INTELLIGENTSIA (In•tel•li•gent•sia: \in-te-lə-jen(t)-sē-ə) noun – those who form an artistic, social or political vanguard; people engaged in creative labor directed toward the development of culture.
About INTELLIGENTSIA GROUP
Intelligentsia Group, LLC is an advisory firm that specializes in business development and private investment for growth oriented companies in the creative industries, and particularly those in the media, art and design sectors.
WHAT we do is identify companies and individual talent that we believe form an artistic Vanguard—those at the forefront of the creative labor in which they are engaged—and infuse their creativity with our expertise to help bring the fruits of their labor to global audiences, thereby fulfilling our mission to help creatives transform a compelling vision into a compelling consumer proposition.
HOW we do it is through three complementary lines of business.
Intelligentsia Catalyst provides business advisory services (and in some cases minority investment) to catalyze growth.
Intelligentsia Atelier provides creative advisory services to individuals and companies that help to augment value.
Intelligentsia Journal is the editorial platform through which we curate and deliver noteworthy profiles and multi-media content.
WHY we focus on the creative industries is quite simple, we have the expertise to help drive significant growth and, we're passionate about the fruits of creative labor that elevate culture.
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More about INTELLIGENTSIA JOURNAL
Informed by the expertise of a global curatorial team, Intelligentsia Journal is a multi-media platform curated by a roster of acclaimed contributors from diverse literary and visual perspectives who seek to identify today’s disruptors and innovators – Vanguards – setting forth new concepts, styles, and techniques for products and services that elevate culture. Indeed, how we experience it. Their labor—whether music, art, architecture, fashion, literature, film, etc.—reflects an ethos that expands our point-of-view, deepens our senses and sensibilities, and beckons us to live more fully. Bravura owing its aesthetic expression to a zeal that boldly states ‘Why Not!’ when others ask ‘Why?’ This is the spirit of Intelligentsia Journal.
Sections
VANGUARDS profiles exceptional talent breaking molds and setting new standards at the forefront of the creative labor in which they are engaged.
COVET is a discerning guide of the most interesting offerings from the international art and design sectors, and investment collectibles.
SENSORY PERCEPTION features unique people and brands creating products and services that transform everyday sensory encounters.
KALEIDOSCOPE shines a spotlight on all things technology, innovation and intellectual property having meaningful impact on the creative industries.
ROUNDTABLE provides thoughtful conversations, perspectives, long reads, and market insights on an array of topics in the creative industries and its various disciplines.
BLACK BOOK is our dossier of personal preferences in the hospitality and travel sectors.
ANTENNA features must see shows, performances and exhibitions.
LIFE BY DESIGN features vignettes from collectors and connoissuers on the art of living well.
INTERLUDE is our calendar of notable dates and global events.
Contact: info@intelligentsia-journal.com
LEADERSHIP
Christina Spearman
As Managing Director of Intelligentsia Group, Christina is responsible for business operations with a strong focus on advisory, portfolio and editorial management. With more than 25 years’ international experience in deal driven environments at major and independent companies within the financial and creative industries, she is one of those rare executives who is both left- and right-brain balanced.
Christina began her career in equity capital markets, spending several years as an analyst at boutique private investment advisory funds and major Wall Street trading firms including, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse, among others. She later became a business and legal affairs executive working in several sectors of the creative industries, including with media and design firms where she gained extensive international experience facilitating multi-million dollar transactions negotiating the acquisition/licensing of, and investment in, intellectual property assets that generate shareholder value. Her work with Disney, ESPN, Miramax and Design Investors (among others) has also included helping to drive international expansion and strategies for the exploitation of new technologies. She received her MBA in 2009 from City University London, in collaboration with NYU Stern, where she authored her thesis on applications of portfolio strategy for art and design firms, and she has pursued additional post graduate certificates in Art Finance and Art Law from Sotheby's and Christie's, respectively. Currently, Christina leverages her prior experience to serve clients in private alternative asset consulting and curation. She has also served as a pro bono business and legal affairs strategic advisor to graduate students (Parsons, F.I.T, Sotheby’s) and startups in various sectors of the creative industries around the world. She divides her time between the US and Europe and is fluent in French with intermediate level proficiency in Italian and Spanish.