaberdesign.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carlfaber/ Mikhael Tara Garver, Immersive Experience Creator/Director Mikhaeltaragarver.com Phil McBeth, Retired Technical Director & Lighting Designer Ryan Durham, Software Developer & Former Stage Manager Bio: After attending the Yale School of Drama for Stage Management, Ryan spent a number of years working as a stage manager in New York and on the West Coast.  Eventually he transitioned into the tech sector and now works as a senior software engineer for Firebrand Technologies. Travis McHale, Lighting Designer & Educator Bio: Travis McHale is a New York based lighting designer.  Recent NYC: Is There Still Sex In The City (Daryl Roth), Get Happy: A Judy Garland Centennial Celebration starring Jessica Vosk (Carnegie), #DateMe: An OK Cupid Experiment (Westside), Mister Miss America (Rattlestick). Travis works extensively in regional theatre, has been associate designer on 11 Broadway shows, and 7 seasons designing runway shows for NY Fashion Week (IMCD).  He also designs for Norwegian, Carnival, Regent, and Oceania cruise lines.  Design faculty: SUNY New Paltz. Member: United Scenic Artists Local USA 829.  Travismchale.com Instagram: @captainmchale   Episode Credits Video & Audio Editing by Carl Faber Panel conducted via Zoom Re-mixed & Edited on Davinci Resolve AI Voiceover Clone: elevenlabs.io AI Audio Post-Production: https://auphonic.com/

Learn about running a live events company as Amy D Lux interviews Cindy Lo of RED VELVET.   Topics: ⭐️ The future of events in a post covid era ⭐️ Keeping the business alive during the pandemic ⭐️ Starting a successful experiential agency in Austin TX   Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   RED VELVET: https://weareredvelvet.com/   Strong Events: https://www.strongevents.com/   LDI Artistic Finance Recording: https://sched.co/1SnxM   Monarch: https://www.monarchmoney.com/   Empower - formerly Personal Capital: https://www.empower.com/   Carl Faber - Used Nissan Leaf Blog Post: https://typefully.com/cxfaber/UOp2kz6   Utopia Dreamscape: https://utopiadreamscape.com/  

A hodge podge of what's on my mind this week.   Topics: ⭐️ War & peace ⭐️ Broadway grosses ⭐️ Divorce & ROTH IRAs ⭐️ Robert Green Ingersoll ⭐️ Steven Lutvak & A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder   Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Broadway Grosses: https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-grosses-analysis-merrily-opens-to-sold-out-houses-as-overall-attendance-sees-uptick   Robert Green Ingersoll: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_G._Ingersoll   ROTH IRA - Married Filing Separately Rules: https://www.investopedia.com/married-filing-separately-ira-4772024   Behind The Scenes at LDI: https://wp.behindthescenescharity.org/2023/09/30/bts-wellness-lounge-at-ldi/   Steven Lutvak: https://playbill.com/article/steven-lutvak-composer-behind-the-tony-winning-musical-a-gentlemans-guide-to-love-and-murder-dies-at-64   Gutenberg: https://gutenbergbway.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwm66pBhDQARIsALIR2zBe1m0TFbc1vL8-NzuOvoHYpHHsTI7JgMLot6Wtq4U43H8JLCrxLcEaApXkEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds  

A discussion about Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap hosted by Amy D Lux and Amy Pett.    Topics: ⭐️ Negotiation tips ⭐️ Your financial health prioritization ⭐️ Your values versus society's values ⭐️ Statistics of pay for women and men   Today's show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape.   Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love - Affiliate Link https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9780063260269   Tori Dunlap: https://herfirst100k.com/   LDI Session: https://www.ldishow.com/ldishowcom/ldi-schedule   Amy Pett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-pett-1583a91b?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app   Utopia Dreamscape & Amy D Lux: https://utopiadreamscape.com/ https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/   Ethan Steimel: https://www.ethansteimel.com/artistic-finance.html https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en   Instagram Handles: @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @utopiadreamscape    

An interview by Theatre.Art.Life with lighting designer Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew   Topics: ⭐️ Jeanette's background in business & puppetry ⭐️ Finding the financial balance in your arts career ⭐️ Working as an electrician versus a designer and how Jeannette is too disorganized with paperwork to make a living be an assistant designer ⭐️ Industry inclusion including paying for unskilled labor so that people are not working for free   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Theatre.Art.Life: https://www.theatreartlife.com/the-theatreartlife-podcast/   Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew: https://www.jeanetteyew.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanetteyew/ https://www.instagram.com/jeanette_yew/   Kimberly Akimbo: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/kimberly-akimbo-534754   LDI: https://www.ldishow.com/   Kat Landry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katlandry/   Anna Robb: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-robb/   Instagram Handles: @theatreartlife @ethansteimel @jeanette_yew @artisticfinance @anna_lorraine_robb

We return from summer break!   An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. A panel composed of a bond investment CEO and two lighting designer review how our investments compare to the S&P 500.   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Video Version: https://youtu.be/S4_JmxQck8c   Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ https://www.liquidificorp.com/   Ebony Madry: https://www.instagram.com/ebmadry/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebony-madry-6a9651139/   Amy D Lux: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-d-lux-953a7318a/ https://utopiadreamscape.com/author/luvlogica/   Ethan Steimel https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansteimel/ https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en   Instagram handles: @ebmadry @liquidifi @utopiadreamscape @ethansteimel @artisticfinance     Affiliate links: M1 Finance - Good for Long Term / Buy and Hold Investors - no sign up incentive: m1finance.8bxp97.net/XxYPZg   Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange - $10 of Bitcoin: https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0   Vinovest - Wine Investing - 3 months of free wine storage: https://app.vinovest.co?grsf=2p0wk3   Robinhood: https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21   We Bull: https://act.webull.com/pm/do1QnByzkAhA/a3j/inviteUs/main   ETF: IVV - iShares Core S&P 500   Stocks: VST - Vistra Corp LAC - Lithium Americas TAP - Molson Coors Beverage (owners of Blue Moon) SKLZ- Skillz   Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin   Wine: Vinovest   Real Estate - REITS: REG - Regency Centers Corp -Previously UBA SRG - Seritage Growth Properties VICI - Experiential Real Estate - Previously MGM Properties STAG - STAG Industrial   Art: Bret Slater - Artist https://www.bretslater.com/   Photos of our Painting: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64295618   Full story of commissioning the piece: https://www.patreon.com/posts/61516832   Ian Dunlap - The Investor Ethan follows: https://linktr.ee/themasterinvestor   ...   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

A discussion of the book Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villanueva, presented by Natasha Joy De Souza.   Topics: ⭐️ The Colonizer Virus ⭐️ Money as medicine ⭐️ The 7 Steps To Healing   Today's show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape.   Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Decolonizing Wealth - Book Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/decolonizing-wealth-second-edition-indigenous-wisdom-to-heal-divides-and-restore-balance-edgar-villanueva/10784512?aid=86693&ean=9781523091416&listref=artistic-finance-books   Decolonizing Wealth Toolkit: https://decolonizingwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DWP_Toolkit_fnl2.pdf   Natasha Joy De Souza: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-joy-de-souza-7127161a/ https://www.instagram.com/natashadjoy/?hl=en   Utopia Dreamscape & Amy D Lux: https://utopiadreamscape.com/ https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/   Ethan Steimel: https://www.ethansteimel.com/artistic-finance.html https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en   Instagram Handles: @natashadjoy @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @utopiadreamscape      

Two interviews by director John Lampe. The first with actor Fredi Walker Brown about avoiding debt. The second with mortgage expert Chavi Kahan about the ins and outs of mortgages.    Fredi's Topics: ⭐️ Debt is the devil for arts workers ⭐️ Purchasing property without a mortgage ⭐️ Fredi's money mindset gleaned from Rich Dad Poor Dad and Jackass III.   Chavi's Topics: ⭐️ Mortgages ⭐️ Mortgage rates ⭐️ Preapproval & how much you can afford ⭐️ The advantages of mortgages, even if you have the cash to purchase a property outright. ⭐️ Mortgage requirements for freelancers, including non traditional mortgages   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Fredi Walker-Browne: https://www.instagram.com/missyfrediot/?hl=en https://bigspoonproductions.com/contact-us/link-tree/   Chavi Kahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chavi-kahan-bb465329/ https://crosscountrymortgage.com/chavi-kahan/   John Lampe: https://www.johnlampe.com/?page_id=17   Lowe Lighting Templates: https://lowe.lighting/pages/free-lighting-list-template   Instagrams: @missyfrediot @ethansteimel @artisticfinance

A review of The Dirtbag's Guide To Life by Tim Mathis, presented by the author himself.    Topics: ⭐️ Simplicity ⭐️ Cool Begets Cool  ⭐️ Living on the bare minimum  ⭐️ Taking a gap month off of work ⭐️ The obligation for Dirtbag's to travel and explore ⭐️ Social norms that you are not obligated to uphold - like reaching a certain financial status or being tied to one place for your entire lifetime   Today's show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape.    Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Financial Independence Club: https://www.artisticfinance.com/bookclub   Tim Mathis: https://www.timmathiswrites.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dirtbagguide/?hl=en   Utopia Dreamscape & Amy D Lux: https://utopiadreamscape.com/ https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/   Ethan Steimel: https://www.ethansteimel.com/artistic-finance.html https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en   Instagram Handles: @dirtbagguide @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @utopiadreamscape  

A conversation between Dennis Size and Sheryl Wisniewski of The Lighting Design Group about what goes into creating budgets for lighting television.   Topics: ⭐️ How projects “walk in the door” ⭐️ Thought process in estimating ⭐️ Hidden costs we don't want to miss ⭐️ How Designers and Project Managers collaborate in the budgeting process   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Sheryl Wisniewski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherylwisniewski/ Instagram - @swhiz321 https://www.instagram.com/swhiz321/   Dennis Size: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-size-0108234/   LDG - The Lighting Design Group: https://ldg.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ldg_lightingdesigngroup/?ref=5rqdmdyz0usvw&hl=am-et   Sheryl Bio: Sheryl joined LDG in 2002 as an Assistant Lighting Designer/Project Coordinator and has since warmed almost every chair in the Production Department.  She has earned 8 Emmys for her work on projects including CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, NBC's Coverage of 10 Olympic Games, 5 Presidential Election Cycles, and 2 Royal Weddings.  When she takes off her LDG hat, she spends her time learning to raise compassionate young humans.   Dennis Bio: Bio - In his 40+ year career Dennis has designed lighting for shows on every major television Broadcast and cable Network. His international design repertoire includes theatre, dance, live events, soap operas, talk shows, news magazines, government projects, corporate events/facilities, concerts, sporting events, political conventions, Presidential debates, award shows, and has lit every U.S. President since Ronald Reagan. He has written for trade journals and taught design at several Universities, including Carnegie Mellon, Penn State, and the University of Scranton.   He has been nominated for the EMMY Award 13 times, and has won five. For an extended list of his, and LDG's credits, log on to: www.ldg.com   Instagram Handles: @swhiz321 @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @ldg_lightingdesigngroup  

Stage manager Kat Landry and Theatre.Art.Life founder Anna Robb interview the provost of Baruch College, Linda Essig, about entrepreneurship within the arts.   They discuss Linda's most recent book ‘Creative Infrastructures: Artists, Money, and Entrepreneurial Action'.   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Theatre.Art.Life: https://www.theatreartlife.com/the-theatreartlife-podcast/   Linda Essig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-essig-a7a70aa/   Creative Infrastructures - Book: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Infrastructures-Artists-Entrepreneurial-Action/dp/1789385717   Kat Landry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katlandry/   Anna Robb: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-robb/     Instagram Handles: @theatreartlife @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @anna_lorraine_robb @creativeinfrastructures - Linda Essig

Theatre.Art.Life founder Anna Robb interviews costume designer Jessica Champagne Hansen and the Deputy Managing Director of Centre Theatre Group, Camille Schenkkan.   They discuss navigating a career in technical entertainment. That is the title of their recent book which explores tools & strategies for navigating an artistic career in design and technology in entertainment   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Navigating a Career in Technical Entertainment - Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9780367510442   Theatre.Art.Life: https://www.theatreartlife.com/the-theatreartlife-podcast/   Camille Schenkkan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schenkkan/ https://www.instagram.com/camischenkkan/?hl=en   Jessica Champagne Hansen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-hansen-84114230/ https://www.instagram.com/jchansendesigns/   Anna Robb: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-robb/   Dad Jokes: https://www.fatherly.com/play/mothers-day-jokes   Instagram Handles: @theatreartlife - IG Collaborator @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @camischenkkan @jchansendesigns @anna_lorraine_robb

An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We're joined by three lighting designers, a bond investment CEO, and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500.   We also discuss fees, and how that plays into investing.   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   The Importance of Fees: https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/how-to-invest/impact-of-costs#:~:text=Why%20do%20costs%20matter%3F,for%20years%20into%20the%20future.   Ebony's Plots of the Week: https://www.livedesignonline.com/news/plot-week-ebony-madry-mktg https://www.livedesignonline.com/lighting/plot-week-ebony-madry-spring-awakening-texas-tech-university   Katie Buhrman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinebuhrman/ https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/6520240   Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ https://www.liquidificorp.com/   Ebony Madry: https://www.instagram.com/ebmadry/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebony-madry-6a9651139/   Amy D Lux: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-d-lux-953a7318a/ https://utopiadreamscape.com/author/luvlogica/   Ethan Steimel https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansteimel/ https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en   Instagram handles: @ebmadry @liquidifi @ktbuhr @utopiadreamscape @ethansteimel @artisticfinance   Previous Episodes of Interest:   Cryptocurrency with Najah Roberts: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/JM5QCXLUhsqOfRDC8Dd2/Cryptocurrency-Bitcoin-with-Najah-Roberts   Bond Investing - aka I-Bonds - with Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/Ls2svcghok0FemQVcNBp/Bond-Investing-with-Maithreyi-Gopalakrishnan   Wine Investing with Anthony Zhang: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/G7sKrzcmEwJeor6iAy4t/Wine-Investing-with-Anthony-Zhang   Affiliate links: M1 Finance - Good for Long Term / Buy and Hold Investors - no sign up incentive: m1finance.8bxp97.net/XxYPZg   Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange - $10 of Bitcoin: https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0   Vinovest - Wine Investing - 3 months of free wine storage: https://app.vinovest.co?grsf=2p0wk3   Robinhood: https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21   We Bull: https://act.webull.com/pm/do1QnByzkAhA/a3j/inviteUs/main   ETF: IVV - iShares Core S&P 500   Stocks: VST - Vistra Corp LAC - Lithium Americas TAP - Molson Coors Beverage (owners of Blue Moon) SKLZ- Skillz   Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin   Wine: Vinovest   Real Estate - REITS: UBA - Urstadt Biddle Properties SRG - Seritage Growth Properties VICI - Experiential Real Estate - Previously MGM Properties STAG - STAG Industrial   Art: Bret Slater - Artist https://www.bretslater.com/   Photos of the Painting: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64295618   Full story of commissioning the piece: https://www.patreon.com/posts/61516832   Ian Dunlap - The Investor Ethan follows: https://linktr.ee/themasterinvestor   ...   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

Discussing previz for lighting designers with Kent Sprague and Luther Frank of the Sovereign Candle Collective.    We discuss: ⭐️ Previz software ⭐️ Price of creating previz stations ⭐️ The software and hardware needed ⭐️ Tips and tricks to help you previz your project   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Sovereign Candle Collective: https://www.sovereigncandle.com/   Heather Gilbert: https://www.hgilbertdesign.com/   Drama Desk Awards: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/arts/2023/04/27/2023-drama-desk-award-nominations   So You Want A Visualizer? https://learnstagelighting.com/want-lighting-visualizer/   Custom Built Computers - with support and warranty: https://www.pugetsystems.com/   LIST OF PREVIZ SOFTWARE:   GrandMA 3D: https://www.malighting.com/special/grandma3-software/   Augmented 3D - ETC: https://www.etcconnect.com/Support/Tutorials/Expert-Topics/Augment3d.aspx   Capture: https://www.capture.se/   WYSIWYG: https://cast-soft.com/wysiwyg-lighting-design/   Depence: https://www.syncronorm.com/products/depence2/overview   Unreal Engine: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US   Unity: https://unity.com/   Light Converse: https://lightconverse.eu/   Chamsys: https://chamsyslighting.com/   Avolite: https://web3.avolites.com/software/latest-version   Vectorworks Vision: https://www.vectorworks.net/en-US/vision?showModal=vision-trial-form     Instagram handles: @lutherlights @dara.jay.bird @source4man @ethansteimel @sch1z0fr3n1c @sovereigncandle

A review of The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by Jack Bogle. Presented by Karimah Gottschalck, Chief Brand Officer of Boisson.   Topics: ⭐️ Minimizing fees ⭐️ Index Fund investing ⭐️ Compounding & asset allocation ⭐️ Simplicity in Investing, including Occam's Razor   Today's show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape.    Boisson provides our prizes this month - a non alcoholic spirits package.   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Book Club: https://www.artisticfinance.com/bookclub   Instagram Handles - for prizes: @boisson.sips @artisticfinance @utopiadreamscape https://www.instagram.com/boisson.sips/ https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/ https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/   Karimah Gottschalck: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimahgottschalck/   Boisson: https://boisson.co/pages/non-alcoholic-drinks   Utopia Dreamscape & Amy D Lux: https://utopiadreamscape.com/ https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/   Ethan Steimel: https://www.ethansteimel.com/artistic-finance.html https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en   VTSX - Total Stock Market Index Fund: https://www.google.com/finance/quote/VTSAX:MUTF?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiG76zYssL-AhVchIkEHasaCVIQ3ecFegQIFhAf&window=1M   Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier: https://grantsabatier.com/books/financial-freedom-book/   Instagram Handles: @boisson.sips @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @utopiadreamscape (make utopiadreamscape the collaborator on IG)    

A simulcast with the world's number one lighting podcast - Light Talk!   A group of lighting designers, educators, and Ellen, the creative director of Live Design, chat about the finance and business side of careers in entertainment lighting.   Topics: ⭐️ Unfair taxation ⭐️ Working for “free” ⭐️ How to invest $10,000 ⭐️ Investing to beat inflation ⭐️ Career financial mistakes ⭐️ Dividend funds versus Growth Funds   Quicklinks - Book Club - Newsletter - Patreon: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Light Talk: http://www.lighttalk.org/   Steve Woods on Artistic Finance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wh8Emxf00&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Stan Kaye on Artistic Finance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O36ocVMbn2I&list=PLW6sWaidg3uu-KSFrM65koFpK5DnsvHzM&index=17&t=98s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   David Martin Jacques on Artistic Finance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hrl05CBZxc&list=PLW6sWaidg3uu-KSFrM65koFpK5DnsvHzM&index=12&t=8s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Ellen Lampert-Greaux: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-lampert-greaux-2abb351b/   Steve Woods: https://www.stevenwoods.org/   David Martin Jacques: https://home.csulb.edu/~djacques/   Stan Kaye: https://www.skdllc.com/ instagram handles: @stankaye  @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @stevewoods1603  @davidmartinjacques Ellen Lampert-Greaux is not on IG.  

Insurance agent Heather Zenzen and circus performer Lynn Lunny discuss insurance for magicians and circus performers.   Topics: ⭐️ Certificates of insurance ⭐️ The law of large numbers ⭐️ Various insurance providers ⭐️ Annual costs for low risk and high risk policies ⭐️ Insurance for individuals versus insurance for companies, studios, or property   Quicklinks - Book Club - Newsletter: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Specialty Insurance: https://www.specialtyinsuranceagency.com/insurance/performer-insurance   Heather Zenzen - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherzenzen/   Lynn Lunny - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lylunny/?hl=en    Stomping Ground: https://stompinggroundstudio.org/   Thimble: https://www.thimble.com/general-liability-insurance   MFE Insurance: https://www.mfeinsurance.com/insurance/   Ryan Specialty: https://ryanspecialty.com/programs/   International Brotherhood of Magicians - Insurance: https://www.magician.org/resources/liability-insurance   Next Insurance: https://www.nextinsurance.com/   Front Row - Insurance for studios / instructors: https://www.frontrowinsurance.com/en-us/   American Circus Educators: https://www.americancircuseducators.org/   Magician Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW6sWaidg3ut2ayZXC9lFGDGrIL4Le4yv

On today's show I chat with CFP® Matt Kweller about financial steps for expecting parents and parents with newborns.   Topics: ⭐️ Cash flow ⭐️ Education costs ⭐️ Family money values  ⭐️ Life & disability insurance ⭐️ Wills and Estate Planning ⭐️ Health Insurance and Employee Benefits   Financial Checklist for Expecting Parents: https://www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Quicklinks - Book Club - Newsletter: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Matt Kweller - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewkweller/   Trust and Will: https://trustandwill.com/   Checklist for Expecting Parents: https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/considering-baby/financing-family/a-nine-month-plan-for-getting-your-familys-finances-in-order-pre-baby/   To Get 529 Tax Deductions in NYS https://www.nysaves.org/   529 State Deductions: https://www.savingforcollege.com/article/how-much-is-your-state-s-529-plan-tax-deduction-really-worth   Life Insurance Calculator: https://lifehappens.org/   College Savings Planner: https://vanguard.wealthmsi.com/csp.php   Budget Planner:  https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/budget-worksheet?trk=nw_gn_5.0   Life Insurance Episode:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjexH-xAFK8&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   The Ultimate Guide to Finding A Financial Planner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFEkgeQMYtk&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   The Ultimate Guide to Finding A Financial Planner - Part 2:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALwy55eZlTM&t=12s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Instagram Handles: @mattkweller @ethansteimel @artisticfinance

A review of the book Get Good With Money by Tiffany Aliche. Presented by Emilie Crimmins, the owner of custom photo booth company FotoBoo.   Topics: ⭐️ Envisioning your future self  ⭐️ Anyone can start now & make a plan ⭐️ Finding support and community to discuss finances ⭐️ Becoming financially whole by mastering the fundamentals   More topics: ⭐️ The Noodle Budget ⭐️ Pizza banking accounts ⭐️ Updating beneficiaries on all your accounts ⭐️ Switching savings accounts to higher interest banks   Today's show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape.    The Sovereign Candle Collective provides our prizes this month - travel mugs, notepads, and a training session on GrandMA, Eos, or Previz in their New York office.   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Book Club: https://www.artisticfinance.com/bookclub   Instagram Handles - for prizes: @artisticfinance @sovereigncandle @utopiadreamscape https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/ https://www.instagram.com/sovereigncandle/ https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/   Emilie Crimmins & FotoBoo: https://fodoboo.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/emcrim/   Utopia Dreamscape & Amy D Lux: https://utopiadreamscape.com/ https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/   Ethan Steimel: https://www.ethansteimel.com/artistic-finance.html https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en   Sovereign Candle Collective - Lighting Production Company: https://www.sovereigncandle.com/   Instagram Handles: @fodoboo @emcrimm @lutherlights @dara.jay.bird @source4man @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @nicolevsteimel @sovereigncandle @utopiadreamscape (make collaborator on IG)    

A conversation with Paul Tazewell, the costume designer of Hamilton and the 2021 remake of West Side Story.   Topics: ⭐️ The Wicked movie  ⭐️ Broadway costume designer pay ⭐️ Learning how to communicate about budgets ⭐️ How designers get paid when a show transfers ⭐️ Advocating for yourself by letting an agent do it ⭐️ How costume designers for films and movies get paid ⭐️ Figuring out what you want out of life in deciding how you want your career in entertainment to work out; whether that be working in academia, freelancing, or full time work.   Artistic Finance - Patreon / Book Club: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Paul Tazewell - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paultazewell/?hl=en   Paul Tazewell - Website: https://www.paultazewelldesign.com/   Paul Tazewell - Internet Broadway Database: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/paul-tazewell-25200   Wicked - Movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262426/ https://www.instagram.com/wickedmovie/?hl=en Instagram: @paultazewell @ethansteimel  @artisticfinance

A discussion with Caleb James Grochalski, AEA Showcase Committee Member, and Robert W. Schneider, Artistic Director of The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company, Inc, about how professional actors can create their own work with the blessing of their union.    Topics: ⭐️ What is a showcase ⭐️ Showcase Contracts for Producers and Actors ⭐️ 99 Seat Waiver Code - The LA Showcase Code ⭐️ The now retired AEA "points" method to join AEA ⭐️ The internet can now showcase performer talent which was the first purpose of a showcase code ⭐️ The cross section of AEA and Non Profit Producers in the development of a new AEA Showcase Contract ⭐️ The financial benefits and liabilities of the abolishment of the Equity Membership Candidacy Program - the "points" system   AEA Showcase Code: https://www.actorsequity.org/resources/contracts/Showcase-NY/   Robert W. Schneider: https://www.robwschneider.com/ https://www.instagram.com/robwschneider/?hl=en   Caleb James Grochalski: https://www.calebjamesgroch.com/ https://www.instagram.com/calebjamesgroch/   J2 Spotlight Company: https://www.j2spotlightnyc.com/   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Bookclub: https://www.artisticfinance.com/bookclub/signup   Rob Schneider's Previous Episode of Artistic Finance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn6ZZx-aae8&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Instagram: @actorsequity @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @robwschneider @calebjamesgroch @broadwaycurtainpodcast

Lighting designers Bill Rios and Phill Powers join the show to discuss liability insurance for lighting designers and live event production.   Topics: ⭐️ Types of insurance available ⭐️ Annual pricing and coverage limits ⭐️ How union contracts affect insurance coverage ⭐️ Results of the AF insurance survey for lighting designers   Types of Insurance: ⭐️ Auto Liability ⭐️ Workers Comp ⭐️ General Liability ⭐️ Key Person Insurance ⭐️ Inland / Marine / Property ⭐️ Excess Liability / Umbrella ⭐️ Professional / Errors & Omissions ⭐️ AD&D Accidental Death and Dismemberment    Survey Results: https://www.patreon.com/posts/liability-survey-79605830   Bill Rios: https://www.billrios.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-rios-a167298/   Phillip Powers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-w-powers/ https://powers.lighting/   Luna Lux (pronounced Luna Loose): https://www.lunalux.us/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/luna-lux-llc/ Instagram Handles: @mrdots @bill_rios_42 @lunaluxllc @ethansteimel @artisticfinance

A review of the book You Are A Badass At Making Money by Jen Sincero. Presented by lighting designer Carl Faber.   We discuss: ⭐️ Quitting a job if it's miserable ⭐️ Treating your art like a business ⭐️ Being intentional with your energy ⭐️ Letting go of the unhelpful familiar ⭐️ Associating value with what you're using money for ⭐️ Shifting mindset from victim mode into badass mode ⭐️ Combining manifestation and hard work to achieve goals ⭐️ The starving artist myth. You CAN create art AND make money ⭐️ When it comes to limiting beliefs, asking yourself WHY you can't do something   Today's show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape.    I want to thank LDG, the Lighting Design Group for providing swag for our attendance prize this week. Everyone who attended will be getting an LDG hat.   Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Book Club: https://www.artisticfinance.com/bookclub   Get Good With Money - Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/get-good-with-money-ten-simple-steps-to-becoming-financially-whole-tiffany-the-budgetnista-aliche/15005369?ean=9780593232743   Utopia Dreamscape & Amy D Lux: https://utopiadreamscape.com/ https://www.instagram.com/utopiadreamscape/   Carl Faber: https://carlfaber.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cxfaber/?hl=en   Claudia Hodgson - #TheatreFit: https://www.instagram.com/claudia.theatrefit/   Ethan Steimel: https://www.ethansteimel.com/artistic-finance.html https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en   LDG - The Lighting Design Group: https://ldg.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lightingdesigngroup/?hl=en   Instagram Handles: @cxfaber @ethansteimel @artisticfinance @nicolevsteimel @claudia.theatrefit @utopiadreamscape @lightingdesigngroup  

A chat with insurance broker Bruce Komarow about life insurance.    Topics: ⭐️ Term ⭐️ Whole ⭐️ Universal  ⭐️ Blending Types ⭐️ Health Screenings ⭐️ How insurance is regulated ⭐️ How much coverage to get ⭐️ Where and how to purchase ⭐️ Converting Term to Whole up until age 65 ⭐️ Variable Universal for those trying to get a higher return   Takeaways: ⭐️ Term is the least expensive ⭐️ Whole builds cash value and guarantees a payout but is more expensive  ⭐️ Universal is the least expensive way to access a whole life policy but as common as Term or Whole ⭐️ Variable Universal is for people who want to use life insurance as a vehicle to take advantage of stock market growth to get a higher value out of the asset. But, it comes with the risk that the market could take a downturn when the time arrives to redeem the policy. ⭐️ If you're looking at term with the idea you may switch to whole, be sure to check that the company is reputable and has that option.  ⭐️ Insurance is State Specific. I'm bringing this up because states like California and New York have stronger consumer protection laws. All else being equal, a company that can do business in New York might be a safer option than one that can't operate in New York.  ⭐️Hot take from Ethan … Life insurance, could be like a mortgage for people who don't "invest" in real estate. A life insurance policy is forced savings and low maintenance.    If you are looking for life insurance… ⭐️ Ask the people around you for recommendations ⭐️ Find a broker or non captive agent ⭐️ Make sure you can afford it   Bruce Komarow - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruceallenkomarow/   How Much Life Insurance Should You Carry? https://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/06/insureneeds.asp   Life Insurance Calculator: https://lifehappens.org/   Previous Episodes of Interest:   The Ultimate Guide To Finding A Financial Advisor - with Matt Kweller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFEkgeQMYtk&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Part 2 - The Ultimate Guide To Finding A Financial Advisor - with Matt Kweller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALwy55eZlTM&t=12s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   6k Investing Special: https://youtu.be/nh5fwQwIOBA   Carl Faber - Be Your Own Financial Advocate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdZI-plB6aU&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Book Club - A Cat's Guide To Money by Lillian Karabaic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNmDVtJ6hM&t=707s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   ... Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Instagram handles: @ethansteimel @artisticfinance  

An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We're joined by two lighting designers, a bond investment CEO, and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500.     Links & Resources:    Katie Buhrman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinebuhrman/ https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/6520240 Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ https://www.liquidificorp.com/ Ebony Madry: https://www.instagram.com/ebmadry/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebony-madry-6a9651139/ Amy D Lux: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-d-lux-953a7318a/ https://utopiadreamscape.com/author/luvlogica/ Ethan Steimel https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansteimel/ https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en   Previous Episodes of Interest:   Cryptocurrency with Najah Roberts: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/JM5QCXLUhsqOfRDC8Dd2/Cryptocurrency-Bitcoin-with-Najah-Roberts   Bond Investing - with Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/Ls2svcghok0FemQVcNBp/Bond-Investing-with-Maithreyi-Gopalakrishnan   Wine Investing with Anthony Zhang: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/G7sKrzcmEwJeor6iAy4t/Wine-Investing-with-Anthony-Zhang   The 6k Investments:   ETF - the S&P 500 index fund we hold: IVV - iShares Core S&P 500   Stocks: VST - Vistra Corp LAC - Lithium Americas TAP - Molson Coors Beverage (owners of Blue Moon) SKLZ- Skillz   Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin   Wine: We own one case through Vinovest Vinovest   Real Estate - REITS: UBA - Urstadt Biddle Properties SRG - Seritage Growth Properties VICI - Experiential Real Estate - Previously MGM Properties STAG - STAG Industrial   Art: Bret Slater - Artist https://www.bretslater.com/   Photos of the Painting: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64295618   Affiliate links: M1 Finance - Good for Long Term / Buy and Hold Investors - I don't think there is a sign up incentive: m1finance.8bxp97.net/XxYPZg   Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange - $10 of Bitcoin: https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0   Vinovest - Wine Investing - 3 months of free wine storage: https://app.vinovest.co?grsf=2p0wk3   Robinhood - Stock Trading - Intuitive and easy to use - Free Stock On Signup: https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21   We Bull - Free Stock Trading - Design for Traders - I find it difficult to navigate - 5 Free Stocks on Signup: https://act.webull.com/pm/do1QnByzkAhA/a3j/inviteUs/main   ... Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Instagram handles: @ebmadry @liquidifi @ktbuhr @utopiadreamscape @ethansteimel @artisticfinance  

Part 2 of our interview with Broadway costume designer Gregg Barnes.   We discuss: ⭐️ Royalties for designers of Broadway shows ⭐️ Agents versus lawyers for negotiating contracts ⭐️ The importance of archiving your work as a designer ⭐️ Leading a simple life and a life energized by collaboration ⭐️ Designers spending their own money to improve their design ⭐️ Paying off a mortgage early without increasing your monthly payment ⭐️ Royalties for shows by big corporations like the Rockettes and Disney   Quick Links: PATREON BOOK CLUB NEWSLETTER   Gregg Barnes - Instagram @gbarnesdesign: https://www.instagram.com/gbarnesdesign/?hl=en   Gregg Barnes - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Barnes   Natasha Katz - Lighting Designer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Katz   John Lee Beatty - Set Designer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Beatty   Tony Walton - Set Designer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Walton   David Agress: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-agress-2317579/  

A broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape.    We discuss A Cat's Guide To Money by Lillian Karabaic with live audience participation.   We discuss: ⭐️ Bad debt versus good debt ⭐️ Household debt in the USA versus the UK ⭐️ A debit card that can be used to build credit ⭐️ Treat yourself as a bill to pay off certain items ⭐️ For credit scores keeping the utilization under 1% ⭐️ Tax credit for taxpayers making less than $60 using VITA ⭐️ Being added as a authorized user of someone with good credit ⭐️ Making money babies that will make more money babies for you ⭐️ Keeping medical debt with the original provider to avoid collection agencies   Quick Links: BOOK CLUB SIGN UP AF NEWSLETTER SIGN UP ARTISTIC FINANCE PATREON   A Cat's Guide To Money: https://shop.ohmydollar.com/products/ebook-a-cats-guide-to-money?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=d07c959da&pr_rec_pid=4429230997594&pr_ref_pid=4428957745242&pr_seq=uniform   Lillian Karabaic: https://www.ohmydollar.com/   Claudia Hodgson - #TheatreFit: https://www.instagram.com/claudia.theatrefit/   Utopia Dreamscape & Amy D Lux: https://utopiadreamscape.com/   Carl Faber: https://carlfaber.com/   Ethan Steimel: https://www.ethansteimel.com/artistic-finance.html   Extra - Debit Card That Builds Credit: https://extra.app/   Extra Debit Card - Review https://wallethacks.com/extra-debit-card-review/   Saver's Credit: https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/retirement-savings-contributions-savers-credit   VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance: https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/ https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1543   Annual Credit Report: https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action   Trade Line: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trade-line.asp   SPRK Lighting: https://sprklighting.com/   Matt Cooper Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-YFaMebYG4&t=357s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Heather Shields Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlMCJt118A4&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Rye Myers Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0LsvGFbV5E&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance  

Broadway costume designer Gregg Barnes discusses finances and career as a New York City based designer.   We discuss: ⭐️ Royalties for designers of Broadway shows ⭐️ Agents versus lawyers for negotiating contracts ⭐️ The importance of archiving your work as a designer ⭐️ Leading a simple life and a life energized by collaboration ⭐️ Designers spending their own money to improve their design ⭐️ Paying off a mortgage early without increasing your monthly payment ⭐️ Royalties for shows by big corporations like the Rockettes and Disney   Quick Links: PATREON BOOK CLUB NEWSLETTER Gregg Barnes - Instagram @gbarnesdesign: https://www.instagram.com/gbarnesdesign/?hl=en   Gregg Barnes - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Barnes   Natasha Katz - Lighting Designer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Katz   John Lee Beatty - Set Designer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Beatty   Tony Walton - Set Designer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Walton   David Agress: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-agress-2317579/  

French magician Titou discusses how he manages his finances as a French magician living and working in Las Vegas.    We discuss: ⭐️ Building credit ⭐️ Not filing French taxes ⭐️ LLCs for non USA citizens ⭐️ Green cards, O1, and H1 Visas ⭐️ Getting work by being consistent and building a work history   Patron outtakes include: ⭐️ Touring with Masters of Illusion--Live! ⭐️ Magician Farrell Dillon and his work in Las Vegas   Takeaways: ⭐️ Build credit from nothing with prepaid credit cards ⭐️ Titou has worked 12 years in the USA without citizenship ⭐️ Consistency is the key to getting work and building your network   Quick Links: PATREON BOOK CLUB NEWSLETTER A CAT'S GUIDE TO MONEY LIABILITY INSURANCE SURVEY   Titou - Instagram @titoumagician https://www.instagram.com/titoumagician/?hl=en   Titou Website https://www.titoumagic.com/   Masters of Illusion – Live! https://mastersofillusionlive.com/   Prepaid Credit Cards That Build Credit: https://www.cardrates.com/advice/prepaid-cards-that-build-credit/   Types of Visas: https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/types-of-us-work-visas/   Credit Card Rewards - with John Adcox: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/3yhjl5EJSaw25HNh8lZ6/Credit-Card-Rewards-with-John-Adcox   Credit Card Advantages - with Marc Santos: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/nLk98PU9fuN6iQn6VUp0/Credit-Card-Advantages-with-Marc-Santos   Credit Card Habits - with Tony Johnson: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/q4rn0omyiRhlNCPQATcs/Credit-Card-Habits-with-Tony-Johnson   Credit Card Debt - with Joe Longthorne: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/sHzGdIBq188DTPlNpJuq/Credit-Card-Debt-with-Joe-Longthorne   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel  

An interview with a lighting designer for themed attractions, Matt Cooper.   We discuss: ⭐️ Fiduciaries ⭐️ CPAs and CFPs ⭐️ His company SPRK Lighting ⭐️ Complications of long term projects ⭐️ The importance of understanding cash flow and tax efficiency ⭐️ Following themed attraction projects from design to implementation   Quick Links: PATREON OUTTAKES BOOK CLUB SIGN UP NEWSLETTER SIGN UP LIABILITY INSURANCE SURVEY   Matt Cooper - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattecooper/   SPRK Lighting - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sprklighting/?hl=en   SPRK Lighting: https://sprklighting.com/   Gusto - Payroll: https://gusto.com/   Into The Woods - Broadway: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/into-the-woods-534783   Dollywood: https://www.dollywood.com/resort/   Cashflow Quadrant: https://www.richdad.com/the-cashflow-quadrant   Links From The Outtakes:   Pharos Lighting Control: https://www.pharoscontrols.com/   Bigger Pockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcasts/real-estate   The Investors Podcast: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

Ethan kicks off the new year with plans for Artistic Finance. And Amy D Lux announces the Financial Independence Book Club.   We discuss: ⭐️ Ethan's retirement savings ⭐️ The Financial Independence Book Club ⭐️ And what to expect for Artistic Finance in 2023   LIABILITY INSURANCE SURVEY: ANSWER 8 QUESTIONS   FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE BOOK CLUB: January 29 SIGN UP HERE 9a PST / 12p EST / 5p London BOOK: A Cat's Guide To Money   BOOK LIST: A Cat's Guide To Money: Everything You Need to Know to Master your Purrsonal Finances, Explained by Cats You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole by Tiffany Aliche (The Budgetnista) I Will Teach You To Be Rich Ramit Sethi Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap (Her First 100K) What To Do With Your Money When Crisis Hits by Michelle Singletary Perfect Credit: 7 Steps to a Great Credit Rating by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox The Money Manual: A Practical Money Guide to Help You Succeed on Your Financial Journey by Tonya Rapley Our Money Stories: A Six Week No B.S. Holistic Financial Wellness Plan by Eugenié George  Decolonizing Wealth Edgar Villanueva  The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns John Bogle You're So Money  Farnoosh Torabi  The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care--and How to Fix It The Whiteness of Wealth   LGBQTIA+ FORBES: Do Your Investments Support LGBTQ+ Equality? Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index The Frugal Gay Debt Free Guys LGBQT+ FI BLOGGERS The Transcapitalist   BIPOC These BIPOC Influencers Want You to Retire Before Age 50 5 BIPOC Money Experts You Should Be Following 24 BIPOC Personal Finance Bloggers You Have to Follow in 2022 10 TOP PERSONAL FINANCE BOOKS BY BLACK AUTHORS 13 Personal Finance Books By Black Women   FEMME Francis Financial ElleVest 5 Financial Advice Books Written By Women The 10 best personal finance books by women to read in 2022   REMINDERS: BUY FROM LOCAL BOOKSTORES BUY DIRECTLY FROM AN AUTHOR'S WEBSITE BORROW FROM THE LIBRARY BORROW AUDIOBOOKS OVERDRIVE / LIBBY - DIGITAL LIBRARY APPS CHIRP - DIGITAL LOWER COST BOOKSTORE AUDIBLE - SUBSCRIPTION - FREE FIRST CREDIT   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance  

A discussion about different types of retirement accounts for freelancers with CPA Elton Lalaj.   Topics: ⭐ IRA ⭐ SEP IRA ⭐ SIMPLE Plan ⭐ Defined Benefit Plan ⭐ Individual, Solo, or Uni-401k   The discussion continues discussing types of legal entities and if freelancers should take the step to incorporate.   Topics: ⭐ LLCs ⭐ Sole proprietorships ⭐ S-Corps and C-Corps ⭐ DBA - Doing Business As ⭐ Multi-Member versus Single-Member ⭐ K1 tax forms and pass through entities   The episode wraps up dispelling myths about: ⭐ Artists using accountants to file taxes. ⭐ What type of retirement accounts young artists should open.   Lalaj CPA Group: https://lalajcpagroup.com/   Elton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elton-lalaj-4049aa79/   Best Retirement Plans For Freelancers: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/retirement/retirement-plans-for-freelancers/   Retirement Plan Options For The Self Employeed: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/retirement-plans-self-employed   Types of LLCs: https://www.upcounsel.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-llc   Carl Faber - Episode 100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdZI-plB6aU&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Lap Chi Chu - SIMPLE IRA - Episode 90: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=hKfIr1TEt7w&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   ...   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

A conversation with Claudia Hodgson, a Stage Manager turned Online Fitness Coach for backstage theatre professionals.  Her TheatreFit program has helped backstage theatre professionals increase their energy, get fitter and drop unwanted body fat in a sustainable way to ensure it doesn't interfere (negatively) with their career.   Topics: ⭐️ Finding exercises you enjoy ⭐️ Best time of day for working out ⭐️ Importance of eating 10g of fiber ⭐️ Health challenges for offstage workers ⭐️ How long it takes to establish a health routine ⭐️ Working out twice a week is better than not working out   What we don't talk about is mental health. While the physical fitness is what we focus on today, it isn't a wholesome solution unless it is paired with mental health.   According to the World Health Organization, good mental health is when you can: ⭐️ Work productively ⭐️ Realize your potential ⭐️ Contribute to the community ⭐️ Cope with normal stresses of life   Physical fitness and a healthy diet can complement a balanced life. But the mental health has to be in good shape for a sustained healthy lifestyle.   Claudia on Instagram @claudia.theatrefit: https://www.instagram.com/claudia.theatrefit/   Claudia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachedbyclaudia/   7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Audiobook - by Stephen Covey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2RrK8jR8MM&ab_channel=AudioBookBuzz   What is Good Mental Health? https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/good-mental-health#:~:text=Good%20mental%20health%20is%20more,work%20productively   Steven Bartlett - Audiobook - Sexy Happy Millionaire: https://www.audible.com/pd/Happy-Sexy-Millionaire-Audiobook/1529305101   Diary of a CEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO?app=desktop   Mother Goose - Panto with Sir Ian McKellan: https://mothergooseshow.co.uk/   Richard Winkler - Lighting Designer & Producer: https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Richard-Winkler/     Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

Anna Robb, the founder of Theatre.Art.Life, a global media site for the entertainment industry, joins the show to discuss the process of keeping the site operating and growing for more than six years.   Topics: ⭐️ How to start a theatre website ⭐️ The team required to maintain the site ⭐️ Challenges of publishing media in China ⭐️ The financial viability of six+ years of operation ⭐️ Collaborations involving content exchanged for ads ⭐️ The importance of mentors for different areas of the business   This is the last of our episodes recorded at LDI in Las Vegas. We partnered with AYRTON Digital Lighting to record these interviews.   If you watch this video on Youtube you can see our Artistic Finance step-and-repeat paid for with our Patreon funds. THANK YOU, PATRONS!   Theatre.Art.Life: https://www.theatreartlife.com/   Anna Robb: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-robb/   AYRTON Digital Lighting: https://www.ayrton.eu/   LDI: https://www.ldishow.com/   Light Talk: http://www.lighttalk.org/   In 1: The Podcast - Anna Robb & Cory Pattak: https://in1podcast.com/103-anna-robb/   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel  

An interview with lighting designer Christina Giannelli.   Topics: ⭐️ Freelancing in Houston. ⭐️ Teaching as a retirement plan. ⭐️ Putting all contracts through USA 829. ⭐️ A good accountant will keep you on track. ⭐️ Aging parents while growing older yourself. ⭐️ Real estate as retirement plan & COVID safety net. ⭐️ Focusing youthful energy toward retirement planning. ⭐️ Having an agent negotiate contracts is well worth the agent's fee.   Today's episode was recorded in person at LDI in Las Vegas.    We partnered with AYRTON Digital Lighting, who sponsored the Women In Lighting session to raise awareness and community for women in entertainment lighting.   Takeaways: ⭐️ If you're a part of USA 829, run everything through a USA 829 contract.  ⭐️ Get an agent. Not to help with work but to handle the financial and contractual details.  ⭐️ Getting older. Christina didn't shy away from the reality that YOU have less energy as you get older. Use the energy of youth to set up a financial retirement plan.  ⭐️ It is possible to be a freelance lighting designer in Houston. It's not New York, LA, or Chicago. But Gary Archer and Christina Giannelli have both made their living as freelancers in Houston.   Christina Giannelli - Lighting Designer: https://www.summitentertainmentgroup.com/designers/christina-r-giannelli   Christina Giannelli - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-giannelli-4558a7b/   Drama Book Shop - Where Christina Picked Up A Financial Help Book: https://www.dramabookshop.com/   Beer Can House - Houston Art Installation: https://www.full.orangeshow.org/beer-can-house   Episode On Taxes - with Michael Farmer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3_KOK7EPVM&t=25s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Light Talk: https://lighttalk.libsyn.com/light-talk-episode-296-swag-wars-interview-with-ethan-steimel   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel  

A rebroadcast of our LIVE recording from LDI in Las Vegas.   Three lighting designers discussing finances from a freelance perspective.    Topics: ⭐️ Retirement plans.  ⭐️ The cost of filing taxes.  ⭐️ Earning a living in lighting. ⭐️ How much current jobs are paying.   Student Worksheet: https://www.patreon.com/posts/classroom-75213267   Amy D Lux: https://loboluxdesign.com/ IG/FB/TW @LoboLuxDesign https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-d-lux-953a7318a https://utopiadreamscape.com/category/wellness/finance/ IG/FB @UtopiaDreamscape   Marsha Stern: https://www.facebook.com/marsha.stern.58/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marsha-stern-5390585/ https://heartbeatofthedancefloor.com   Jen Schriever: https://jenschriever.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-schriever-26277415/   Women In Lighting: https://womeninlighting.com/site/page/about   AYRTON: https://www.ayrton.eu/   LDI: https://www.ldishow.com/   Marsha's Episode: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/m6Iv5dEgOyIAEQ65Pd2e/Lighting-Up-The-Dance-Floor-with-Lighting-Designer-Marsha-Stern   Amy's Episode: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/BqCl2H3bKJNfdKxWDhnK/Financial-Independence-with-Amy-D-Lux   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel  

A conversation with multidisciplinary designer Amy D Lux about how she got on track to become financially independent.   Topics: ⭐️ Index funds ⭐️ Credit scores ⭐️ Compound interest ⭐️ Late bloomers can retire early ⭐️ Tools for budgeting and investing ⭐️ Using a Debt Avalanche to pay off debt ⭐️ FIRE - Financial Independence, Retire Early ⭐️ Loan rehabilitation - how to get your student loans out of default   If you think you're too old to turn your financial life around, skip to minute 59. Amy gives a realistic timeline on how long it takes to get retirement on track.   Amy's Financial Resources: https://utopiadreamscape.com/category/wellness/finance/   Lighting LoboLuxDesign.com IG/FB/TW @LoboLuxDesign LinkedIn Amy D Lux   Lifestyle UtopiaDreamscape.com IG/FB @UtopiaDreamscape   Retirement Contribution Limits 2023: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/401k-limit-increases-to-22500-for-2023-ira-limit-rises-to-6500   Women In Lighting: https://womeninlighting.com/site/page/about   Alphonse Mucha: https://www.alfonsmucha.org/the-complete-works.html   Iran Death Toll: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63242100   Compound Interest with Paddy Hirsch: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/DuW0LZ00yYMPsqiwFKyH/Compound-Interest-with-Paddy-Hirsch   Lap Chi Chu - Lighting Designer - SIMPLE retirement plan: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/a28i0vVANKirBQ1nR324/Lap-Chi-Chu-Lighting-Designer   Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gliZHyovI7c   Afford Anything - Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/afford-anything/id1079598542   Acorns - “Round Up” Investing: https://www.acorns.com/   Mint.com: https://mint.intuit.com/   Index Fund Investing: https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/index-funds   VTSAX - Vanguard Index Fund: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VTSAX/   Debt Avalanche - How Amy Paid Off Her Debt: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/what-is-a-debt-avalanche   Paying More For Utilities Because of Low Credit Score: https://blog.risecredit.com/can-bad-credit-score-affect-utility-bills/#:~:text=Can%20a%20Poor%20Credit%20Score,your%20service%20up%20and%20running.   Student Loan Default: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/default/get-out   Money Mustache - Saving Chart:  https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-simple-math-behind-early-retirement/   AYRTON: https://www.ayrton.eu/   LDI: https://www.ldishow.com/   Book List: Your Money or Your Life 4 Hour Work Week The Simple Path To Wealth The Millionaire Next Door Early Retirement Extreme Playing With Fire Set For Life Quit Like A Millionaire Retire Early With Real Estate The Bogleheads Guide To Investing Financial Freedom Rich Dad Poor Dad   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We're joined by a bond investment CEO and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500.   We discuss a new experiment! Our guests have purchased $1,000 investments of their own to see how they can do against my investments and the market at large.   Links & Resources:    Katie Buhrman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinebuhrman/ https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/6520240 Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ https://www.liquidificorp.com/ Ebony Madry: https://www.instagram.com/ebmadry/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebony-madry-6a9651139/ Amy D Lux: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-d-lux-953a7318a/ https://utopiadreamscape.com/author/luvlogica/ Ethan Steimel https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansteimel/ https://www.instagram.com/artisticfinance/?hl=en LDI Show: https://livedesigninternationalldi2022.sched.com/?iframe=no Women In Lighting: https://womeninlighting.com/site/page/about   AYRTON - Our LDI Partner: https://www.ayrton.eu/ Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvdJLOkf6Nk6ucb9ISo0-A/playlists   Patreon Bonus Episode Links: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-i-dont-want-i-bonds-11666984508?redirect=amp     Previous Episodes of Interest:   Cryptocurrency with Najah Roberts: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/JM5QCXLUhsqOfRDC8Dd2/Cryptocurrency-Bitcoin-with-Najah-Roberts   Bond Investing - with Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/Ls2svcghok0FemQVcNBp/Bond-Investing-with-Maithreyi-Gopalakrishnan   Wine Investing with Anthony Zhang: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/G7sKrzcmEwJeor6iAy4t/Wine-Investing-with-Anthony-Zhang   Affiliate links: M1 Finance - Good for Long Term / Buy and Hold Investors - I don't think there is a sign up incentive: m1finance.8bxp97.net/XxYPZg   Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange - $10 of Bitcoin: https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0   Vinovest - Wine Investing - 3 months of free wine storage: https://app.vinovest.co?grsf=2p0wk3   Robinhood - Stock Trading - Intuitive and easy to use - Free Stock On Signup: https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21   We Bull - Free Stock Trading - Design for Traders - I find it difficult to navigate - 5 Free Stocks on Signup: https://act.webull.com/pm/do1QnByzkAhA/a3j/inviteUs/main   ETF - the S&P 500 index fund we hold: IVV - iShares Core S&P 500   Stocks: VST - Vistra Corp LAC - Lithium Americas TAP - Molson Coors Beverage (owners of Blue Moon) SKLZ- Skillz   Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin   Wine: We own one case through Vinovest Vinovest   Real Estate - REITS: UBA - Urstadt Biddle Properties SRG - Seritage Growth Properties VICI - Experiential Real Estate - Previously MGM Properties STAG - STAG Industrial   Art: Bret Slater - Artist https://www.bretslater.com/   Photos of the Painting: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64295618   Full story of commissioning the piece - only accessible to patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/61516832   Ian Dunlap - The Investor Ethan follows: https://linktr.ee/themasterinvestor   ... Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel  

Part 2 of the interview with Steve Altinel, the artistic director of the Long Island Musical Theatre Festival.   We discuss: ⭐️ Rooting for the underdog. ⭐️ The Real Housewives of New Jersey.  ⭐️ Payment schedules for public school salaries.  ⭐️ Raising money for producing a musical festival. ⭐️ Using freelance gigs to save for purchasing an apartment. ⭐️ Getting Stephen Schwartz, Alice Ripley, and Rema Webb to teach master classes and perform for the LIMTF festival.   We also mention LDI 2022: ⭐️ AYRTON - Our LDI Partner ⭐️ ACT Entertainment - AYRTON's North American Rep ⭐️ Women In Lighting - 3:30p Friday, November 18 @ LDI ⭐️ Artistic Finance LIVE - 11:30a Friday, November 18 @ LDI   ⭐️ FREE exhibit hall pass to LDI - use code PODCAST22   Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/wUNQxAHcPgU   LDI Show: https://livedesigninternationalldi2022.sched.com/?iframe=no   AYRTON - Our LDI Partner: https://www.ayrton.eu/   Steve's Website: http://www.stevenaltinel.com/about.html   LIMTF - Long Island Musical Theatre Festival: http://limtf.org/   Virtual Chorus with Caroline Bowman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiHC9axEnKQ   LIMTF Promo - 60 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVIJO4XIlmo&ab_channel=LIMTF   Health Coach for Offstage Theatre Workers: https://www.instagram.com/coachedby_claudia/   Too Darn Hot - Kiss Me Kate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS_YAKZH3lw&ab_channel=Classics   Alice Ripley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Ripley   Stephen Schwartz: https://stephenschwartz.com/   Rema Webb: https://www.remawebb.com/   Wilson Chin episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdEZHQWklO0&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

A discussion with Steve Altinel, the artistic director of the Long Island Musical Theatre Festival.   We discuss: ⭐️ Filling the artistic cup. ⭐️ Choosing music instead of the family business. ⭐️ The long hours necessary for working in theater. ⭐️ The financial stability of a teaching job versus freelancing. ⭐️ Preparing students to have a leg up in the professional world. ⭐️ Coordinating choirs for The Hunchback of Notre Dame at The Argyle Theater. ⭐️ Time management as a high school teacher while balancing professional music director jobs.   Early Release Of Part 2: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Part 2 Topics: ⭐️ Rooting for the underdog. ⭐️ The Real Housewives of New Jersey.  ⭐️ Payment schedules for public school salaries.  ⭐️ Raising money for producing a musical festival. ⭐️ Using freelance gigs to save for purchasing an apartment. ⭐️ Getting Stephen Schwartz, Alice Ripley, and Rema Webb to teach master classes and perform for the LIMTF festival.   Steve's Website: http://www.stevenaltinel.com/about.html   LIMTF - Long Island Musical Theatre Festival: http://limtf.org/   Virtual Chorus with Caroline Bowman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiHC9axEnKQ   LIMTF Promo - 60 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVIJO4XIlmo&ab_channel=LIMTF   Health Coach for Offstage Theatre Workers: https://www.instagram.com/coachedby_claudia/   Too Darn Hot - Kiss Me Kate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS_YAKZH3lw&ab_channel=Classics   Adventures of Tom Sawyer - 36:17 is what I thought Steve was singing: https://youtu.be/BzgWmapjIyI?t=2177   Alice Ripley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Ripley   Stephen Schwartz: https://stephenschwartz.com/   Rema Webb: https://www.remawebb.com/   Wilson Chin episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdEZHQWklO0&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

Today we learn how to pay workers on W2 instead of 1099 and how to profit first by organizing our business finances. Our guest is Abby Johnson, CEO of Matterhorn Business Development and Certified Profit First Professional for Small Business Owners.   W2 Topics: ⭐️ When to pay someone on a 1099 or a W2 ⭐️ If W2, HOW to file the correct tax filing paperwork. ⭐️ How much it costs to hire a company to do the filings for you.   Profit First topics: ⭐️ Pulling aside profit first ⭐️ Setting aside money for you the owner ⭐️ Setting aside money for taxes and operating expenses ⭐️ How to go about modeling after the Profit First system for someone making less than $250,000 in annual revenue.   Bonus episode: ⭐️ Robo advisors ⭐️ Abby's music career ⭐️ The Lion King on Broadway   Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/g_rwZvgCMjY   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Artistic Finance LIVE at LDI: https://livedesigninternationalldi2022.sched.com/event/19A4f/artistic-finance-a-freelance-perspective   Women In Lighting - at LDI: https://livedesigninternationalldi2022.sched.com/event/19URq/women-in-lighting   Ayrton - Our Partner for LDI 2022: https://www.ayrton.eu/   Abby Johnson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbywinteregg/   Abby Johnson on Youtube - Profit First Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg7lNs6u15k&ab_channel=MatterhornBusinessDevelopment   Patriot Software - Payroll Software: https://www.patriotsoftware.com/payroll/   Other Payroll Companies: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-payroll-services/   Adventure To Profit - Work With Abby: https://matterhornbizdev.lpages.co/atp/   Previous Episodes Discussed:   Caite Hevner - Projection Designer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ihwRyimcGw&t=4s&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Najah Roberts - Cryptocurrency & Bitcoin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI1uTM469oI&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Ken Billington - Lighting Designer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuojA4i6y5c&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel

Destiney Powell discusses how she makes money as a painter and how she makes money work for her.   Topics: ⭐️ Cars as liabilities  ⭐️ Her seven streams of income. ⭐️ How to make money work for you. ⭐️ How Destiney became a full time painter. ⭐️ Passive investing  including rental real estate ⭐️ Advantages to paying taxes instead of writing everything off.   Patron Bonus Episode: ⭐️ Homeschooling. ⭐️ Jane The Virgin. ⭐️ Wrapping shipping costs into the price of your produce. ⭐️ Saving money on shipping using 3rd party services instead of USPS. ⭐️ Listening to business podcasts has helped Destiney with selling her art. ⭐️ Being good with finances has opened doors for traveling and speaking to other artists about finances.   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2Lh72RwckoY     Poetically Illustrated - Destiney's Website: https://poeticallyillustrated.net/homelatest   Instagram @poeticallyillustrated: https://www.instagram.com/poeticallyillustrated/   Twitter @destineydesired https://twitter.com/DestineyDesired   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCACQCux0pvdkxCGFhHbfCIA   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoeticallyIllustrated   Afro Tech: https://experience.afrotech.com/   Afro Punk Conference: https://afropunk.com/tag/conference/   Essence Festival: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essence_Music_Festival   Bisa Butler - Quilt Artist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisa_Butler   Links from the Patreon Only Episode:   Bigger Pockets - Real Estate Podcast: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast   Earn Your Leisure - Business Podcast: https://www.earnyourleisure.com/   Masters of Scale - Business Podcast by Founder of LinkedIn: https://mastersofscale.com/ Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel  

Hair, wig, and makeup designer Cookie Jordan talks about how she has managed her finances from The Santa Fe Opera to Broadway.   Topics: ⭐️ Paying rent early ⭐️ Unions on Broadway ⭐️ Money is to serve you, you do not serve money ⭐️ When working with non profits, asking for in-kind donation receipts   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Episode outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39-cookie-jordan-46423499     Cookie has designed 26 Broadway shows including A Strange Loop, The Piano Lesson, Slave Play, and The Cher Show. She has been nominated for three Drama Desk Awards for hair and makeup design.   Cookie started at The Santa Fe Opera and has now designed in nearly every opera house in the USA. She has also designed in theaters from Arena Stage, to New York City Center, to Washington DC's Ford's Theater.   Cookie's Bio: https://summitentertainmentgroup.com/project/cookie-jordan/   Papillon Dog (Gus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papillon_dog   Anywhere Cafe (live music) 2nd St & 2nd Avenue in Manhattan: https://www.anywaycafe.com/east-village   Chimayo - New Mexico (for red chiles and Cookie's art): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimayo,_New_Mexico   Tom Watson - Broadway Hair & Wig Designer: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/tom-watson-76348   You Can't Take It With You (play): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Take_It_with_You_(play)   Choir Boy (play): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choir_Boy   Steve Hendel - Fela! Producer (IG @FelaProducer): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-organization/ruth-steve-hendel-521266   Fela! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela!   High School Musical Tour (2006 - I had said 2008): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical:_The_Concert Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel  

Theatre director Ronny Dutra talks about how he handles money and why he moved to NYC for a career in theatre.   We discuss: ⭐️ The Music Man on Broadway ⭐️ Planning the work. Working the plan. ⭐️ No matter what, keeping your eye on the prize. ⭐️ Ronny's dance training and competitive ballroom dancing. ⭐️ How his goal of being a Broadway performer that shifted to directing.   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Ronny Dutra - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RonnyDutra   Artistic Finance - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvdJLOkf6Nk6ucb9ISo0-A   Ronny Dutra Website: https://ronnydutra.com/   Ronny Dutra Instagram - @ronnydutra: https://www.instagram.com/ronnydutra/?hl=en   Rio Uphill: https://www.riouphill.com/   The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway: https://us.thephantomoftheopera.com/   The Music Man on Broadway: https://musicmanonbroadway.com/   Cláudio Botehlo - Episode 13 (English): https://youtu.be/_Rhf8Vhn924   Cláudio Botehlo - Episode 13.1 (Portuguese): https://youtu.be/QnMwWZF89Gw   John Lee Beatty - Episode 32: https://youtu.be/QqZzORzV1j8   Ken Billington - Episode 38: https://youtu.be/cuojA4i6y5c   Nina Goldman - Episode 11: https://youtu.be/H20I0ZX7P1o   Cats - Ken Page - Episode 113: https://youtu.be/k9-80UGHvvg   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Provide feedback: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6    Interview by Ethan Steimel

"If you have what you want and need, you're doing fine. And if you can afford to have it, you're doing 3000% better than a lot of people."   Discussing Cats with original Broadway cast member Ken Page!   Topics: ⭐️ The first megamusical ⭐️ Audition and rehearsal process ⭐️ Broadway version versus the West End  ⭐️ Judi Dench playing Old Deuteronomy in the film   Cats Stats: ⭐️ 4th longest running Broadway show of all time ⭐️ 9th highest grossing Broadway show of all time ⭐️ 2nd most popular tee shirt of the 1980s (globally) ⭐️ 3.5 billion gross as of 2012 (reported by New York Post)   Patron episode: ⭐️ The Muny - Ken's 47 shows (2 with Ethan) ⭐️ Ken's trip to Italy - mistaken for Morgan Freeman ⭐️ Ain't Misbehavin' - John Lee Beatty's Broadway set design   Patron Outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/113-cats-71656249   Video Version: https://youtu.be/k9-80UGHvvg   Ken Page - IBDB.com: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ken-page-55425   Cats IBDB.com: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/cats-4186   Highest Grossing Broadway Shows of All Time: https://www.topviewnyc.com/packages/the-highest-grossing-broadway-shows-of-all-time   Cats Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical)   Cats The Musical - Tickets: https://www.catsthemusical.com/   The Megamusical - by Jessica Sternfeld https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2346738.The_Megamusical   Cats Box Office Disaster Tanks Universal's Profit: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/media/cats-comcast-earnings/index.html   Why Exactly Did So Many People Like Cats In The First Place: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/why-exactly-did-so-many-people-like-cats-in-the-first-place/2019/12/19/3503e3b8-2006-11ea-86f3-3b5019d451db_story.html   How Cats Changed Broadway: https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/how-cats-changed-broadway-1201827574/     Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Provide feedback: https://forms.gle/utJU1SAZsNY782XK6    Interview by Ethan Steimel  

Sound engineer Brandon Blackwell talks about day trading during the COVID 19 pandemic.   Brandon has mixed audio for Lizzo, A$AP Rocky, Ciara, Nicki Minaj, Camila Cabello, Drake, Big Sean, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson, and more.   We discuss: ⭐️ Day trading is accessible.  ⭐️ You will suffer loses short term. ⭐️ Try new things until you find traction. ⭐️ Recessions and depressions will happen. ⭐️ Artists have to be financially prepared for townturns.   Brandon's links: BrandonBlackwell.com https://www.instagram.com/brandonblackwell23 https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonrblackwell/ https://www.youtube.com/user/bblack1023xbox360   Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Episode outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35-brandon-45491471   Full Sail University: https://www.fullsail.edu/   Ray Chew: https://www.raychew.com/   A$AP Rocky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASAP_Rocky   Lizzo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzo   Summer Walker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Walker   Snoh Aalegra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoh_Aalegra   Tayla Parx: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayla_Parx   Entourage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entourage_(American_TV_series)   Guggenheim Bilbao - Beautiful Building by Frank Gehry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenheim_Museum_Bilbao   1099 vs. W2: https://www.seekcapital.com/blog/1099-vs-w2-employee/   Revolution Trading Group: https://discord.me/revolutiontradinggroup   The Investor's Podcast - We Study Billionaires: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/we-study-billionaires/   Trend - trading: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trendtrading.asp#:~:text=Trend%20trading%20is%20a%20trading,a%20security%20is%20trending%20upward.   Resistance - trading: https://www.investopedia.com/trading/support-and-resistance-basics/   Robinhood Trading App - Ethan's Affiliate LInk: https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21   Masters of Scale - Podcast by Founder of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman: https://mastersofscale.com/   Per Diem: https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates/frequently-asked-questions-per-diem   Andrew Sotomayor - Episode 34: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/mdFcucgJ24BFdhNZfvXv   Links from the patron only episode:   Kathy Perkins - Episode 8: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/HwXnrcTOYRUBQ3SZ664T   Earn Your Leisure - Podcast: https://www.earnyourleisure.com/     Interview by Ethan Steimel

An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We're joined by a bond investment CEO and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. We discuss a new experiment! Our guests have purchased $1,000 investments of their own to see how they can do against my investments and the market at large.   Links & Resources:    Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan - CEO of LiquidiFi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ maithreyi@liquidificorp.com   Katie Buhrman - Data Analyst: @ktbuhr on Instagram https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinebuhrman/ https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/6520240   Ethan Steimel - Lighting Designer: @artisticfinance on Instagram https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansteimel/   The Investor's Podcast - an episode about Bonds: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/bitcoin-fundamentals/fed-policy-bitcoin-etfs-euro-dollar-impacts-steven-mcclurg/   Previous Episodes of Interest:   Cryptocurrency with Najah Roberts: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/JM5QCXLUhsqOfRDC8Dd2/Cryptocurrency-Bitcoin-with-Najah-Roberts   Bond Investing - aka I-Bonds - with Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/Ls2svcghok0FemQVcNBp/Bond-Investing-with-Maithreyi-Gopalakrishnan   Wine Investing with Anthony Zhang: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/G7sKrzcmEwJeor6iAy4t/Wine-Investing-with-Anthony-Zhang   Affiliate links: M1 Finance - Good for Long Term / Buy and Hold Investors - I don't think there is a sign up incentive: m1finance.8bxp97.net/XxYPZg   Coinbase - Cryptocurrency Exchange - $10 of Bitcoin: https://www.coinbase.com/join/steime_0   Vinovest - Wine Investing - 3 months of free wine storage: https://app.vinovest.co?grsf=2p0wk3   Robinhood - Stock Trading - Intuitive and easy to use - Free Stock On Signup: https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21   We Bull - Free Stock Trading - Design for Traders - I find it difficult to navigate - 5 Free Stocks on Signup: https://act.webull.com/pm/do1QnByzkAhA/a3j/inviteUs/main   ETF - the S&P 500 index fund we hold: IVV - iShares Core S&P 500   Stocks: VST - Vistra Corp LAC - Lithium Americas TAP - Molson Coors Beverage (owners of Blue Moon) SKLZ- Skillz   Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin   Wine: We own one case through Vinovest Vinovest   Real Estate - REITS: UBA - Urstadt Biddle Properties SRG - Seritage Growth Properties VICI - Experiential Real Estate - Previously MGM Properties STAG - STAG Industrial   Art: Bret Slater - Artist https://www.bretslater.com/   Photos of the Painting: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64295618   Full story of commissioning the piece - only accessible to patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/61516832   Ian Dunlap - The Investor Ethan follows: https://linktr.ee/themasterinvestor   ... Become a patron: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Interview by Ethan Steimel