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Introduction to Janet Goldman + Jessica Goldman Srebnick.   2:41 min.  Interview:  Raymond Elman.  Post-Production:  Lee Skye.  Music: Joseph Elguera,  Recorded via Zoom:  9/23/2024, Miami.

 

JESSICA GOLDMAN SREBNICK is the co-chair of Goldman Properties, the creative real estate firm with a storied history in developing thriving global destinations across the United States such as SoHo in New York City, Center City Philadelphia, Miami Beach, and Wynwood. Goldman-Srebnick is also founder and CEO of Goldman Global Arts, curating large-scale art installations for clients like the NFL, Norwegian Cruise lines, Citibank, Wynn Hotels, the Kaseya Center, the Miami Dolphins, and the world’s largest outdoor street-art museum, Wynwood Walls. A graduate of Harvard Business School’s Presidents Program in Leadership, and recognized as one of Forbes Icons of Impact, she was selected as one of the Knight Foundation’s Arts Champions, for her community leadership helping to enrich arts and culture in South Florida. Additionally, she was the Miami-Dade County co-chair for the 2020 Miami Superbowl host committee and served as the chair of the Town Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (TSNDC) board. She was awarded the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Young Leader Award for Excellence in 2019, and the Visionary Award in 2023, by the Miami Center for Architecture & Design.

Goldman-Srebnick is a founding board member of the Partnership for Miami, an organization of twenty-three business leaders acting in the civic interest to build a world class city that works for all. Goldman-Srebnick is the author of the recently released book “Street Art Icons: The Story of Wynwood Walls”

 

JANET GOLDMAN is the Founder and Chairwoman Emeritus of Goldman Properties. She graduated from Emerson College with a degree in Theater Arts and taught public-school on the Upper West Side of New York City, eventually becoming the Dean of Women.

Goldman returned to school to study fashion design and illustration. In New York, she created, designed, and manufactured her own clothing line called Janet Goldman Designs which was launched at Henri Bendel with the support of Women’s Wear Daily.

In 1984, Janet Goldman Designs expanded to include jewelry and became FRAGMENTS, the renowned jewelry company, where her passion and vision created trends in the jewelry industry for over 30 years. During that time, she launched the careers of over 1,000 jewelry designers. She was named one of the top 50 most powerful figures in the jewelry industry by JCK Magazine.

Following the passing of her husband, Tony Goldman, in 2012, she became the Chairman of the Board of Goldman Properties. The family-led business stayed true to the company’s mission of transforming undervalued and declining historic districts into popular, thriving neighborhoods. Tony’s last big vision was to create the Wynwood Walls, which is now the largest, most iconic outdoor street art museum in the world, visited by millions of people annually. The Wynwood Walls Foundation sponsors Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami and provides scholarships for the Alvin Ailey dance program at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.

 

The videos below were recorded via Zoom, are organized by Success Factor, and run between 30 seconds and 8 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.

 

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:   3:13 min.

Tell us about your evolution in the world of street art.

 

EMPATHY:   2:51 min.

Where did you grow up and what was your early evolution in the arts?

 

JANET GOLDMAN PAINTINGS:   0:31 sec.

Examples of Janet Goldman’s 21st century artwork. Music:  Carmen Cicero.

 

SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES:   5:57 min.

Tell us about your entrepreneurial experiences during the nine years you and Tony Goldman were divorced.

 

STRONG DRIVE FOR ACHIEVEMENT:   7:28 min.

Did you prepare yourself to manage the family business? Or did you rebel against it and follow a different path?

 

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:  5:15 min.

How were you able to convert your family’s visions into reality?

 

INSIGHT & INSPIRATION:   3:25 min.

Jessica. You shared a partner’s desk with your father. How extraordinary!

 

COLLABORATION:   3:00 min.

How did you prepare to lead Goldman Properties after Tony passed?

 

COMMUNITY VALUES:    3:26 min.

What was your motivation for getting involved in Miami and moving here?

 

INSIGHT & INSPIRATION:   2:20 min.

Were you friends with Barbara Capitman, who led the effort to preserve Miami Beach’s Art Deco Historic District?

 

DEVELOP A VOICE:   1:31 min.

What did you learn at Emerson College as theatre majors that helped you in the real estate industry?

 

INSIGHT & INSPIRATION:   3:06 min.

How does Tony’s spirit continue to inform your organization?

 

CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND:   7:39 min.

There is a history of artists moving into undesirable neighborhoods, like SOHO in New York, seeking large open work spaces and low rents. Over time the artists attract the kind of people who buy art, followed by shops, restaurants, and boutique hotels. The next thing you know, the loft rents are increased beyond the artists’ ability to afford them, and the artists move on to a new bunch of warehouses. How do you address this issue?

 

INSIGHT & INSPIRATION:   0:45 sec.

What’s your favorite movie?