Online Event: Strategies for the Pause, next steps for artists, entrepreneurs and non-profits.

Click above to view event recorded live April 3, 2020

RELEVENT LINKS
EIDF application
Referenced Article by Darren Baer
One Tree: Legislation Guide & Free Consultation
SBA Relief Options

COVID 19 has caused us all to take a “timeout” from life as we knew it and in many cases from our business and livelihood.   How can this new Federal law, The CARE act, help us? How can we use this time to help position our practice and business/non profit for the future?   l’ll be joined by consultant colleague and financial expert Darren Baer to discuss ways forward in these financially challenging times. Please bring your questions and together we will help you navigate all this new information, and develop a strategy for the coming months and beyond. Let’s make sure we can all continue to serve our communities and partners, and keep the bills paid, through this unprecedented time.   By reaching out to each other, understanding what resources are available, and reflecting deeply, we can build strategies that help us come back even stronger.

Darren Baer

Darren Baer is a financial consultant and coach with a track record of bringing together stakeholders with diverse interests at all organizational levels; the foundation required to bring a vision to reality. Darren's unique background blends decades of experience in creating new businesses, strategic planning, corporate finance, and development of talent and culture. Darren's focus on client relationships delivers stronger returns and increased lifetime value for his clients.

During his career, Darren has been responsible for building four businesses from start up to maturity stage. A hands-on leader, he was actively involved in all aspects of the business from planning, market analysis, business requirements development, operational planning, profit and loss analysis and forecasting and strategy creation. He has also served in a CRO/CFO/CEO role in a number of companies as a turnaround consultant and crisis manager.

The experience gained in building those businesses and his subsequent training as an Executive Coach, have given Darren a broad understanding of the importance of the cultural dynamics of a company. Culture is often the hidden element that companies don't see when trying to understand performance related issues. Using a wide range of tools, Darren is able to help a company understand how its culture is impacting its results and to implement solutions to improve the cultural dynamic. This creates a foundation for sustainable change and financial results. Darren Baer is Collaborator in Chief to OneTree Collaborations otree.xyz.

Tobin Rothlein

Tobin is an unconventional consultant with a global perspective. His practical and creative approach builds on his career as an artist, educator and leader. Tobin has over two decades of experience directing non-profits, facilitating workshops, and leading projects in over 10 countries. With five years at Lincoln Center Education as a Lead Teaching Artist and full time faculty member, he is fluent in the practice of Aesthetic Education, and embraces a flexible approach to its application. While at Lincoln Center he trained adult educators, administrators and artists from around the world, and worked with students and educators in grade school to graduate school classrooms of all five NYC boroughs. His unique contributions to the practice of Aesthetic Education include action research into: the Role of School Counselors and Teaching Artists in Addressing Potential Trauma Triggered by Arts Experiences; The Effects of Aesthetic Education and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) on Self-Contained Classrooms and Students with Learning Disabilities; and The Development of Collaboration and Leadership Skills through Aesthetic Education. Tobin served on the planning committee of the 4th International Teaching Artist Conference (ITAC4) in New York, NY. Tobin received his MFA from MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) in 2013, and certification in Mandarin Chinese and Chinese Culture from Beijing Language and Culture University (formerly Beijing Language Institute) in 1992.