TEM206: Amanda Gookin on jumping first and making art that is unabashedly outspoken

TEM206: Amanda Gookin on jumping first and making art that is unabashedly outspoken

Amanda Gookin is a New York City-based cellist, entrepreneur and activist.

On Today's Episode of The Entrepreneurial Musician:

Amanda's motto: "Jump first and learn to swim later" The value of considering things carefully but when the time comes taking action quickly and decisively Why being blissfully naive as a young person was beneficial to her creativity How the idea for another project that didn't quite happen as originally planned led to the creation of PUBLIQuartet The balancing act of having a successful chamber ensemble How listening to a political interview with a strong and unapologetic woman during a commute inspired her to create the Forward Music Project The difficulties of getting a new project with no track record off the ground financially and how she navigated that with the Forward Music Project  How she responds to people telling her to "stay in her lane" and to leave politics out of her art

Links:

amandagookin.com PUBLIQuartet Forward Music Project National Sawdust The Mockingbird Foundation Amanda's TEDx Talk

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