The Art of Entrepreneurship : Panel Discussion & Networking
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In today’s world, artists and entrepreneurs have much in common. Both are creating something out of nothing; imagining a reality which doesn’t yet exist and working to get others to subscribe to their vision. Artists must embrace the tools of entrepreneurship in order to promote themselves, and conversely, entrepreneurs would do well to think like artists.
On Thursday September 26th, WonderWomen in Business Podcast Host Jasmine Sandler and Women of Culture Founder Alexandra Harper will sit down with a diverse panel of top NYC Female artists, one from each art discipline, including Film, Music, Dance and Visual Arts, to discuss how they have adopted an entrepreneurial mindset in order to market themselves and their work.
This event is sponsored by 3 female-led liquor companies so come thirsty! MISCEO COFFEE LIQUORS, Pomp & Whimsy and DR. KONSTANTI FRANK.
Ticket sales end at noon on 9/25 . Use code WONDERWOMEN10 at checkout for 10% of your ticket. LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN!
Alexandra Harper, Founder of Women of Culture will lead as moderator of this panel of female art entrepreneurs.This event takes place at Luminary - a luxury co-working space in NYC for female entrepreneurs and women executives in transition.
Additionally, Social Branding Executive Adviser and Keynote Speaker to Female Entrepreneurs and Host of the WonderWomen in Business Podcast series, Jasmine Sandler will provide actionable tips that both artists and entrepreneurs can use to build their personal brands, using social media to their advantage.
Whether you are an emerging or established artist, female entrepreneur or intrapreneur, you will gain valuable insights from this inspiring and educational evening and will leave with a better understanding of the art of entrepreneurship.
We are also bringing you top Women in Music, Women in Film, Women in Theater, Women in Visual Arts, Women in Dance and Women in TV.
Meet your 9/26 Panelists!
Sytycd SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE TV STAR!
Princess Lockerooo
Princess Lockerooo BIO
A student of the Legendary Soul Train Dancer Tyrone Proctor, Princess Lockerooo is a Waacking Specialist and emphasizes the freestyle element of the dance which encourages the development of each individual dancer to become a living embodiment of music. Her innovative and unique style of Propeller Waacking has thrilled audiences from all over the world since her showcase on So You Think You Can Dance (Season 8) and has inspired countless students throughout Asia, Europe, and beyond to study Waacking.
Music Producer - Carol Lester
Carol Lester BIO
Carol Lester an award winning songwriter with Songs in TV, Film, Ads Carol hosts “2nd Sunday Songwriters” which features self published musicians and music industry pros focused on song placement in TV Film & Ads . Ms Lester was an Industry Judge for The @IMA’s Independent Music Awards while VP of Mamapalooza Music Publishing division MamaPublooza, Co-Publishers for 80 Moms Who Rock.
Ms Lester is currently sharing curated Spotify lists of self published artists with her Industry Contacts, many of whom attend her monthly mix music biz & pleasure “2nd Sunday Songwriters”
www.carollester.com
VISUAL ARTIST Hazy Mae
Hazy Mae BIO
Hazy Mae is a ceramic Cookie Jar Maker, and founder of Hazy Mae Cookie Jars, where she offers a series of joyful hand sculpted Cookie Jars made in limited editions.
Hazy Mae’s Cookie Jar obsession began one day when a gift package was delivered to her, and when she opened it, she found a sweet boy bear Cookie Jar with a love letter inside it. She was instantly smitten- with the size, the character, the utility- so she began collecting them.
One day, looking at all of the cookie jar characters around her, she decided to make her own, so she began sketching ideas, joined a ceramic studio, and that’s when Hazy Mae Cookie Jars began.
Now Hazy Mae hand builds each fun and functional Cookie Jar in limited editions of 10 for interior designers, art collectors and beautiful shops and boutiques and interior design showrooms all over the country.
Theater Actress & Broadway Producer - Rosemary Loar
ROSEMARY LOAR BIO
Rosemary Loar’s theatrical expertise was honed on Broadway and national tours. She was in the original casts of Sunset Boulevard, (starring Glenn Close) and Chess. The iconic revival production of You Can’t Take It With You, (starring Jason Robards),
Cats, (critically acclaimed as Grizabella), Once Upon A Mattress, (starring Sarah Jessica Parker/understudy to Queen Aggravain), Encores (at Radio City) and 42nd Street (understudy Dorothy Brock). Off- Broadway in Radio Gals she originated the role of Gladys Fritts (a quirky flapper with a penchant for poetry, operatic singing) and was the winner of The Phoebe Award for Best Actress in a Musical in her portrayal of Ivy in Fair And Tender Ladies. Ms. Loar played Grandma Who in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas at the Pantages Theater in Los Angles and twice at Madison Square Garden Theater. Favorite regional roles include: Mama Rose, Gypsy, Vivian Bearing PhD., Wit, Carlotta. Phantom, Mame in Mame, Vi, Footloose, Ms Goldberg (William Finn’s In Trousers), Miss Shields A Christmas Story and Aoiffe Outside Mullingar.Her cabaret show When Harry Met The Duke was given a rave by BroadwayWorld.com which said the show was "Out of this world" and "Loar.. has managed to come up with yet another variation, (on The Great American Songbook) and her erudite and accessibly sophisticated new show featuring wonderful jazz, pop, and Broadway songs from the 1930s-'50s goes down like a delicious vodka martini topped with a skewer of blue cheese-stuffed
olives." Most recently Loar had her Joe’s Pub Debut with her latest cabaret creation “STING*chronicity:v Loar doesn’t simply rearrange numbers; she re-contextualizes them, morphing into a series of characters that sing each song as it arises out of an imagined situation. This unique show is audacious, well calibrated, and juicy. You'll never listen to Sting the same" BroadwayWorld.com.
TV Jessica Schechter
Jessica Schechter BIO
Jessica Schechter is an award-winning director, actor, performer, and producer in New York City. She has an MFA in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School, and a bachelor’s degree in Educational Theatre from NYU. Jessica is a certified theater teacher in New York State and has been acting, directing, and running drama programs for over 15 years. She is a director member of the renowned Actor's Studio Playwrights-Directors unit and has worked with Tony and Emmy award-winning actors and directors. Jessica is currently producing and acting in the award-winning hit web series “Soon By You” which has over a million views. She additionally works as a resident director at Infinite Variety Productions (IVP) a theater company dedicated to telling the untold stories of women in history. She has worked with people of all ages and abilities as a professional acting and speech coach alongside serving as an adjunct professor in three different universities. Jessica is a professional voice over talent as well as the Director of Education at Creative Media Design and is an acclaimed speaker, improvisor, and stand-up comedian presenting at conferences and community centers around the country. www.jessicaschechter.com
ABOUT THE CO-HOSTS
Jasmine Sandler , Host of the WonderWomen in Business Podcast series and Producer of Brandyouconference has been advising Female Entrepreneurs in the areas of Personal Branding and Social Media for over 15 years. She is the Founder and CEO of JS Media, a Digital Marketing agency and Training business serving the digital education and branding needs of Female-based brands and Female led companies. Jasmine is a Lead Singer and Songwriter in her band Silent Fury and is a passionate supporter of women in the Arts.
See www.jasminesandler,com, https://courses.jasminesandler.com, www.brandyouconference.com and www.agent-cy.com for more information on her clients, programs and services.
Alexandra Harper is the Founder and owner of Women of Culture. She is an arts enthusiast, community builder and event planner who believes the arts are the antidote to the divisiveness and loneliness that are currently plaguing our society. She sees the elevation of the importance of the arts as being paramount to building a more tolerant, open and equal society in which empathy, purpose and creativity are prioritized. She founded Women of Culture in early 2016 as a way to connect, inspire and empower women through meaningful engagement with the arts. Over the past three years, she has witnessed firsthand the ability of the arts to bring together people of diverse ages, races,socioeconomic classes and professional backgrounds to discover new perspectives and broaden their horizons as a community.
About the Venue Host
Luminary
Luminary is New York City’s premier collaboration hub for women and women-identified who are passionate about professional development and expanding their networks. It is a refuge for the curious, the ambitious, the connectors, and the change agents. It is the ultimate career advocate for women-identified providing the professional coaching and social community needed to thrive.
https://www.luminary-nyc.com/. Note the event is on the 4th floor.
$45 until 9/17
$50 9/18-9/25
Ticket sales end 9/25 at noon
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Full Event Schedule:
6:-7pm | Arrival, Cocktails and guided networking
7-7:30pm | Social Branding for Female Entrepreneurs Talk with Social Media Keynote Speaker and Consultant, Jasmine Sandler
7:30-8:30pm | Panel discussion moderated by Alexandra Harper
830pm | Close
On Thursday September 26th, WonderWomen in Business Podcast Host Jasmine Sandler and Women of Culture Founder Alexandra Harper will sit down with a diverse panel of top NYC Female artists, one from each art discipline, including Film, Music, Dance and Visual Arts, to discuss how they have adopted an entrepreneurial mindset in order to market themselves and their work.
This event is sponsored by 3 female-led liquor companies so come thirsty! MISCEO COFFEE LIQUORS, Pomp & Whimsy and DR. KONSTANTI FRANK.
Ticket sales end at noon on 9/25 . Use code WONDERWOMEN10 at checkout for 10% of your ticket. LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN!
Alexandra Harper, Founder of Women of Culture will lead as moderator of this panel of female art entrepreneurs.This event takes place at Luminary - a luxury co-working space in NYC for female entrepreneurs and women executives in transition.
Additionally, Social Branding Executive Adviser and Keynote Speaker to Female Entrepreneurs and Host of the WonderWomen in Business Podcast series, Jasmine Sandler will provide actionable tips that both artists and entrepreneurs can use to build their personal brands, using social media to their advantage.
Whether you are an emerging or established artist, female entrepreneur or intrapreneur, you will gain valuable insights from this inspiring and educational evening and will leave with a better understanding of the art of entrepreneurship.
We are also bringing you top Women in Music, Women in Film, Women in Theater, Women in Visual Arts, Women in Dance and Women in TV.
Meet your 9/26 Panelists!
Sytycd SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE TV STAR!
Princess Lockerooo
Princess Lockerooo BIO
A student of the Legendary Soul Train Dancer Tyrone Proctor, Princess Lockerooo is a Waacking Specialist and emphasizes the freestyle element of the dance which encourages the development of each individual dancer to become a living embodiment of music. Her innovative and unique style of Propeller Waacking has thrilled audiences from all over the world since her showcase on So You Think You Can Dance (Season 8) and has inspired countless students throughout Asia, Europe, and beyond to study Waacking.
Music Producer - Carol Lester
Carol Lester BIO
Carol Lester an award winning songwriter with Songs in TV, Film, Ads Carol hosts “2nd Sunday Songwriters” which features self published musicians and music industry pros focused on song placement in TV Film & Ads . Ms Lester was an Industry Judge for The @IMA’s Independent Music Awards while VP of Mamapalooza Music Publishing division MamaPublooza, Co-Publishers for 80 Moms Who Rock.
Ms Lester is currently sharing curated Spotify lists of self published artists with her Industry Contacts, many of whom attend her monthly mix music biz & pleasure “2nd Sunday Songwriters”
www.carollester.com
VISUAL ARTIST Hazy Mae
Hazy Mae BIO
Hazy Mae is a ceramic Cookie Jar Maker, and founder of Hazy Mae Cookie Jars, where she offers a series of joyful hand sculpted Cookie Jars made in limited editions.
Hazy Mae’s Cookie Jar obsession began one day when a gift package was delivered to her, and when she opened it, she found a sweet boy bear Cookie Jar with a love letter inside it. She was instantly smitten- with the size, the character, the utility- so she began collecting them.
One day, looking at all of the cookie jar characters around her, she decided to make her own, so she began sketching ideas, joined a ceramic studio, and that’s when Hazy Mae Cookie Jars began.
Now Hazy Mae hand builds each fun and functional Cookie Jar in limited editions of 10 for interior designers, art collectors and beautiful shops and boutiques and interior design showrooms all over the country.
Theater Actress & Broadway Producer - Rosemary Loar
ROSEMARY LOAR BIO
Rosemary Loar’s theatrical expertise was honed on Broadway and national tours. She was in the original casts of Sunset Boulevard, (starring Glenn Close) and Chess. The iconic revival production of You Can’t Take It With You, (starring Jason Robards),
Cats, (critically acclaimed as Grizabella), Once Upon A Mattress, (starring Sarah Jessica Parker/understudy to Queen Aggravain), Encores (at Radio City) and 42nd Street (understudy Dorothy Brock). Off- Broadway in Radio Gals she originated the role of Gladys Fritts (a quirky flapper with a penchant for poetry, operatic singing) and was the winner of The Phoebe Award for Best Actress in a Musical in her portrayal of Ivy in Fair And Tender Ladies. Ms. Loar played Grandma Who in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas at the Pantages Theater in Los Angles and twice at Madison Square Garden Theater. Favorite regional roles include: Mama Rose, Gypsy, Vivian Bearing PhD., Wit, Carlotta. Phantom, Mame in Mame, Vi, Footloose, Ms Goldberg (William Finn’s In Trousers), Miss Shields A Christmas Story and Aoiffe Outside Mullingar.Her cabaret show When Harry Met The Duke was given a rave by BroadwayWorld.com which said the show was "Out of this world" and "Loar.. has managed to come up with yet another variation, (on The Great American Songbook) and her erudite and accessibly sophisticated new show featuring wonderful jazz, pop, and Broadway songs from the 1930s-'50s goes down like a delicious vodka martini topped with a skewer of blue cheese-stuffed
olives." Most recently Loar had her Joe’s Pub Debut with her latest cabaret creation “STING*chronicity:v Loar doesn’t simply rearrange numbers; she re-contextualizes them, morphing into a series of characters that sing each song as it arises out of an imagined situation. This unique show is audacious, well calibrated, and juicy. You'll never listen to Sting the same" BroadwayWorld.com.
TV Jessica Schechter
Jessica Schechter BIO
Jessica Schechter is an award-winning director, actor, performer, and producer in New York City. She has an MFA in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School, and a bachelor’s degree in Educational Theatre from NYU. Jessica is a certified theater teacher in New York State and has been acting, directing, and running drama programs for over 15 years. She is a director member of the renowned Actor's Studio Playwrights-Directors unit and has worked with Tony and Emmy award-winning actors and directors. Jessica is currently producing and acting in the award-winning hit web series “Soon By You” which has over a million views. She additionally works as a resident director at Infinite Variety Productions (IVP) a theater company dedicated to telling the untold stories of women in history. She has worked with people of all ages and abilities as a professional acting and speech coach alongside serving as an adjunct professor in three different universities. Jessica is a professional voice over talent as well as the Director of Education at Creative Media Design and is an acclaimed speaker, improvisor, and stand-up comedian presenting at conferences and community centers around the country. www.jessicaschechter.com
ABOUT THE CO-HOSTS
Jasmine Sandler , Host of the WonderWomen in Business Podcast series and Producer of Brandyouconference has been advising Female Entrepreneurs in the areas of Personal Branding and Social Media for over 15 years. She is the Founder and CEO of JS Media, a Digital Marketing agency and Training business serving the digital education and branding needs of Female-based brands and Female led companies. Jasmine is a Lead Singer and Songwriter in her band Silent Fury and is a passionate supporter of women in the Arts.
See www.jasminesandler,com, https://courses.jasminesandler.com, www.brandyouconference.com and www.agent-cy.com for more information on her clients, programs and services.
Alexandra Harper is the Founder and owner of Women of Culture. She is an arts enthusiast, community builder and event planner who believes the arts are the antidote to the divisiveness and loneliness that are currently plaguing our society. She sees the elevation of the importance of the arts as being paramount to building a more tolerant, open and equal society in which empathy, purpose and creativity are prioritized. She founded Women of Culture in early 2016 as a way to connect, inspire and empower women through meaningful engagement with the arts. Over the past three years, she has witnessed firsthand the ability of the arts to bring together people of diverse ages, races,socioeconomic classes and professional backgrounds to discover new perspectives and broaden their horizons as a community.
About the Venue Host
Luminary
Luminary is New York City’s premier collaboration hub for women and women-identified who are passionate about professional development and expanding their networks. It is a refuge for the curious, the ambitious, the connectors, and the change agents. It is the ultimate career advocate for women-identified providing the professional coaching and social community needed to thrive.
https://www.luminary-nyc.com/. Note the event is on the 4th floor.
$45 until 9/17
$50 9/18-9/25
Ticket sales end 9/25 at noon
***
Full Event Schedule:
6:-7pm | Arrival, Cocktails and guided networking
7-7:30pm | Social Branding for Female Entrepreneurs Talk with Social Media Keynote Speaker and Consultant, Jasmine Sandler
7:30-8:30pm | Panel discussion moderated by Alexandra Harper
830pm | Close
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