175: Creative Careers Are Business Too with Travis McHale - Lighting Designer (updated)

Lighting designer Travis McHale talks business and finance as a theatre designer.   Topics: ⭐️ Self filing taxes ⭐️ Negotiating rates ⭐️ Reasons to be investing ⭐️ Paying off mortgages early ⭐️ The magic of compound interest ⭐️ Stress and negativity of credit card debt   Patreon Resource Version https://www.patreon.com/posts/175-creative-are-117433546?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link   Video Version https://youtu.be/7psS_ebQEyc   Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Travis McHale https://www.travismchale.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/travismchale/ https://www.instagram.com/captainmchale/?hl=en   Excel 1040 https://sites.google.com/view/incometaxspreadsheet/home   GSA Per Diem https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates   Craig Stelzenmuller https://craigstelzenmuller.com/   David Lander https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/david-lander-482552   Hunter Foster https://www.hunterfosterofficial.com/   Linda Essig Book on Entrepreneurship in the Arts https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9781789385717 (that's my affiliate link)   TIAA https://www.tiaa.org/public/tcm/myretirement/investment-performance   Fidelity https://www.fidelity.com/   Travis McHale is a New York based lighting designer.  Recent NYC: Is There Still Sex In The City (Daryl Roth), Get Happy: A Judy Garland Centennial Celebration starring Jessica Vosk (Carnegie), #DateMe: An OK Cupid Experiment (Westside), Mister Miss America (Rattlestick). Travis works extensively in regional theatre, has been associate designer on 11 Broadway shows, and 7 seasons designing runway shows for NY Fashion Week (IMCD).  He also designs for Norwegian, Carnival, Regent, and Oceania cruise lines.  Design faculty: SUNY New Paltz. Member: United Scenic Artists Local USA 829.  Instagram Handles @captainmchale @nicolevsteimel @ethansteimel   Interview by Ethan Steimel