James Rhee.
NEW YORK CITY: Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the nationwide group for theatre and the writer of American Theatre, has introduced that James Rhee, an acclaimed clothes trade CEO, entrepreneurship professor, and bestselling writer, will probably be a plenary speaker on the thirty third TCG Nationwide Convention. Held in Chicago June 20-22, in affiliation with the League of Chicago Theatres, the TCG Nationwide Convention is anticipated to attract between 700 to 1,000-plus theatre professionals from world wide. Rhee serves because the Johnson Chair of Entrepreneurship and senior advisor to the Heart for Ladies, Gender and International Management at Howard College.
Rhee will talk about his new e book, pink helicopter, with TCG’s chief government officer, Karena Fiorenza. Their dialog will draw on Rhee’s human-centered framework for enterprise and private achievement to deal with the challenges—and alternatives—presently dealing with theatres and theatre staff. pink helicopter debuted at No. 1 on USA At the moment‘s nonfiction best-selling booklist.
“I’m so thrilled that James accepted our invitation to share his story and insights into profitable change administration,” stated Fiorenza in an announcement. “On this time of each continued upheaval and chrysalis, his expertise at Ashley Stewart and past are highly effective examples of how theatres can construct cultures of compassion, goodwill, and strategic enterprise acumen. As James places it in his stunning new e book, combining the facility of kindness with a bit of math can encourage a extra intuitive and human-centered method to vary. He’s the embodiment of making use of joyful rigor to all that he does—a trait to which we should always all aspire. James can also be only a enjoyable and unimaginable human, so my hope is that our dialog won’t solely spark moments of ‘aha!’ and self-examination in your skilled practices, but in addition spark pleasure, love, and laughter in your soul.”
“I’ve little question that James and Karena’s dialog will present each inspiration and sensible approaches to vary administration for our attendees,” stated LaTeshia Ellerson, chief development officer, TCG, in an announcement. “We’re proud to accomplice with the League of Chicago Theatres in that includes a variety of programming, from plenaries with thought leaders like James to skills-building classes to thrilling efficiency showcasing Chicago’s vibrant theatre scene.”
pink helicopter makes use of the story of how Rhee obtained a toy pink helicopter in kindergarten after a easy act of kindness—the harmless generosity of sharing his lunch—to point out how Rhee developed a human-centered framework for enterprise and private success. Rhee, a Korean American man with no prior background as CEO, unexpectedly took the helm of Ashley Stewart, an iconic firm predominantly using and serving Black girls. The world guess towards him, however Rhee trusted his instincts to establish, measure, and unleash the intangible goodwill on the firm’s core, a call which in the end multiplied its fortunes a number of instances over.
By its convenings, TCG continues to function a connector for theatres to share greatest practices and new enterprise and inventive fashions with each other. TCG presents plenary audio system, breakout classes, workshops, and performances all through the Nationwide Convention. Previous keynote audio system have included main artists and thinkers comparable to Julian Courageous NoiseCat, Billy Porter, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Edwidge Danticat, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jer Thorp, Anand Giridharadas, Samantha Energy, Stephanie Ybarra, Mona Eltahawy, Jeff Chang, Jane McGonigal, and Baratunde Thurston. In December 2022, TCG introduced a return to a biennial Nationwide Convention schedule, with 2023 as the primary off yr. After digital conferences in 2020 and 2021, TCG held its first hybrid Nationwide Convention in Pittsburgh in 2022. The 2024 Convention will construct on the learnings of 2022 and embrace a digital attendance possibility along with the in-person expertise.
The 2024 TCG Nationwide Convention in Chicago is supported by the next rising checklist of funders and sponsors (in alphabetical order): Arts Consulting Group, BroadwayWorld, Charcoalblue, The Metropolis of Chicago Division of Cultural Affairs and Particular Occasions (DCASE), CueBox, Doris Duke Basis, Edelstein Household Basis, Edgerton Basis, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Basis, Howard Gilman Basis, Illinois Arts Council, InstantEncore, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Basis, The Joyce Basis, Mellon Basis, Nationwide Endowment for the Arts, Nationwide Museum of Mexican Artwork, New York State Council on the Arts, Alternative Fund, Play On Shakespeare, The Richard H. Driehaus Basis, Schuler Shook, The Sheri and Les Biller Household Basis, The Shubert Basis, Spektrix, Walder Basis, The Wallace Basis, and Walt Disney Imagineering. In case you are considering supporting TCG and the Nationwide Convention, please contact Danika Tablante, Institutional Philanthropy Supervisor, at dtablante@tcg.org.
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