Pictured (L-R): Justine Avila, Music City Music Council (Executive Director); Andrew Cohen, YEP Executive Dir/Suit Music (Managing Partner); John Zarling, Big Machine Label Group (SVP, Partnership Marketing & Promotion Strategy); Leslie Fram, CMT (SVP, Music Strategy); Makenzie Stokel, EVAmore (COO); Jody Williams, BMI (VP, Writer/Publisher Relations); Heather McBee, Nashville Entrepenuer Center (VP, Accelerator Programming. Photo: Lauren Newman
The newest MusicPreneur series began Tuesday (July 12) with a panel discussion about growing and maintaining a career in the music business.
Panelists included: Leslie Fram, CMT (SVP, Music Strategy); Makenzie Stokel, EVAmore (COO); Jody Williams, BMI (VP, Writer/Publisher Relations); and John Zarling, Big Machine Label Group (SVP, Partnership Marketing & Promotion Strategy). Andrew Cohen of Suit Music served as moderator.
The panel included a discussion about work-life balance, the role of mentorship, networking secrets, social media’s impact, working for an indie versus a major company, and other topics.
The next session will take place Tuesday, August 9 at 5:30 at Nashville’s Entrepreneur Center. The panel is titled Buses, Bookings & Box Offices: Opportunities in the Live Music Biz.
The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC), Music City Music Council (MC2) and the Young Entertainment Professionals (YEP) present the MusicPreneur series. It is incorporated into the EC’s year-round Project Music initiative and each session includes networking time, a panel discussion with Q&A and a Resource Village of partners for young professionals and entrepreneurs.
