Building a personal portfolio of impact investments in the creative economy
Guest Author
Meg Massey
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 10 – Artist housing in Michigan and Memphis. Immersive art experiences in New Mexico. And now a film studio in upstate New York promising to put local talent to work and jumpstart the economy.
In just the last five years, artist and acupuncturist turned impact investor Lorrie Meyercord has deployed about $4 million of her personal wealth into arts and culture businesses.
“You’re not just investing your dollars, you’re investing your life-force energy,” Meyercord told
ImpactAlpha. “How you decide to direct that is powerful.”