A month and a half before a cross-industry mix of creatives head to the Soap Factory in Barrio Logan for MASHUP 2025: A Creative Industry Symposium, 40 arts executives pre-recorded a session for the conference’s virtual content.

Lisane Basquiat, founder of Shaping Freedom and co-administrator of The Estate of Jean-Michael Basquiat, led execs at the Mindful Creativity Roundtable through meditations, free venting and brainstorming sessions at Hera Hub Carlsbad on Aug. 23.

“They could share for themselves how challenging it is to lead within the environment that we’re all currently in,” Basquiat said.

“When you’re at the helm of an organization that is losing its funding, that has team members that are going through the burnout, that are confused, that are afraid, they have to really hold

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