"I think music was a way of me finding identity, of finding purpose."
Clive Chang, President and CEO of YoungArts, joins Alissa Hsu Lynch to talk about a career that began as an immigrant in Canada, bonding with his twin sister and their first piano teacher over music when neither spoke the other's language. He went on to earn degrees in both music and finance, adding an MFA in musical theater writing from NYU and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He's held leadership roles at Lincoln Center and Disney Theatrical Group, where he learned how to flex his artistic muscles in business. Today he leads YoungArts, the national foundation that identifies exceptional young artists aged 15 to 18 and commits to supporting them for life.
In this episode, Clive talks about what it means to lead like an artist, why nonprofits deserve the same rigor as any Fortune 500 company, and what a conductor actually knows about reading a room that no MBA program teaches. He also makes the case for why every corporate board should have an artist in the mix.
Don't miss this conversation about identity, authenticity, and finally finding your dream job at 39.
💡 Key Takeaways:
Why nonprofit organizations deserve the same operational rigor as any for-profit company.
How a single intervention at an early age can change a young artist's entire trajectory.
The case for being 100% artist and 100% business person at the same time.
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