Claire Sakaki - Demystifying Being an Executive Director

About this episode

Claire Sakaki discusses her role and experiences as an Executive Director in the arts.

This episode is a snippet from CGDC’s Assistant and Associate Program series. Today, we demystify ‘Being an Executive Director’ with the brilliant, Claire Sakaki. Claire Sakaki is the Executive Director of Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, where she oversees organizational leadership, strategic planning, and the alignment of artistic vision with sustainable operations. With a background spanning Soulpepper Theatre Company, Toronto Dance Theatre, the Canadian Opera Company, and Wes...

People in this episode

Guest: Claire Sakaki

Topics covered

• Executive Director
• Leadership
• Arts Management

Keywords

• Bard on the Beach
• strategic planning
• artistic vision

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Being an Executive Director, Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival

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