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Introduction
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Our specialization allows us to provide valuable insight on how organizations within
the entertainment industry market, sell, produce and provide services to their customers.
We are 100% referable, and proud to say that all of our previous clients may be
contacted as a reference.
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Client Testimonials
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL
http://www.cso.org
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"KlearSky Solutions was instrumental in getting Tessitura launched at the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra. Their structured
project leadership, training approach and creative problem-solving
enabled us to launch successfully and on-time. We continue to benefit from their
support to this day."
Kevin Giglinto
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL
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Goodman Theatre
Chicago, IL
http://www.goodmantheatre.org
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"The service we received, in both the technical and business sense, is very good
and highly professional in all aspects.
Our project would not have been successful without their guidance."
Peter Calibraro
Director of Finance
Goodman Theatre
Chicago, IL
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The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH
http://www.clevelandorchestra.com
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“For the past two years KlearSky has provided The Cleveland Orchestra with a variety
of consulting services including project management, technical support, long-term
strategic planning and staff training.
KlearSky has done an outstanding job, allowing us to maximize our internal
skills, resources and knowledge.”
Jim Menger
Chief Financial Officer
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH
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Sandi M.A. Macdonald
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH
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Columbia College
Chicago, IL
http://www.colum.edu
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“KlearSky not only provides technical expertise to assist in implementing complex
applications, but equally important
they have the kind of “people skills” that can calm troubled waters.
When implementing complex projects, sometimes the most important quality a consultant
brings to the table is a quiet sense of confident assurance. That’s what KlearSky
provides. They are easy to work with. They deliver what they promise.”
Markland G. Lloyd, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Columbia College
Chicago, IL
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Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Chicago, IL
http://www.harristheaterchicago.org
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“For two years, KlearSky has been one of our go-to vendors, providing consistent
leadership, experience and knowledge of industry standards and competitive services
for our database implementation project and on-going support. Utilizing their proven
management skills, our project stayed
on budget and on time. With confidence, we have recommended their services
to other organizations and the results have been equally successful.
Anna Fitzloff
Director of Marketing
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Chicago, IL
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Florentine Opera Company
Milwaukee, WI
http://www.florentineopera.org
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“I was very impressed and pleased with the work that KlearSky did in guiding us
as a member of a consortium for our Tessitura integration, and also individually
for website integration management. Ivan and his team made what was a large and potentially stressful project manageable,
easy to understand, and most importantly successful. Kudos to KlearSky for great
work!”
Bill Florescu
General Director
Florentine Opera Company
Milwaukee, WI
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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“KlearSky helped organize and guide us through a complete conversion of our patron
management system--which at first appeared to be quite a daunting task for us.
KlearSky's guidance helped keep the conversion project on track, and helped minimize "false starts" and "backtracking"
that might otherwise have occurred without their experience."
Don Auberger
Director of Finance
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati, OH
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Chicago Opera Theater
Chicago, IL
http://www.chicagooperatheater.org
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"KlearSky consultants brought a number of strengths to the table for our Tessitura
implementation: they have strong project management skills, deep knowledge of the
Tessitura application, and they are easy to work with. Plus, they were diligent about keeping within our budget
for both the implementation and their services—which is imperative for a small company
such as ours."
Colleen Flannigan
Marketing Director
Chicago Opera Theater
Chicago, IL
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Milwaukee REP Theater
Milwaukee, WI
http://www.milwaukeerep.com
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"KlearSky's project management expertise and leadership skills are excellent. Implementation
was handled carefully but aggressive enough to meet our timeline and goals. We were successfully launched with all
the necessary skills and knowledge of Tessitura."
David Anderson
Marketing Director
Milwaukee REP Theater
Milwaukee, WI
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Milwaukee, WI
http://www.milwaukeesymphony.org
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"Ivan Medanic, of KlearSky Solutions, has been the project manager for the MSO's
Tessitura implementation. He's an expert strategist in technical plans, a skillful leader and motivator of all types
of people, and a very hard worker. $11 million will flow through this
data system this year. We've relied on him to make it work, and he has never let
us down."
John Hancock
Vice President, COO
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Milwaukee, WI
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First Stage Children's Theater
Milwaukee, WI
http://www.firststage.org
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"The professionals at KlearSky are
of the most talented in their field, exhibiting a unique balance of
strong project management and detailed knowledge of the business side of the arts.
They not only ran a successful implementation for four local arts organizations,
they were instrumental in the creation of a ground-breaking arts consortium for
the Milwaukee performing arts community."
Rob Goodman
Managing Director
First Stage Children's Theater
Milwaukee, WI
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL
http://www.cso.org
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"The Tessitura Utilization Assessment gave us the opportunity to step back and assess
our use of the software. KlearSky helped
us identify numerous areas of improvement."
Isabelle Goossen
Vice President of Finance and Administration
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL
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Goodman Theatre
Chicago, IL
http://www.goodmantheatre.org
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"The KlearSky team has shown incredible insight and finesse in hand-crafting original
software for my office. Their attention
to detail and excitement about their work has made the development process a true
pleasure. In the arts, we often interact with great minds with unique
personalities who speak in figurative and abstract ways; with Klearsky you get a
team of professionals adept at software development, combined with the social prowess
to translate artistic ideas into practical applications."
Adam Belcuore
Casting Director, Artistic Department
Goodman Theatre
Chicago, IL
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The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH
http://www.clevelandorchestra.com
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“KlearSky provided excellent consulting work for The Cleveland Orchestra. Their
combination of superb project management
skills and understanding of the Tessitura application enabled us to
meet our goals. Replacing our separate ticketing and development systems with Tessitura
is no easy task especially in the very tight timeframe we required. We are very
happy with KlearSky and highly recommend them to anyone wishing to implement Tessitura
in their organization.”
David Vivino
Director of IT
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, OH
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL
http://www.cso.org
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“The staff at KlearSky has managed
to redefine our expectations for valued service received from consultants
in technical areas. From implementation and application review, to custom integration
project management and ongoing supplemental reporting services; KlearSky is the
source we turn to. We expect quality results and they deliver in a consistent and
timely manner.”
Dan Spees
Director, Information Services
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, IL
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