INDIVIDUAL MODULES
- YOUR CAREER AS A BUSINESS – 1.5 hours
Your career motivations and expectations, what it takes for a career in today’s market, adopting best practices, developing self-reliance - MISSION – 1.5 hours
An exploration of what drives your artistic expression, and for that matter, everything else in your life—who you are at the most fundamental level - BRANDING – 1 hour
What are the unique qualities that separate you from the pack? What are your strengths; where do you need to improve? How do you fit in the competitive landscape? - BUSINESS PLANS, SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY – 1 hour
Identifying short- and long-term goals for your career and life, and the steps to achieving them. Creating systems of support and accountability. - COMMUNICATIONS – 1.5 hours
Appropriate professional communications, getting your materials in order, social media dos and don’ts - BUSINESS AND ARTISTIC RELATIONSHIPS – 1 hour
Networking dos and don’ts, setting up and managing productive business and artistic relationships - KEY ALLIES – 1 hour
Working with mentors, colleagues, and collaborators; interaction with patrons and benefactors; agents and managers; unions; philanthropical and support organizations - BUDGETING – 1 hour
Everything about understanding and managing your expenses - ASSETS AND LIABILITIES – 1 hour
What’s working for you, what’s working against you, and how that affects your (financial) net worth - SAVINGS – 1.5 hours
The importance of saving and the various reasons you should save, as well as different kinds of savings vehicles - MANAGING RISK – 1 hour
How to mitigate various kinds of financial risk - DEATH AND TAXES – EEK! – 1.5 hours
Dealing with the two certainties! Developing a productive relationship with taxes, looking at retirement income, and putting plans in place for wills, living wills, power of attorney, etc. - FINANCING YOUR DREAM BUSINESS – 1 hour
Finding the business entity and structures that will support your dream - CAREER / LIFE BALANCE – AT HOME – 1.5 hours
Choosing a home base that’s right for you and how to support yourself wisely (i.e. don’t let your day job eat your life!) - CAREER / LIFE BALANCE – ON THE ROAD – 1.5 hours
What to expect and how to prepare as a working artist, maintaining your physical and mental health, getting re-hired - FACING THE FUTURE – 1.5 hours
Assessments and benchmarks, reconnecting with mission, cultivating resilience, pivots—when, why, and how
