152 episodes

Artists and investors discuss:

⭐️ Good financial habits
⭐️ Providing for families
⭐️ Investing to build wealth

Listeners are encouraged to ask ANY and ALL financial questions!

Hosted by theatrical lighting designer Ethan Steimel.

Email Ethan directly:
artisticfinancepodcast@gmail.com

Links & Resources:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/

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Artists and investors discuss:

⭐️ Good financial habits
⭐️ Providing for families
⭐️ Investing to build wealth

Listeners are encouraged to ask ANY and ALL financial questions!

Hosted by theatrical lighting designer Ethan Steimel.

Email Ethan directly:
artisticfinancepodcast@gmail.com

Links & Resources:
https://www.artisticfinance.com/

    138: Paul Tazewell - Costume Designer

    138: Paul Tazewell - Costume Designer

    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

    • 54 min
    137: The AEA Showcase Code - Producing A Showcase Code In NYC and LA with Robert W. Schneider and Caleb James Grochalski

    137: The AEA Showcase Code - Producing A Showcase Code In NYC and LA with Robert W. Schneider and Caleb James Grochalski

    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

    • 1 hr 6 min
    136: Liability Insurance for Lighting Designers & Live Event Production with Phillip Powers and Bill Rios

    136: Liability Insurance for Lighting Designers & Live Event Production with Phillip Powers and Bill Rios

    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

    • 1 hr 11 min
    135: Badass Money - Financial Independence Book Club with Carl Faber

    135: Badass Money - Financial Independence Book Club with Carl Faber

    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
     

    • 59 min
    134: Life Insurance with Bruce Komarow

    134: Life Insurance with Bruce Komarow

    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


     

    • 1 hr 11 min
    133: 6k Investing Special - Q2.3

    133: 6k Investing Special - Q2.3

    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


     

    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

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43 Ratings

43 Ratings

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“Amazing!” (to use Ethan’s oft-used word)

The Paul Tazewell interview was yet another excellent and successful episode. They keep getting better and better.
ARTISTIC FINANCE interviews with such successful designers like Paul makes it clear how important it is for young designers to really understand the BUSINESS of “Show Business”!

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Non-judgemental REAL money talk & advice

Open and honest conversations about finance. It’s never too late to get back on financial track.

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Important for All Artists and Everyone to Listen to

Artists have strange relationships to money, and empowering ourselves with financial knowledge is how we get to keep doing our art. It’s so great to hear business advice from amazing professionals.

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