LISA CANNING is the founder of The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship™.  With a lifetime of devotion to the areas of creative development, entrepreneurial artistry and empowering artists to create new career paths, Lisa Canning has spent the last twenty-eight years building her artistry into profitable creative ventures and teaching others how to use their artistry to do the same. Through both The Institute (IAE) and her 501c3, Entrepreneur The Arts®, Lisa's lifetime devotion building others artistic vision and increase economic connectivity between the arts and business to create sustainable career paths for artists shines right through. The





J. DENNIS RICH is the co-founder of The Center for Creative Enterprise and Chairman Emeritus of The Arts, Entertainment and Media Management department at Columbia College Chicago, where he was Chair for more than eighteen years.  He holds a Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and continues to work independently as an Arts Management Consultant.  Previously, Rich was a Marketing Director for a number of national arts organizations, including the Atlanta Ballet and Studio Arena Theatre. 





JOHN CIMINO is president of Creative Leaps International, The Learning Arts, and founding president and CEO of the parent company, Associated Solo Artists, Inc. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (biology & physics), the State University of New York at Albany (learning theory), and the Manhattan and Juilliard Schools of Music (music & voice), Cimino holds a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective.  As a champion of the arts in education and professional life, Cimino has brought his "Concerts of Ideas" and other innovative arts programming into projects for the White House, the Center for Creative Leadership, WDC's Center for Excellence in Municipal Management, and the leadership training programs of dozens of Fortune 500 companies including GE, IBM, Pfizer, McDonnell Douglas, the SC Johnson Company and Starbucks.  More information on Creative Leaps International can be found at www.creativeleaps.org.


DR. JULIA RAHN is a Clinical Psychologist with more than ten years experience helping people meet their individual and family goals. Her expertise lies in health and rehabilitation issues such as overcoming eating disorders and adjusting to chronic illness. Dr. Julia also has a solid record assisting both adults and children with patterns of depression and anxiety. By expanding on traditional models of psychotherapy and converting inspiration to reality, Dr. Julia practices what she preaches: success is the result of the development of positive creativity.

 


DAVID CUTLER balances a varied career as a jazz and classical composer, pianist, educator, arranger, conductor, author, blogger, advocate and entrepreneur.  His book The Savvy Musician, available at major retailers Nov. 1, helps musicians build a career, earn a living and make a difference.  Cutler is a regular contributor to the Entrepreneur the Arts blog and is the Coordinator of Music Entrepreneurship Studies at Duquesne University.  More information on The Savvy Musician can be found at www.SavvyMusician.com.  David Cutler can also be found online at his official site, www.TrunkMusic.org.




FRANCOIS KLOC celebrated his fourteenth anniversary with Buffet Crampon and currently serves as the Director of Sales & Marketing for Buffet Crampon USA. He spearheads the development and implementation of Buffet Crampon USA's marketing initiatives. Francois is also manager of the company's roster of performing artists and artist clinicians and is a master woodwind technician. A graduate of the internationally-recognized Institut Technologique European des Metiers de la Musique, Francois began the time-honored tradition of apprenticeship at age 15. His career has spanned from manufacturing to marketing and his extensive hands-on background makes Francois a leader in the field.




GARY BECKMAN is the founder and editor of the Arts Entrepreneurship Educators Network.  He is currently a visiting professor at the University of South Carolina's School of Music and is a Research Associate for the school's Carolina Institute for Leadership and Engagement in Music.  Beckman recently completed the first nation-wide study of arts entrepreneurship efforts in higher education, funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and he developed the nation's leading Arts Entrepreneurship curriculum during his doctoral course work.  More information on The Arts Entrepreneurship Educators Network can be found online at www.ae2n.com. 


KATHE TELINGATOR has an MFA in Arts Administration from Brooklyn College, and a BA in Journalism from the University of Michigan. Kathe began her professional career as a literary/theatrical/talent agent with the Lucy Kroll Agency in New York, working with such clients as James Earl Jones, Horton Foote, Uta Hagen, and the Carl Sandburg Estate. She subsequently established her own literary/theatrical agency in New York and was responsible for the publication of the highly acclaimed memoir, Motherwit: The Story of the Last Granny Midwife in Alabama by Onnie Lee Logan and Katharine Clark. Returning to Chicago in 1990, she worked for the Chicago International Film Festival for two seasons, the second year as a consultant. In 1992, she founded the not-for-profit organization, Stories on Stage, Chicago's only live dramatic short story reading series. At the same time, she approached Chicago Public Radio and negotiated a deal to air the series beginning that same year. In 1997, Stories on Stage became a production of Chicago Public Radio for both its live and broadcast series. Over the course of its 15-year history, Kathe produced more than 125 live theatrical performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Steppenwolf Theatre, among other venues, and 130 broadcasts, which aired weekly on Chicago Public Radio.