Arts
Jamie, Roger and guest J. Thomas Agnew talk through the avenues through which you can both support artists and be a successful entrepreneur. In this episode, Thomas talks to us about his slow-and-steady grind to being where he is as an entrepreneur whose life revolves around artists. He wears many hats, as many artists do, but ultimately his goals have always been to create opportunities for artists to develop, grow and garner attention. As the operations director and co-founder of Boom concepts, he facilitates the artistic endeavors of many local Pittsburgh artists with a space and micro-residencies. As the founder and E.I.C. of Jenesis Magazine, he's been able to create a platform for countless artists at all career levels. This goes from giving artists like Mac Miller their first cover spread in a magazine to chopping it up in an interview with Run the Jewels. In addition to his leadership roles, he provides more directed support through creative consulting and participates in the board of directors at GPAC (Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council). It STILL doesn't mean he has a grounded paycheck through any particular source of income, and works plenty of this out of pocket. Through it all, J. Thomas Agnew continues to learn and develop innovative/creative new ways to assist the artists he meets.