Swan Dive
Now in its 5th year, with over 100 episodes, Swan Dive features inspiring people who had the clarity and courage to pivot in life and chase their dreams. Hosts and life-long friends, Ron Rothberg and Stu Sheldon, both made massive swan dives from successful careers in media and finance to the unknowns of content creation and fine art. Through failures and successes, both eventually found the soul satisfaction of becoming "who they wanted to be when they grew up." Their joyful wisdom graces each conversation with guests that include: legendary musical artists, National Geographic photographers, social justice warriors, clergy, journalists ... even Africa's first black, female brain surgeon. Each guest opens up about their unique emotional journey, their fear of the unknown, the grind of starting a new path and, hopefully, the world's embrace on the road to their most authentic selves. Vulnerability, laughter and inspiration abound. Hopefully, you'll find comfort and kinship in your own big pivot, whether you've made it yet or not. Share your Swan Dive story with us and we may feature you. Find us @stuart_sheldon and ronrothberg@comcast.net.
Swan Dive
Nicole Berry - More than Fair - Public School Teacher to Art Fair Titan
As Executive Director of the The Armory Show in NY, Nicole Berry leads strategic vision for one of the world's A-list contemporary art fairs. Yet, she started as a public school teacher. Nicole shares her magnificent, winding, grinding path from teaching to arts non-profit, gallery gigs and, finally, the esoteric world of cutting edge art fairs. She now directly oversees all aspects of production: exhibitor relations, programming, marketing, partnerships, VIP cultivation, and operations. Nicole received a Master's Degree in Art History from the University of California at Davis, and you can tell she loves her life as an art historian, writer, curator, art advisor and fair producer the past 15 years. She's also Stu's friend from their early millennium days in San Francisco, her home town. We welcome an old buddy and current international badass to Swan Dive!
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We are always looking for Swan Dive Stories to share so hit us up, send an e mail to Ron: Ron@artbikesjax.com or Stu: Stuart@stuartsheldon.com