HEAR FROM YOUR PEER
With Catherine Heitz New
Featuring Special Guest — Kathryn R Martin
President and CEO, Santa Barbara Symphony
This episode features Kathryn R Martin, President and CEO of the Santa Barbara Symphony, who reflects on securing transformational gifts and the universal principles that inspire donors to make a gift of a lifetime.
Listen today for clear, candid guidance from people who are doing the work every day, and to highlight the strategies, habits, and decisions that are moving arts organizations forward.
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ABOUT KATHRYN R MARTIN
President & CEO, Santa Barbara Symphony and Next Chapter Coach
Kathryn R Martin is a catalyst for moments of transformational shift and breakthroughs. Under her leadership since 2020, The Santa Barbara Symphony is experiencing unprecedented growth in attendance, subscribers and revenue; reversing historical declines and repairing relationships with musicians and community stakeholders.
With a 30-year career leading and consulting with non-profit arts & culture organizations during times of transition and change, Kathryn was one of this country’s top professional Interim CEO’s and transition strategists; supervising, training, and coaching professional interim leaders placed in arts and culture organizations across the United States. She's held 15 Interim CEO roles that include the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Milwaukee, Linda Pace Foundation in San Antonio, and University of California San Diego's Artpower. Kathryn is a respected resource on revenue-generation, community engagement and collaboration, and has led ten arts organizations through turnarounds as a professional Interim CEO.
Kathryn served as Vice President of a national Arts consulting firm for 12 years, led the successful merger creating the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus, and was Managing Director of La Jolla Music Society and SummerFest La Jolla where she increased contributed income by 160% in four years and earned income increases of 103% over the same period. Kathryn oversaw capital improvement projects and more than 250 events annually as the Production and Facilities Manager at the Department of Music, University of California San Diego.
Named “Empowered Woman of the Year” in 2019 and “Top Leadership Coach of the Year” in 2018 by IAOTP, Kathryn is an author, entrepreneur, Next Chapter Coach, and founder of The Career (Life!) Breakthrough AcademyTM and coaches successful leaders at pivotal crossroad moments; helping them break out of cycles of frustration and indecision and curate their dream scenarios. Free Resources are available at www.kathrynRmartin.com