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The Offstage Mic — 61 episodes

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The Science of Leading Change in the Arts

2

Can Auto-Renewing Subscriptions Work in the Arts?

3

How to Adopt AI at Your Arts Organization: A Practical Guide

4

From $1M Deficit to Balanced Budget: A Case Study

5

7 Performing Arts Predictions for 2026: Your Mid-Year Scorecard

6

Opera Isn't Dying. The Business Model Is, featuring Caitlin Vincent

7

How to Drive Revenue Through Customer Experience, featuring Mercury Soul

8

Episode 50: The Data Defining the Future of the Arts

9

Introducing Season Six of The Offstage Mic

10

The Time Management Lie Holding Back Arts Executives

11

Major Gifts ≠ Financial Sustainability: Why Monthly Giving Is the Game-Changer for your Arts Organization

12

How to Level Up Operations at Your Arts Organization

13

5 Steps to Using UX Design in Arts Management

14

The Research Behind Gender Bias in the Arts

15

How to Build Your Arts Marketing Budget

16

Harnessing Data At Your Arts Organization

17

How to Transform Patrons to Donors with Tailored Messaging

18

They Never Taught You That, Part 3: Apply These 7 Research-backed Skills to Grow Your Leadership in Arts Management

19

They Never Taught You That, Part 2: Top 8 Negotiation Strategies to Advance in Arts Leadership

20

They Never Taught You That, Part 1: Things They Never Taught You About Growing Your Leadership in Arts Management

21

Climbing The Ladder to Executive Director and Creating A Kick Ass Culture On The Way [Success Series]

22

How An Arts Administrator Found Her Confidence Because of This One Statistic [Success Series]

23

‘Fake It Till You Become It’: Level Up Your Leadership With Power and Presence

24

How One Conductor Learned You Can’t be Everything to Everyone [Success Series]

25

How One Arts Administrator Went From “I Couldn’t Land an Internship” to Multiple Job Offers [Success Series]

26

How One Arts Administrator Went From Wanting to Quit the Industry To Landing Her Dream Job [Success Series]

27

How to Create a Healthy Company Culture at Your Arts Organization

28

Your Company Culture May Be Toxic

29

Bonus Episode: The Problem with Data I See Everywhere in Arts Management

30

How to Lead Change at an Arts Organization

31

Building a Business to Scale: Changes at Changing the Narrative

32

The No Cost Solution to Grow Your Revenue

33

Do This One Thing to Make the Biggest Difference in Your Sales and Fundraising

34

Major Gift Fundraising & Star Trek with Board Member Susan Bay Nimoy

35

The Math of Diversity: How Much Your Audience Can Grow When It Looks Like Your Community

36

The Business of Zoos and Visitor-Based Institutions with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Past Chair Javade Chaudhri

37

The Subscription Model Is Not Dead: 3 Ways to Grow Subscriptions at Your Arts Organization

38

Season 3 Trailer: Run It Like A Business

39

Bonus Episode: Run It Like A Business—Book Launch Conversation with Kelly Harris

40

We Are On the Same Team: Union Relationships and Collective Bargaining in the Arts with Ted Nelson and Jessica Phillips

41

Attracting & Retaining Staff Talent with Karen Freeman

42

How to Release Recordings without a Label with Mike Warner & Jamie Freedman

43

Storytelling Techniques with Hollywood Producer Marcia Gwendolyn Jones

44

Training Artists to be Social Media Influencers with David Taylor

45

Organizational Design in the Arts with Julian Chender

46

Monetizing Streaming Performances with Zenetta Drew

47

Increasing Fundraising Revenue with Louis Diez

48

The Subscription Economy and What the Arts Can Learn From It with Robbie Kellman Baxter

49

Growing New Audiences through Customer-Centric Arts Marketing with Ruth Hartt

50

Company Culture and How to Renovate It with Kevin Oakes

51

Season 2 Trailer: The Offstage Mic

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Bonus Episode: Should musicians be on the board?

53

How to Handle Office Challenges: Turnover, Toxicity, and Microaggressions

54

How to Use Data in the Arts Like they Do in "Moneyball"

55

How to Balance Risk Taking at an Arts Organization

56

How to Build a Culture of Iteration and Innovation at an Arts Organization

57

How to Get Arts Audiences Back

58

Growing High Performing Teams in the Arts

59

How to Make the Education Department Make Money

60

How to Fire a Board Member + Ways to Improve Company Culture

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Season 1 Trailer: The Offstage Mic