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TOP PRIORITIES FEB - JUNE 2026

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OPP PROGRESS - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19OTHpyv3UJUeXm-bPa4QwFtQdjraVw-h99J5E_X1074/edit?usp=sharing

1) Phon!!

2) mercadeo de ribH

2a) perhaps your booking agent/manager should be soemone already in corporate and social event planning, look at a sampling of events, conferences, conventions, trade shows and offerings, or someone who used to do that?

also pick here, look at companies listed, pick ones that are not vanilla contemjoorary, but cultural or places wher u will exceed, see who has class and where. go to class, get coffee meeting

you train here who want to dance with pick and strategy

https://thedancecentre.ca/bc-dance-directory/training/

Manager start with Vancouver bc

https://thedancecentre.ca/bc-dance-directory/training/

3) jason and haley relook

4) pon business plan in schedule

5) Desteney redisgn or do pitch deck

9) get yello fringe costume, mbw solo

10) join NASE, (800) 649-6273 for veterans discount

11) any left to do?

enter certifications into SAM account
make capability statement and government marketing resume
do federal, WA and NC and? look into
WA Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises
NC NC Department of Administration Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB
ᏂᎦᏓ https://www.mbda.gov/page/state-offices-minority-and-women-business-enterprises
https://pr-webs-vendor.des.wa.gov/ Washington’s Electronic Business Solution

711- performing arts, spectator sports and related industries

711120 - Dance Companies
711110 - Theater Companies
711410 - Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures
711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
711190 Other Performing arts companies
611620 - Sports and Recreation Instruction
711219, Other Spectator Sports;
711130 Musical Groups and Artists
812990 - All Other Personal Services

12) make standard contract

kago
scope of work
timeline
payment terms and scxhedule and penalties
signatures

13) aseguranza

14) secured credit card

15) monhtly reconciliación bank statements to accounting ayuda??

make and review financial statements

monthly P&L profit and loss statements and review profit/loss margin? Revenue? need profit up
Balance Sheet
compare cash flow to expenditures and cash flowing to expectations
what change? why? what next?

16) start implementing plan and schedule actions

ROLES

NOTE - The need for the roles below is clear. The manifestation is not yet clear. Besides myself, are they 3 different people or combinations of more than 3 sharing parts or roles? May be organizational/ outsourced - ie production company(ies), booking agent (s), business manager (s), contracted grants writer (s), automated systems, etc. Shared across less people? Volunteers?

clearly define transition plan, relationship based and values alligned, specifically recruit, collaborative plan, team committment model in project based world, onboarding, retention, loose people plan

competivie $40 per hour rate for performing arts sector work,

put grant expectations, timelines and legal structure info into job descriptions

People willing to grow together, comfortable with this possibly not providing all income

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TITLE: Artist CEO - Maura García

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (in order of personal importance and capacity to complete as disabled person):

Professional Dancer and Performer
Visionary
Artist CEO - includes final say regarding all business and artistic decisions; review and approval of financial planning, scheduling and operational logistics; review and approval of contracting with, hiring and/or involvement of any other partners/artists/staff and
Co-Leader of Strategic Planning & Driving Strategic Growth
Artistic Co-director
Workshop Facilitator
Administrative and Organizational tasks as needed, not to exceed 10 hours per week (includes lengthy email correspondence, meetings and application paperwork)

STRONG TRAITS (soft skills): Based on the Professional Leadership Institute’s DISC Personality Assessment

Supportive 84%, very strong

Conscientious 62%, strong
Inspiring 60%, strong
Dominant 44% weak

QUALIFICATIONS - Maura García

TITLE: General Manager & Chief Operating Officer

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Hype person, Visionary
Professional representation - promote, locate and successfully book sustainable and/or profitable work engagements (order of importance and TBD by further co-strategic planning with CEO and team): solo performance in outside productions/events; presentation of full productions; commissions; group workshops/residencies; personalized movement session clients
COO - Chief Operating Officer
Leadership of Strategic Planning & Driving Strategic Growth
Contract Negotiation
Contractor style producer as needed - leading and/or assisting with locating and recruiting other artists and technicians for performance opportunities; aligned team building
Co-lead for financial planning, scheduling, and operational logistics

STRONG TRAITS (soft skills): Based on the Professional Leadership Institute’s DISC Personality Assessment

Inspiring: strong, over 70% preferred
Dominant: strong, over 70% preferred
Supportive: over 55%
Conscientious: over 45%
gregarious
alignment of values
conscientous
deep understanding of how want folks to feel and be treated
curious, open to new possibilities

QUALIFICATIONS

Native American or Indigenous from another continent - personal and cultural identification
Strong personal and/or business connections in the realms in which I want to work. Options could be corporate events, commercials, theaters, festivals, etc.
““ international
Ability to utilize connections as a means to obtain work and engagements
Deeply appreciates and passionate about multiple performing arts, lover of dance and movement - both professsional and in general, aligned with mission and values, invested in all aspects of the work* (note - with the understanding that priorities may shift and we may drop some offerings)
Ability to effectively organize multiple projects
Ability to effectively and respectfully communicate with a diverse team of other people
sales
marketing?
someone to find individual who is making decisions
background in sales or corporate events
close to deal
*some knowledge, love, appreciation, respect of performing arts/dance/wellness
international

TITLE: Artist Partner (s)

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Artistic Co-director - Person to dream with, create with, and see engagements all the way through production; person invested in continuing work/new ideas; person to potentially perform with (though not required if they are not a performer)
Technical Directo? Choreographer? Designer? cual es lo más importante
Assist with locating and recruiting other artists and technicians for performance opportunities; aligned team building
Co-lead maximum, minimum of Participation in Strategic Planning & Driving Strategic Growth - provide feedback, be interested in and dedicated to helping it happen through work, be in agreement with and part of final say
Administrative and Organizational tasks as needed - limit can be pre-established if required for physical/mental capacity
Performer and/or Workshop Facilitator - optional
Lighting or Projection Designer and/or Director - optional

STRONG TRAITS(soft skills): Based on the Professional Leadership Institute’s DISC Personality Assessment

Supportive: strong
Dominant: strong
Inspiring: strong
Conscientious: over 45%
alignment of values
curious

QUALIFICATIONS:

Native American or Indigenous from another continent - personal and cultural identification - preferred
IBPOC required

TITLE: Grant Manager

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Grants Manager - seek, find, apply for and successfully obtain funding opportunities; provide insight regarding grant adheareance as needed; prepare grant reports as needed
Investigate, Research, Locate new funding sources, opportunities and avenues
Lead for financial planning, scheduling, and operational logistics
Participation in Strategic Planning & Driving Strategic Growth - provide feedback, be interested in and dedicated to helping it happen through work
Administrative and Organizational tasks as needed

STRONG TRAITS(soft skills): Based on the Professional Leadership Institute’s DISC Personality Assessment

Conscientious: very strong, over 70% preferred
Inspiring: strong, atleast 70% preferred
Supportive: over 55%
Dominant: no requirement

QUALIFICATIONS:

IBPOC required

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contractor - marketing and admin

GUIDING LIFEWAYS

(the first three are traditional Cherokee values taught to Maura García by Dotsuwa (tsigesv) - the late, great Mr. Benny Smith)

1) ᏕᎦᏓᏎᎳᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ Degadaseladisgesdi

We uplift one another in all things - with every part of our being - words, songs, dance, art, actions, etc

2) ᏂᎦᏯᎢᏐ ᎦᏚᎩ ᏂᏧᏁᏍᏗ Nigayaiso gadugi nitsunesdi

We have an ongoing continuous spirit of working together in cooperation for the benefit of all.

3) ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏗ ᏕᎦᏓᏰᎷᎵᏎᏍᏗ Ulsgedi degadayelulsesdi

We are to hold all beings as sacred and of great importance.

4) We recognize that body sovereignty is one of the values of precolonized southeastern Indigenous societies and that the freedom to consensually share sensual and sexual expressions is one of the foundations of world liberation. (This value was developed through lived experience and research about Maura García’s sexworker ancestors, the power of femme bodies and pre-colonization/non-christian beliefs concerning sexual freedom).

LIFEWAYS IN ACTION

We believe that every interaction with a living being is an opportunity to positively affect the world, so there are infinite opportunities perpetuate these ancestral values and activism. We use them to guide all aspects of our work and actively practice these ways by:

1) Using kind words and loving language in business correspondence, meetings and rehearsals.

2) Uplifting and helping to sustain other Indigenous artists by hiring them, listening to them and sharing resources with them. This is a reciprocal process.

3) Creating opportunities to work in and with communities so that we can all have new and enriching experiences.

4) Using spoken Cherokee language in performances and choreographic patterns in defiance of US policies which attempted to extinguish our languages.

5) Disrupting the settler colonial narrative which erases Indigenous existence, by creating choreography and shows grounded in our values, designs, stories, work patterns and/or movement qualities.

6) Activily defying repressive colonial systems which seek to control our sensual pleasure and body sovereignty, by providing dance performances, art, and experiences that embrace the erotic as a normal and natural part of human existence.

7) Actively respect the living earth through consideration of the affects of performances, the creative process and production on all beings. Using processes that are less harmful, less wasteful and more beneficial to entire ecosystem.

OVERHEAD COSTS - vimeo, canva, domain name, website fees, business cards, llc fornation (yearly cost), business license, seguro, EIN, $200 website feb, $200 website june?, $120 Canva june, $300 vimeo ma

$20 domain, $20 domain, $100 biz cards para negocio, 14% impuestos, otras cosas como un proyector, salaries/contractor fees (team and others), marketing, showcase app?, showcase production?, biz conference attendance and costs?, network costs or meals?, equipment rental?

STAKEHOLDERS

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES - timeline unsure atm

I. Build Sustainable Creative Infrastructure: Lay the foundation to transform gig work/project-based work into a sustainable, values-aligned artistic business.

II. Develop Partnerships: Develop new alliances and activate existing community, to create meaningful, ongoing pathways for involvement and collaboration.

III. Get Professional Representation & Producing Partners: Expand impact, visibility and income by aligning with the right representation

IV. Grow Reach (Touring + Local Performance): Expand impact, visibility, and income by increasing performance opportunities.

V. Income & Funding: Nurture sustainability by aligning with the right partners.