By Joe Giovannetti Finance is the language of business. This is the phrase MSLCE Professor Cory Sandrock championed over his 9-week winter class, Introduction to the Creative Enterprises. In this short time, Sandrock aimed to teach students the principles of economics, accounting, and corporate finance to aid them in their creative careers.
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By Jacob Nelson Mary Sherman does not like the word “no.” The artist, teacher, writer, and director of the TransCultural Exchange has made a career out of pursuing opportunities out of curiosity, only to learn new skills in the process. “People say, ‘No, you can’t do that,’ and it makes me want to do it
By Jacob Nelson When Glendon Palmer graduated from Northwestern, he knew he wanted to work behind the scenes of either television or film. “Whichever took me first,” he explained. “Nowadays, the wall has fallen between those fields.” Palmer discussed his career, and his current role as the Senior Vice President of Development & Production at
By John Hounihan When it comes to the theatre industry – it doesn’t get much bigger than the smash hit musical Hamilton. Currently playing on three stages worldwide, with another in the works, it has revolutionized the current state of commercial theatre. So, naturally, getting a chance to see the inner workings of the Chicago
By Leslie Zhu Nothing in the Museum is ordinary. On Feb. 24, the MSLCE students were blown away by all the unconventional business strategies of the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) at a panel held at Rubloff Fellows Lounge in the museum.
By Lauren Vernea During a recent Entrepreneurship seminar, MSLCE students participated in an all day workshop with Northwestern Professor David Schonthal. Schonthal teaches in Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, focusing on new venture creation, design thinking, innovation and creativity. The workshop for the MSLCE cohort was a detailed crash course in the foundations of entrepreneurship.
By Jacob Nelson Before Jeff “Jake” Jacobs began working at Creative Artists Agency — where he’s been for nearly 30 years and now serves as the company’s Television Co-Head — he spent a few months on a bus with John Madden. As he recently explained at an MSLCE Speaker Series event, after getting his undergraduate
By Lauren Vernea Mara Brock Akil, a Northwestern alumna, successful writer, and TV showrunner, recently returned to campus for the EPICS Speaker Series to discuss her luminous career. Akil, who has always been a role model for me, created iconic TV comedies and dramas such as Girlfriends, The Game, and BET’s first scripted drama Being Mary
By Joe GiovannettiOn Tuesday, February 8th, Betsy Steinberg paid a visit to Professor Daniel Gruber’s elective course, Business Models in Creative Enterprises. Steinberg came to speak with the MSCLE cohort about her experience at Kartemquin Films, a film company with the mantra “Democracy through Documentary.” Betsy has spent her entire career in the realm of film
By Chip Potter The MSLCE cohort visited Cinespace Chicago Film Studios on Feb. 10, where they met with Cinespace Studio Owner Alex Pissios, and several other film entrepreneurs at Cinespace’s film incubator, Stage 18. Pissios offered an invaluable perspective on Chicago-based film and television content creation, and also shared lessons he’s learned during his 10