What a joy it was to chat with Jeff Madoff, who has his fingerprints all over brands such as Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret, Radio City Music Hall, and the Harvard School for Public Health. He also had the opportunity to pull from his many years teaching as a professor to hone his message into easily absorbed ideas for his book and his podcast, both named Creative Careers. He talks about the value of experimenting with different forms of expression and remaining curious as you pursue various forms of education – be it reading a book, attending a play or experiencing visual or performance art. From a deep place of experience, Jeff shares how to run your ideas like your business and turn your ideas into a living. He also shares sage advice to not lose the trust of your customers – which is critical today more than ever!
Jeff says that creativity is the ability to see relationships between ideas, which I absolutely agree with! As someone who was raised (and put through private school) by a drummer and a culinarian and who is a “creative” myself, I genuinely enjoyed this episode and think you will, too!
About Jeff Madoff
B. Jeffrey Madoff is the founder of Madoff Productions, based in New York City. A gifted storyteller and incisive interviewer, Jeff has used those talents to help position major brands such as Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret, Radio City Music Hall, and the Harvard School for Public Health.
Jeff began his career as a fashion designer. He was chosen one of the top 10 designers in the U.S. then switched careers to film and video production. He has since expanded his reach to include teaching, book and playwriting, and theatrical producing.
He is an adjunct professor at Parsons School for Design, teaching a course he developed called Creativity: Making a Living with Your Ideas”. Every week Madoff has a conversation with a guest from a wide variety of fields, from artists and entrepreneurs to venture capitalists and business leaders. The book about his class, “Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas”, was published by Hachette in 2019. The podcast launched in 2021.
Connect with Jeff Madoff
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acreativecareer/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/b-jeffrey-madoff-5baa8074/
Website: https://madoffproductions.com/
Email: jeff@madoffproductions.com
Podcast: Creative Careers