It is a multifaceted effort driven by social impact investor Bridgeway Capital to foster personal pathways for creatives to maximize business success, creative growth, and community impact. The initiative also advances cultural voices and aesthetics in the regional arts and cultural economy and ecosystem.
Leverage best practices and lessons learned from a peer group of aspiring and entrepreneurial creatives.
Access stable and affordable space needed to start and sustain a professional and profitable creative career.
Engage with passionate experts to build strong and lasting foundations for a creative business.
Cultivate new clients that appreciate and support diverse voices in the arts and cultural ecosystem.
Create the planning and build the assets needed to turn a creative practice into a sustaining enterprise.
Roderick leads the ORIGINS and Building Inclusive Development (BID) programs for Bridgeway. He works closely with clients on connecting them to guidance, peers, markets, workforce, space, and capital. Roderick is no stranger to helping creative businesses. Previous to his role as Business Assistance Program Manager at Bridgeway, he contributed as a business coach with the ORIGINS program. Roderick brings a high level or experience and expertise to the role. He obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration and Management from Point Park University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Marketing from St. Vincent University. He also ran his own creative business for several years, Ocular Arcade, and still maintains a creative practice with his artwork.