Category Archives: Interviews
Kendall Kramer in the Field
Ryan Reed Ryan Reed graduated from Southern Methodist University and is the co-founder of Visual Voice Media. Visual Voice Media is a video production company that both Ryan and Michael Gonzales started. They do just about
3 Creative Entrepreneurs on the Validity of Plans
Justin Nygren Co-founder of ArtLoveMagic and The Grove Did you have a business plan when you started your business? For ArtLoveMagic, we did not. For The Grove, we did. A lot of it was based on the experience … Continue reading
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
Observations from the Cottonwood Art Festival:
This post is written in two sections: Observations and Thoughts. Observations: This weekend, I spent time with some remarkable artists, speaking with twenty-six—representing an array of mediums, but primarily painters. Most of the artists make the bulk of their money … Continue reading
Tyler McPhillips & Three Creatives
Ryan Cordill, 24-year-old developer of PartnerUp App. Ryan is the founder of a new app that supports promotion and an easy way to find creative partners or building teams for projects. Ryan has been working on the PartnerUp App for … Continue reading
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
Are Business Plans Necessary for Creatives? SMU’s Thomas Beckham Decides
The following are three interviews with creative entrepreneurs and analysis, each conducted by SMU student Thomas Beckham. Interviews took place in the course Developing an Arts Venture Plan and were conducted to hear from the field, perceive if business plans are … Continue reading
Creative Entrepreneurs Interviewed by SMU Student Sydney Clark
The following are three interviews with creative entrepreneurs, conducted by SMU student Sydney Clark, followed by Clark’s analysis. This was conducted for the course Developing an Arts Venture Plan. The task is to assess how many creatives began with a … Continue reading
