Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Is persistance. The alarm goes off and the impulse is to hit snooze. The page is blank and the impulse is to leave it that way. The call or email goes unanswered and the impulse is to close …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 09:00AMMonday, November 26, 2012
As many of you know, I travel for the holidays and usually have a 3-4 hour bus ride. This is my time to catch up on my reading. I have amassed a number of great books recently, so I wanted...
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 11:00AMTuesday, November 20, 2012
As ConnectorCon gets closer and I keep lining up great speakers, I have had the concept of making connections on my mind a lot. So I thought that I'd devote today's blog to a connection maki…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:00AMTuesday, November 13, 2012
One of the most important things you can do to feed a project is to get out from behind your desk. Yes, there are planty of groups to join online, and plenty of websites to join, but none of…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 09:00AMMonday, November 12, 2012
In physical activity there is really only one way to build endurance. You push yourself just a little harder each time you work out. Athletes push until they are close to failure and then th…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 12:00PMFriday, November 9, 2012
If you want to make things happen, one of the key things you'll need is good relationships with customers, partners, co-workers, etc. Below are three online tools to make you even more effec…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 09:00AMThursday, November 8, 2012
This week's A.P.T. goes to the talented arts entrepreneur Josh Rivedal. I first met Josh when he was working on his one man show for the Midtown International Theatre festival and we worked …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 11:00AMTuesday, November 6, 2012
Of all the meetings I take, the one I take most often is with someone looking for a job. They could be looking for something other than what they are doing now, looking for something that wi…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 09:20AMMonday, November 5, 2012
For those of you that know me well, you know that one of my favorite things to do is connect people. I am thrilled when I have the opportunity to make introductions that are mutually benefic…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 08:15AMTuesday, October 23, 2012
If you have a big project ahead of you, you are going to need a team to help you complete it. The time and effort you spend up front in assembling that team will make all the difference. So …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 09:00AMMonday, October 22, 2012
In many cases you will not be the one who is in charge. Sometimes this will be due to the fact that you have a boss and other times it will be due to the fact that your customers are...
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:00AMFriday, October 19, 2012
This week's guest blog comes courtesy of Kim Dillon who has taken on the task of producing a site-specific production of John Patrick Shanley's Savage in Limbo. I had the pleasure of checkin…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:00AMMonday, October 15, 2012
Today marks my 800th blog post. Hard to believe that when I started writing this blog, that I would hit this number of posts but here we are. I wanted to thank all of you who have read, comm…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:00AMFriday, October 12, 2012
The Ticket Seller Promo from Chasm Ally on Vimeo. It's always great to see new producers jumping out there and making work and this week's guest blog comes from one such producer. If you can…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:00AMMonday, October 8, 2012
so as we begin this week with the celebration of Colmbus day, I wanted to let you all know about some cool things that are out there that I have encountered in my travels recently. Be sure t…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 08:20AMThursday, October 4, 2012
This week's A.P.T. goes out to Athena Theatre Company who are doing something really special. They are donating a portion of their ticket sales to an amazing not for profit. This is the type…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 08:00AMTuesday, October 2, 2012
It's often been said, "Follow up of Fail" but with the harsh business climate and access to people being what it is today, I think there are some things people need to think about …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 08:00AMMonday, October 1, 2012
Stop. Recently I have had a number of conversations with actors, writers, musicians, entrepreneurs, and even producers who have come to me in frustration over their current position in their…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 08:00AMWednesday, September 26, 2012
During one of my consulting sessions yesterday, I had a client tell me about the fact that when she started she had so many things she was doing, and now she feels like she's peeled many lay…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 09:00AMMonday, September 24, 2012
It's always exciting to me to see what other folks come up with in the arts community. I have often told my consulting clients that if they're looking for a business idea, look at a point of…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMonday, September 17, 2012
The world of entrepreneurship is filled with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. When you live in a world where you take massive risk every day, there are bound to be days when that…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMThursday, September 13, 2012
Many of you know that I have always been a huge fan of dance and entrepreneurship. I had the chance to meet with the folks from Dance New Amsterdam and they are so deserving of this week's A…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMTuesday, September 11, 2012
Often when I am meeting with someone for the first time or I'm teaching one of my classes I will get the question: "I have ___________ idea, but I don't have______________ qualification…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMonday, September 10, 2012
Over the years I have put together many groups of people. From teams of directors, to designers, to connectors, to entrepreneurs. The groups that have stood the test of time have had some th…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:35AMWednesday, September 5, 2012
Fun fact: I used to juggle. I taught myself how one summer when I was doing touring childrens theatre. I learned three very important lessons that interestingly enough apply to new ventures:…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMFriday, August 24, 2012
I'm sure a number of people saw the tweet of this blog title and thought I got spammed, but no true believers, this is actually the title of a performance, that I'm going to tell you about a…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMTuesday, August 21, 2012
A while back I created a class that deals with helping people focus and deal with being overwhelm. I am doing another one of these on Saturday and I hope you'll join me. You can read more be…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 08:00AMMonday, August 20, 2012
As many of you know, I meet a lot of people in the course of a week and whether it be a getting to know you meeting, a consulting meeting, or a business meeting, the same thing always comes …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 09:00AMThursday, August 16, 2012
This week's A.P.T. is all about actress/playwright/ Entrepreneur/Force of nature Melanie Zoey Weinstein. Melanie has been a great supporter of this blog, leaves awesome comments, and is one …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMTuesday, August 14, 2012
Hey folks, I will be speaking tonight at ELNYA on my favorite topic: Networking. More info is below and there still may be some tickets left. Grab them HERE. Excelsior! 8/14 Is “networking…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMonday, August 13, 2012
I have mentioned many times before on this blog how the festivals are a great place to scout new talent for any aspiring producer as well as to see shows that are in stages of development th…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AM 
