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/a...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 144
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 Fin...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 143
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 ...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 142
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...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 141
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/matthew...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 140
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 Toda...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 139
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 worki...
Mar 20, 2023•55 min•Ep. 138
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 ...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 137
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 ⭐️ Professi...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 136
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 m...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 135
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 ...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 134
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:/...
Feb 13, 2023•59 min•Ep. 133
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...
Feb 06, 2023•57 min•Ep. 132
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...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 131
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 corpora...
Jan 23, 2023•56 min•Ep. 130
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 wo...
Jan 16, 2023•58 min•Ep. 129
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 - Inst...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 128
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 9a PST / 12p EST / 5p London Presented by Claudia Hodgson BOOK: A Cat's Guide To Money SIGN UP HERE for the Zoom link FREE minus the cost of the $7 e-b...
Jan 03, 2023•35 min•Ep. 127
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 ...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 126
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 ta...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 125
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...
Dec 12, 2022•59 min•Ep. 124
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 Veg...
Dec 05, 2022•53 min•Ep. 123
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/F...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 122
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 giv...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 121
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/652024...
Nov 08, 2022•49 min•Ep. 120
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: ⭐️ AYR...
Oct 31, 2022•46 min•Ep. 119
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 whil...
Oct 24, 2022•52 min•Ep. 118
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 fo...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 117
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...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 116
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 Lesso...
Sep 26, 2022•57 min•Ep. 115
