Global Industry Spotlight

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.

Amalie Briden is a director, founder, mother, artist and music specialist, currently serving as Innovation Manager at BPI - British Phonographic Industry. 

BPI represents the UK’s recorded music industry, which is one of the most exciting and thriving music sectors in the world. British artists account for one in eight albums purchased by fans around the globe.

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.

CEO & Co-Founder of Let's GIG - Booking & Music Services, Ricardo acts as manager and agent since 2016 working with artists such as Luedji Luna, Mel, Majur, Giovani Cidreira, Tuyo, Rico Dalasam, FBC, and more. Also member of the Consulting Board of São Paulo Internacional Music Week - SIM São Paulo. As Festival Producer and Curator, he is the co-founder of Festival CONTATO that takes place in São Carlos, countryside São Paulo, since 2007. As entrepreneur was owner and programmer at the music venue GIG also in São Carlos (2013/18). At the moment is also majoring in a MBA on Business Management  at USP/ESALQ (University of São Paulo).Show less

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.

Brice Albin Yamedzeu has over 13 years of experience in the media and audiovisual, first as a radio host, then as a producer and TV host. 

Currently, Brice Albin is the founder and CEO of Y Productions (Y Prod), focusing on content production and development of cultural and creative industries in Cameroon. Brice has equally been the Cameroon correspondent for the program 'Couleurs Tropicales' by Radio France International' ( RFI) since 2013. In addition to this, he is the Brand Ambassador for the highly esteemed Cognac Brand, Hennessy.Show less

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.

DAWn Audio exists because the creation process for musicians and artists today is broken. The team has developed a new category of software that enables artists anywhere in the world to plug-in and co-create real-time with their favorite production tools. Rather than build a new tool for artists, DAWn Audio's web-app bridges compatibility with the existing tools artists use and love today.

A New Orleans based startup, DAWn Audio's mission is simple: to promote artists creativity. We envision a world in which a global community of co-creators finds a common home to further share the passion that already drives the music industry. Our technology is the foundation to making DAWn Audio that home.

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.

Matt Mandrella advocates for the City’s growing music sector, and helps oversee music-related strategic planning initiatives and economic opportunities.

Prior to relocating to Huntsville in January 2022, Mandrella worked at Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. There, he was involved with all aspects of marketing for the iconic Graceland campus and for Graceland Live, a new music venture with Live Nation focused on bringing renowned touring acts to venues at the property. Before working at Graceland, Mandrella spent more than a decade in one of the nation’s foremost music cities – Austin, Texas – where he worked for a variety of different venues, festivals and companies involved with booking and promoting live music across the USA such as Fun Fun Fun Fest, Mohawk, SXSW and Do512 (DoStuff Media).

Mandrella originally hails from the Mobile area and earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of South Alabama.

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.

Pixie has been the sole owner and operator of one Australia's longest running live music venues The Zoo for the past 6 years and has experience as an artist and venue booking agent, head of A&R, within record labels, distribution, publishing, artist management and closely with festivals and international touring promoters.

She has a deep appreciation and understanding of small business and has been self-employed and working in live music over the past 10 years.

Pixie is the founder of FEED MUSIC, a tech based platform where musicians, businesses and fans can connect and engage in mutually beneficial collaborations.

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.

Félix Barros Ribalta, serial entrepreneur working since 2011 in innovation and associativity for the music industry. Founder of Evento Medido / Measurevent, impact measurement and sustainability analytics for events. President of MUSTACH - Music Tech Association Chile (+20 companies). Co-founder and former Secretary of IMUVA, Association of the Music Industry of the Region of Valparaíso, and Content Director of VAM / Hub Musical music conferences. Artist Incubation & Acceleration Director at Probeta Music (feat. Veró, Luciano Altair, Bahía Conejo, SIMH).

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.

Jocelyn is a self-taught fashion designer, dream chaser, chicagoan, wife, dog mom, get sh*t done kind of gal. She founded her clothing brand, Swap & Strut, after realizing she was in an unfulfilling finance career. After years of feeling stuck in her 9-5 job, she became fed-up with playing small and decided to quit her career and commit to pursuing her dreams of becoming a fashion designer.

Now, she is building her fashion brand, with a mission to make the world a better place for women. In 2022, she started the “Quit your Job and get Creative” podcast to empower women to pursue their dreams.

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.

Bio: Drew truly embodies what it means to be a musical entrepreneur. He's toured the country as a guitarist, found his passion as a DJ/MC and co founded Fun House in 2016 where he's helped other artists, entrepreneurs and creatives scale their business. Drew's natural energy is incomparable, contagious, and is something every brand or event needs to be elevated to the next level.

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. 

Bio: As the very first Executive Director of Illinois Women in Cannabis, Amor leads a vibrant community of women interested in working in the Illinois’ nascent regulated cannabis industry. IWC champions women with diverse backgrounds, entrepreneurial spirits, and innovative ideas, and so does Amor. As the former Director of Strategic Initiatives for 2112, Chicago’s first incubator for creative industries, she focused on creating meaningful programming, raising capital, and developing advanced professional development initiatives. Within Illinois’ burgeoning cannabis industry, Amor sees vast opportunity to use her experience in order to create more equitable economic opportunities, drive innovation, and encourage entrepreneurial initiatives.