Craig Hatkoff: When You Decide To Color Outside The Lines

The Chat

Craig Hatkoff is a disrupter at heart. His accolades span many arenas - Craig is a prolific real estate investor, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, best-selling children’s book author, philanthropist, expert on innovation - and the list could go on. But most importantly, Craig has been able to craft a life filled with creativity, passion and storytelling by collecting as many “dots” of experiences as he could - and connecting them looking backwards.

We especially love this conversation with Craig, because he not only shares stories of his own deeply interesting life experiences, but also tactical tools we all can use to develop our own life bucket list. He walks us through how to disrupt the status quo both within big institutions - like investment banking and film festivals - and spaces that don’t even exist yet, like writing children’s books about dealing with trauma and loss. Each step of the way, Craig has managed to fit in without losing his ability to stand out.

Join us for an energizing conversation about disrupting the status quo from within, not being afraid to experiment, and the real reason why you need to collect as many “dots” as possible (hint: it even has its own mathematical equation!).

Some stuff we also cover:

Exactly how Craig went from being a real estate investor for twenty years to writing a children’s book (and why no one tells you how to get published)

The inspiration behind the Tribeca Film Festival and why it’s not like every other fancy festival in the world

How to organize your free time in order to develop as many creative ideas as possible

Why it’s extremely important for your brain to do stuff that’s not related to your “core competency” (i.e. that book club isn’t a waste of time)

Resources you might want to check out:

Social media: @craighatkoff


Website: tribecafilmfestival.com

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