C-Speak: The Language of Executives

Boston Ballet Executive Director Ming Min Hui discusses blending corporate strategy with artistic mission to shaping Boston’s cultural pulse

PNC & Boston Business Journal Season 4 Episode 12

In this episode of PNC C-Speak, Ming Min Hui, executive director of the Boston Ballet, shares her journey from a ballet-loving child to a Wall Street banker and ultimately to Boston Ballet. She discusses the importance of merging business acumen with arts management, the mission-driven aspects of her work, and how the Boston Ballet influences the community through education and accessibility. 

 

“Because it is a nonprofit and it’s a mission-fulfilling organization, we can keep at the center of everything we do a real focus on pushing the boundaries of dance forward,” Hui says. “Really taking the risks of innovating and investing in these large-scale artistic works that are not necessarily commercially driven.”

 

Listen to hear more about: 

  • How Hui’s career went from Wall Street to ballet (0:53)
  • The involvement of Boston Ballet in the community (7:58) 
  • The ways the Boston Ballet is shaping Boston’s cultural landscape (15:10)          What’s next for the Boston Ballet (21:47)

Download a transcript of this episode.