Hartke Presents

Context

Hartke Presents operates a portfolio of live music programs spanning venue operations, touring initiatives, festivals, and client collaborations. Workstreams run concurrently and year-round, each with distinct timelines, budgets, stakeholders, and operational risk profiles.

The portfolio includes initiatives such as D-Tour, a collaborative booking program connecting independent venues and artists across markets, alongside ongoing venue operations and seasonal programming. The operating environment requires balancing creative objectives with financial discipline while maintaining predictable delivery across shared resources and external partners.

My Role

I led program execution and operational coordination across Hartke Presents' portfolio of initiatives.

Key responsibilities included:

• Managing a portfolio of concurrent programs with overlapping timelines and shared resources
• Establishing operating rhythms, planning artifacts, and execution standards across workstreams
• Owning budgets, forecasts, and financial controls across programs
• Coordinating internal teams, venue operators, touring partners, vendors, and collaborators
• Identifying risks, resolving dependencies, and reallocating resources as priorities shifted

The Work

• Designed and maintained portfolio-level planning to track timelines, dependencies, and capacity across initiatives
• Standardized workflows for budgeting, contracting, scheduling, and reporting
• Built financial tracking and forecasting models to support decision-making and cost discipline
• Led cross-functional coordination across operations, production, marketing, and finance
• Acted as escalation point when programs conflicted on scope, timing, or resource allocation
• Balanced long-term operational stability with short-term execution demands

Outcomes

• Delivered consistent program execution across venues, touring initiatives, and seasonal events over more than a decade
• Improved predictability and visibility across parallel workstreams
• Maintained financial discipline while supporting sustained creative output
• Reduced operational friction through shared planning artifacts and operating rhythms
• Enabled clearer prioritization and investment decisions across the portfolio