01 - The Business of Show Biz with Ken Davenport

Tony Award-winning TheaterMaker Ken Davenport is the ultimate serial entrepreneur. Bit by the entrepreneur bug early in life, Ken's earliest memory is selling candy at his father's cardiologist's office. Now, a 2x Tony-winner, Ken estimates he's started over 150 companies in his lifetime. Hear what it takes to run a success business and what it means to be a successful entrepreneur.

 

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About The Guest:

Ken Davenport is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer and writer whose credits include Once On This Island (Tony Award), Gettin’ the Band Back Together, The Play that Goes Wrong, Groundhog Day (Tony nomination), Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), It’s Only a Play, Macbeth starring Alan Cumming, Godspell, Kinky Boots (Tony Award), and more, including multiple Off-Broadway productions such as Altar Boyz, The Awesome 80s Prom and more.  Ken’s shows have been produced internationally in over 25 countries around the world. He is the founder of TheaterMakersStudio.com, a one-of-a-kind "masterclass" community that provides training and inspiration from Broadway's best to writers, directors, producers and more.  Ken created the best-selling board game, Be A Broadway Star, one of the highest-ranking Broadway gifts on Amazon.com.  Ken was also the Executive Producer for North America for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group and is the Theatrical Consultant for Primary Wave, a music management and publishing company.  Ken’s unique production and marketing style has garnered him international attention in numerous publications, including Vanity Fair and The New York Times. Upcoming projects include A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, Broadway Vacation, Joy the Musical, Harmony: A New Musical written by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, and a musical based on the life of Harry Belafonte. For more information, visit www.KenDavenport.com.

 

About The Host:

Monica Hammond is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Big Leap Brands. As a Broadway marketing professional, she has worked on numerous shows, including the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Once On This Island, Deaf West’s Spring Awakening, It’s Only A Play, Gettin’ The Band Back Together, as well as the National Tour of A Night With Janis Joplin. Off Broadway: Tammany Hall, That Bachelorette Show, The Awesome 80s Prom, Daddy Long Legs, and A Better Place. She is also the Chief Coloring Officer of Curious Custom Coloring Books and founder of Broadway Murder Mysteries.  

 

About Big Leap Brands:

Founded by Broadway Marketing Professional and serial entrepreneur, Monica Hammond, Big Leap Brands is part marketing agency and part coaching/consulting program for entrepreneurs. Monica has taken her passion for theater and marketing and created Big Leap Brands to do two things . . . Help entertainment entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses so they can find financial freedom and free themselves of dreaded "day jobs." And, help theatrical productions build their audience and get butts in seats. Recent clients have included Ken Davenport, Natalie Weiss, Mandy Gonzalez, Miguel Cervantez, Mat and Savanna Shaw, and Tammany Hall at SoHo Playhouse.

 

About The Producer:

Mary Elizabeth Dina is a producer and content expert. Currently, she works for Tony Award-winning Producer Ken Davenport (Once On This Island, Spring Awakening, Daddy Long Legs); and her clients include Kathleen Turner and Big Leap Brands. Mary is the co-host of the theatre podcast, Page To Stage: A Conversation with Theatre Makers and producer of The Producer’s Perspective Podcast and The Entertainment Entrepreneur.

 

This podcast is also supported by Abbie Martin.