17. Creative Careers: How to Succeed without Starving with Jeff Madoff

There has been a long understanding in society that for an artist or any type of creative to be successful, they must “starve,” that they don’t deserve to reap the success of their hard work during their lifetime, that perhaps their creative and artistic contributions are not deserving of financial rewards. Jeff Madoff, director, photographer, writer, and professor at Parsons School of Design is here to put that myth to bed. Explaining that creative careers are indeed possible, Jeff argues that anyone can monetize their ideas to make a living. Sharing insights from his experience cultivating a creative career that ranged from days as a fashion designer to the production of his upcoming play, Jeff discusses the practical side of how to make a living with your ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices