Creative Minds Speaking

Mia Van Allen is an Executive Assistant at The Village Studios and a Founder of the Color of Music Collective, an organization that amplifies the voices of people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals working in the music industry. In this episode, Mia talks about her journey in the music business, emphasizes the lack of representation in the industry, and shares how COMC supports underrepresented talents. We also talked about the importance of company culture, unpaid internships, and more.

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Stephanie Hernández is a Marketing Manager at Rich Music. In this episode, Stephanie talks about her journey into the music business, shares why she chose storytelling as a career path, talks about challenges in the music marketing field, highlights the importance of seeing women in leadership roles, and more.

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Selected as Berklee College of Music's Berklee Today 30 Under 30 and SheSaid.So's Alternative Power 100, Michelle Golden has built a career firmly rooted in brand marketing, communications, and creating impactful partnerships through her time at The Orchard, Superfly, and the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. In this episode, Michelle talks about her experience, work/life balance, and pursuing a nonlinear path to success.

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Dani Balcells is a regional manager at BMAT Music innovators. In this episode, Dani talks about his journey in the music industry, shares his thoughts on the current state of music and tech, tells what his main responsibilities at the company are, speaks about Spanish and American cultural differences, and more.

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Massey is a CEO at gethr, a start-up that uses influencer marketing, data analytics, and machine learning to promote artists' music. In this episode, Massey shares what challenges of the music industry pushed him to start his own company, tells how beneficial this idea is both for artists and influencers, gives some advice to the starting professionals, and more.

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Juan Carlos Cárdenas is a Global Deal Implementation Specialist at Spotify. In this episode, JC talks about his experience working for Spotify and Sony Music Entertainment, tells how he landed a job at his dream company, shares his thoughts on the current state of the Ecuadorian music business, and more.

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Alicia Caillier is a product manager at Facebook. In this episode, Alicia talks about her journey in music and tech, shares how she raised $53,000 for Covid-19 relief by hosting virtual parties. We also talked about advocacy, feeling burnt out, changing professions, and more.

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Sylvia Black is a Director of Events for Student Government at Harvard University, and a former Executive Assistant to the President/COO & General Manager at Parkwood Entertainment. In this episode, Sylvia talks about her journey in the fashion and music industry, tells what were her responsibilities at Parkwood, shares her thought on the current state of philanthropy in the music industry, and more.

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Shelby Chargin is a Founder of Girls Behind the Rock Show, and Brand Partnerships Assistant at the talent agency. In this episode, Shelby talks about her journey in the music industry, shares how GBTRS started and became a big supporting community for young women in music, talks about the importance of female representation, and more.

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Zoe Schneider is a Community Manager at Harmonix Music Systems. In this episode, Zoe talks about the importance of higher education, shares her experience with a video game company, talks about working with Solange, speaks on finding her path in the music industry, and more.

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