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Did You Have a Plan?

This post is part of an interview series conducted by Arts Entrepreneurship students at SMU. With this project, we are seeking to understand if, in creative entrepreneurship, business plans are necessary. SMU student Brie Bernstein conducted these interviews and offered … Continue reading

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Amy Kim Explores if Business Plans are Necessary

This post is part of an interview series conducted by Arts Entrepreneurship students at SMU. With this project, we are seeking to understand if, in creative entrepreneurship, business plans are necessary. SMU student Amy Kim conducted these interviews and offered … Continue reading

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Rodman Steele with Creative Entrepreneurs on Plans and Planning

The following interviews were conducted by SMU student Rodman Steele. Cary Pierce – Founding member of Jackopierce, musician  Did you have a business plan when you started Jackopierce? We Probably had a business plan for our first record… One page … Continue reading

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Briana Long and the Creative Entrepreneurs

Char McGaughy, Gold Dust Tattoo:  Did you have a business plan when you started your business? I didn’t have a definite financial business plan, but I had an idea and a goal. I didn’t have a lot of money, I … Continue reading

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Jett Monroe & 3 Entrepreneurs: Plans and Planning

The following interviews were conducted by Jett Monroe, arts entrepreneurship student at SMU. Monroe was attempting to identify if the creative entrepreneurs he interviewed believe business plans are necessary and to assess if they had one when they started.  Meredith … Continue reading

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Creative Entrepreneurs: Eva Brandys, Al Poppino, Dodie Jacobi

Eva Brandys  Owner of Park Cities School of Music and Lakewood Conservatory Eva Brandys is a Southern Methodist University graduate with a focus in Piano and Music Pedagogy. She also hired me to teach voice and piano to some of … Continue reading

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Tyler Kowalske Explores Business Plan Necessity

In the following interviews, SMU student Tyler Kowalske explores whether business plans are necessary for creative endeavors and whether the creatives began with one when they started.    Javier Mejia  Javier Mejia is a photographer and creative entrepreneur and was … Continue reading

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Interview with Alan Brainerd, Entrepreneur

Alan E. Brainerd started his St. Louis interior design company, Alan E. Brainerd Interiors, in 1984. Today, he is one of the top interior designs and continues to operate Alan E. Brainerd Interiors, handling over 30 projects at a time … Continue reading

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Interview with Ryder Richards, Entrepreneur

Did you have a business plan when you established your business? How did you go about starting your business? No, not to be an artist or gallerist. I simply found

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Interview with Rachel Pivonka, Arts Entrepreneur

Rachel Pivonka is currently a college sophomore majoring in education. She started with photography four years ago and served as a photo-editor for her high school’s yearbook staff. She expanded her portfolio by taking photos for family and friends. Pivonka … Continue reading

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