Sugar Vendil is creating in music and multidisciplinary performance. Sugar Vendil is a New York-based director and pianist lauded for “leading the unlikely intersection of classical music and new fashion” (New York Times). A first generation Filipino-American, Vendil grew up in El Sobrante, CA, a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a Master of […]
Creative MVP: Sugar Vendil Read More »
Lily Baldwin is creating in film. She is a filmmaker and dancer working in New York and Los Angeles. Recent film work includes Sleepover LA (SXSW premiere, Berlinale EFM, Vimeo Staff Pick and Short of the Week), A Juice Box Afternoon (Lincoln Center premiere, Dance on Camera tour), and Sea Meadow (SXSW premiere, V&A Museum London, Art Basel Miami,
Creative MVP: Lily Baldwin Read More »
Katrina Majkut is creating in feminism, art, and writing. She is a visual artist and writer dedicated to exploring and understanding feminine narratives and civil rights in aesthetics and social practices within mediums such as embroidery, painting, and writing. She recently exhibited at the Mint Museum, NC and was an Artist in Residence at MASS MoCA. Majkut also
Creative MVP: Katrina Majkut Read More »
Marc Bamuthi Joseph is creating in theater, site specific performance, and creative ecosystems. He is an inaugural recipient of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship, the winner of the 2011 Alpert Award in Theater, and an inaugural recipient of the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award. He is the founding Program Director of the exemplary non-profit Youth
Creative MVP: Marc Bamuthi Joseph Read More »
Back in December of 2012 I hosted the first ConnectorCon while I was still working in business development at an educational technology start up. I had been to a conference earlier that year that I was not impressed with and I thought it would be cool to try and do something better. So on November
What I Learned From Building a Conference in 35 Days Read More »
When I first started coaching, I was working with artists and entrepreneurs. Most of these people knew there was something unique about them, but they had trouble identifying exactly what it was. What they were trying to define was their inner genius. Having spent the last 10 years as a business coach and performer, I’ve
Igniting Your Inner Genius Read More »
Congratulations, you followed your passion and launched a business! You’ve officially joined the ranks of the dreamers, the innovators, the creators, the entrepreneurs… those with the can’t-ignore-it calling that can feel like both a blessing and a curse. When you’re driven to create, how can you make sure you don’t drive your business – or
Pregame Your Business: Six Ways To Sabotage Your Startup Before It Starts Read More »