The Offstage Mic

By Aubrey Bergauer

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Arts and culture is a big business—a $1.02 trillion sector whose 100,000+ organizations serve almost every community in the nation. This podcast is about running that business: how to grow audiences, develop high performing teams and leaders, get younger attendees in the seats and on the donor rolls, apply strategies working in other sectors, and generate millions more dollars in revenue, all in order to serve the mission and flourish in a changing world. Hosted by “the Steve Jobs of classical music” (Observer) and "Sheryl Sandberg of the Symphony" (LA Review of Books), in each episode Aubrey Bergauer discusses the offstage work of arts organizations and the administrators, artists, and board members who make them run. Subscribe, download, and listen right here.

Episode Date
The Science of Leading Change in the Arts
Jun 02, 2026
Can Auto-Renewing Subscriptions Work in the Arts?
May 26, 2026
How to Adopt AI at Your Arts Organization: A Practical Guide
May 19, 2026
From $1M Deficit to Balanced Budget: A Case Study
May 12, 2026
7 Performing Arts Predictions for 2026: Your Mid-Year Scorecard
May 05, 2026
Opera Isn't Dying. The Business Model Is, featuring Caitlin Vincent
Apr 28, 2026
How to Drive Revenue Through Customer Experience, featuring Mercury Soul
Apr 21, 2026
Episode 50: The Data Defining the Future of the Arts
Apr 14, 2026
Introducing Season Six of The Offstage Mic
Apr 07, 2026
The Time Management Lie Holding Back Arts Executives
Apr 15, 2025
Major Gifts ≠ Financial Sustainability: Why Monthly Giving Is the Game-Changer for your Arts Organization
Apr 08, 2025
How to Level Up Operations at Your Arts Organization
Apr 01, 2025
5 Steps to Using UX Design in Arts Management
Mar 25, 2025
The Research Behind Gender Bias in the Arts
Mar 18, 2025
How to Build Your Arts Marketing Budget
Mar 11, 2025
Harnessing Data At Your Arts Organization
Mar 04, 2025
How to Transform Patrons to Donors with Tailored Messaging
Feb 25, 2025
Apply These 7 Research-backed Skills to Grow Your Leadership in Arts Management
Dec 10, 2024
8 Negotiation Strategies to Advance in Arts Leadership
Dec 03, 2024
Things They Never Taught You About Growing Your Leadership in Arts Management
Nov 26, 2024
Climbing The Ladder to Executive Director and Creating A Kick Ass Culture On The Way [Success Series]
Oct 22, 2024
How An Arts Administrator Found Her Confidence Because of This One Statistic [Success Series]
Oct 15, 2024
‘Fake It Till You Become It’: Level Up Your Leadership With Power and Presence
Oct 08, 2024
How One Conductor Learned You Can’t be Everything to Everyone [Success Series]
Oct 01, 2024
How One Arts Administrator Went From “I Couldn’t Land an Internship” to Multiple Job Offers [Success Series]
Sep 24, 2024
How One Arts Administrator Went From Wanting to Quit the Industry To Landing Her Dream Job [Success Series]
Sep 17, 2024
How to Create a Healthy Company Culture at Your Arts Organization
Sep 10, 2024
Your Company Culture May Be Toxic
Sep 03, 2024
Bonus Episode: The Problem with Data I See Everywhere in Arts Management
Jul 09, 2024
How to Lead Change at an Arts Organization
Jun 11, 2024
Building a Business to Scale: Changes at Changing the Narrative
May 28, 2024
The No Cost Solution to Grow Your Revenue
May 14, 2024
Do This One Thing to Make the Biggest Difference in Your Sales and Fundraising
Apr 30, 2024
Major Gift Fundraising & Star Trek with Board Member Susan Bay Nimoy
Apr 16, 2024
The Math of Diversity: How Much Your Audience Can Grow When It Looks Like Your Community
Apr 02, 2024
The Business of Zoos and Visitor-Based Institutions with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Past Chair Javade Chaudhri
Mar 19, 2024
The Subscription Model Is Not Dead: 3 Ways to Grow Subscriptions at Your Arts Organization
Mar 05, 2024
Season 3 Trailer: Run It Like A Business
Feb 20, 2024
Bonus Episode: Run It Like A Business—Book Launch Conversation with Kelly Harris
Feb 08, 2024
We Are On the Same Team: Union Relationships and Collective Bargaining in the Arts with Ted Nelson and Jessica Phillips
Jul 18, 2023
Attracting & Retaining Staff Talent with Karen Freeman
Jul 04, 2023
How to Release Recordings without a Label with Mike Warner & Jamie Freedman
Jun 20, 2023
Storytelling Techniques with Hollywood Producer Marcia Gwendolyn Jones
Jun 06, 2023
Training Artists to be Social Media Influencers with David Taylor
May 23, 2023
Organizational Design in the Arts with Julian Chender
May 09, 2023
Monetizing Streaming Performances with Zenetta Drew
Apr 25, 2023
Increasing Fundraising Revenue with Louis Diez
Apr 11, 2023
The Subscription Economy and What the Arts Can Learn From It with Robbie Kellman Baxter
Mar 28, 2023
Growing New Audiences through Customer-Centric Arts Marketing with Ruth Hartt
Mar 14, 2023
Company Culture and How to Renovate It with Kevin Oakes
Feb 28, 2023
Season 2 Trailer: The Offstage Mic
Feb 14, 2023
Bonus Episode: Should musicians be on the board?
Sep 07, 2022
How to Handle Office Challenges: Turnover, Toxicity, and Microaggressions
Aug 10, 2022
How to Use Data in the Arts Like they Do in "Moneyball"
Jul 27, 2022
How to Balance Risk Taking at an Arts Organization
Jul 13, 2022
How to Build a Culture of Iteration and Innovation at an Arts Organization
Jun 29, 2022
How to Get Arts Audiences Back
Jun 15, 2022
Growing High Performing Teams in the Arts
Jun 01, 2022
How to Make the Education Department Make Money
May 18, 2022
How to Fire a Board Member + Ways to Improve Company Culture
May 04, 2022
Season 1 Trailer: The Offstage Mic
Apr 19, 2022