I don't spend much time on this blog talking about my day job, as I figure its a relatively commercial-free zone. But I do have a day job, directing an MBA degree program in Arts Administration in the Wisconsin School of Business. And that day job is entirely intertwined with all that I do online and offline.

Essentially, I work closely with my colleagues here in the business school, with alumni, and with international innovators in professional practice to do three things:

1. Search for and select high-potential professional leaders for arts and cultural enterprise;
2. Connect those individuals to curriculum, hands-on learning, and professional networks to help them become not only masters of the task at hand, but also ready for the task ahead;
3. Build and grow an international network of alumni and colleagues in the professional world and in academia to ensure we know what success looks like for items one and two, and that we have the capacity to achieve it.

Around this time every year, my focus narrows onto item number one: search and selection. Each February, we accept applications for fall admission. And each March, we select from that extraordinary international pool to build our incoming class. We already get a strong, competitive, and compelling group of applicants each year. But I'm concerned that we're missing large numbers of high-potential cultural leaders who aren't aware of the option.

Which is where I'd appreciate your help.

If you are (or if you know) an exceptionally passionate and focused professional in arts and culture, with two tor more years of full-time, post-undergraduate work experience, an aptitude for business thinking, and a commitment to innovation in the way arts organizations run, we should know each other. You provide the application, the transcripts, the GMAT score, and the compelling essays. We'll provide a fully funded (yes, all of our admitted students are funded through hands-on assistantships), intensive, immersive, conversational, and challenging two-year MBA degree in Arts Administration for those who are selected.

I know it sounds like a sales pitch, but it's really a call for partners. Our students, our graduates, our network, and our faculty have defined professional practice in arts and culture for 40 years. We need your energy and your insights to redefine the field for the next 40 years.

Interested? Send me a note!