Ken Weiss

Ken Weiss serves as Arts Entrepreneur in Residence and Professor of the Practice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, teaching ECON 327.003 (Venture Creation Workshop – Arts Entrepreneurship) since 2010. His career bridges academia and industry through extensive practical experience.

Research focuses on sustainable business models in creative fields, with core interests in arts entrepreneurship, music industry economics, and entertainment venture development. His industry background informs pedagogical approaches emphasizing real-world application over theoretical outcomes, encapsulated in his motto: 'Never be in the results business!'

Professional narrative spans artist management, music/television/film production, concert promotion, and music publishing. Weiss integrates decades of industry experience into classroom mentoring, guiding students through arts venture creation while leveraging networks from closed-circuit TV, pay-per-view production, and music supervision roles.