A Minor In Reality

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F. Reid Shippen sits down with entrepreneurs, digital nomads, producers, artists, and disruptors to discuss career, passion, navigating when life throws you a curveball, and the success and failures of executing their passion in front of an audience of co


    • Feb 27, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 24 EPISODES


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    Andrew Kintz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 25:24


    We have Andrew Kintz joining us this week! He is the Founder of First Horizons Music Industry Group. He has worked in various forms of banking such Commercial, Private, and Sports and Entertainments Banking. But we'll let him tell you all about that.

    Chris Nardone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 42:46


    This week we have Chris Nardone with us. He began as an artist manager and is the founder and president of Venture Music, a digital marketing company.

    Ashley Alexander

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 23:16


    This week we have the CMO of Girlilla Marketing with us. She began her career in music publishing and now has over 10 years of digital marketing experience.

    Molly Secours

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 31:17


    Welcome back to A Minor in Reality! To start off our third season we have Molly Secours joining us. She is a filmmaker, writer and speaker, but we'll let her tell you all about that

    Samantha Saturn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 36:00


    We have Samantha Saturn joining us for the last episode of the season! She is the president of Saturn Advisory, the current CMO at SESAC, and has over 20 years of marketing experience. But we'll let her tell you more about that.

    Clint Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 37:17


    We have Clint Smith with us this week! He is the co-founder and former CEO of Emma, an email marketing software company. Before that was involved in product leadership for the seminal Nashville start-up: Smallbusiness.com.    But we'll let him tell you all about it.

    Mike Elizondo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 31:49


    Mike Elizondo joins us this week on A Minor in Reality! He is a Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, and musician. He's worked with major artists such as Carrie Underwood, Eminem, 21 Pilots, and Dr. Dre. But we'll let him tell you more about that. 

    Josh Collum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 32:05


    This week we have Josh Collum joining us again this season! He is the co-founder and partner of Sorted Noise, a singer/songwriter for Secrets in Stereo, and was a licensing consultant at Sun Records.  But we'll let him tell you all about that.

    Don Van Cleave

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 40:28


    With 30+ years of experience in the music industry, our guest this week is Don Van Cleave! He is one of the guys responsible for Record Store Day and bringing back Vinyl.    He currently manages Moon Taxi and Rainbow Kitten Surprise under Red Light Management, but we'll let him tell you more about that. 

    Beth Laird

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 38:09


    Back for round two we have Beth Laird join us this week!    This CEO and co-owner of Creative Nation is responsible for publishing and managing the careers of songwriters such as Luke Laird, Lori McKenna, Jonathan Hutcherson, Tyler Johnson, and several others.     But we'll let her tell you more about that. 

    Martha Earls

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 28:28


    Martha Earls joins us this week on A Minor in Reality! Martha manages country music star Kane Brown and recently won the 2019 Women in Music City Award. But we'll let her tell you more about her many accomplishments working in the music industry.

    Jeff Coffin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 31:27


    This week on A Minor in Reality, we are joined by Jeff Coffin of the Dave Matthews Band. He is always keeping himself busy as a globally recognized saxophonist, composer, and educator at Vanderbilt University. But we'll let him tell you more about that and how he continually surrounds himself with creativity.

    Daniel Norton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 26:51


    This week our guest is Daniel Norton. He was the co-founder and CTO of LeanKit, received an MBA at MIT and now helps launch startups. We'll let him tell you more about building companies, going back to school, and what it's like in the business world.

    Traci Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 25:02


    To kick off the start of season two we have Traci Thomas joining us this week! Traci is the current owner and operator of TT Management, alumni of MTSU, and a founding member of the Americana Music Association. But we'll let her tell you all about that.

    Dierks Bentley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 32:19


    A little bit holy water but still a little bit burning man. The one and only Dierks Bentley sat down with his manager Mary Harrington to discuss many a thing, like the trials and tribulations of opening a restaurant. But we will let him talk about that.

    Cris Lacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 77:35


    Cris Lacy is the SVP of A & R at Warner Music. Being groomed to succeed current president/CEO John “Espo” Esposito, Cris sits down and talks about how caring a little bit more than everyone has gotten her to where she is today.

    Ashley Capps

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 71:52


    Episode 1! You ever heard of a little festival called Bonnaroo? AC's Entertainments sits down with Marko in the inaugural episode of M:PWR, a minor in reality to discuss jam bands, the behind the scenes of running one of the biggest festivals in the country, and how running a small club gave him his very own "masters degree."

    Josh Collum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 27:49


    Josh Collum. Co Founder and Partner of Sorted Noise. They create and curate music for TV, film, advertising, games, trailers, and other media. He used to work at Sun Records. Yaknow, THAT Sun Records. He got a song placed on Breaking Bad. But we'll let him talk about that himself.

    Derek Webb & Sam Brooker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 53:19


    Part one of our two part series with Derek Webb (Caedmon's Call, NoiseTrade) & Sam Brooker. Sam wrote a little track you might have heard of called "Cruise', you know, Billboard's longest running #1 and the “Top Selling Country Song of All Time” But we'll let them talk about that.

    Beth Laird

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 39:39


    Beth Laird One half of Creative Nation Responsible for acts like Lori Mckenna Did we mention her husband helped write the Grammy award winning song "Space Cowboy"? But we'll let her talk about that.

    Futureman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 35:59


    Futureman. Otherwise known as Roy Wooten (one half of the Wooten brothers), otherwise known as drummer for Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Six Time Grammy Award Winner, far out dude making far out shit. But we'll let him talk about it himself.

    Laura Hollingsworth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 69:01


    Laura Hollingsworth is the SVP of Marketing at Ryman Hospitality. You know, THAT Ryman, home of the Grand Ole Opry for 31 years. Before that, she was in the newspaper business for nearly 30 years. She knows a thing or two about #fakenews, but we'll let her tell you about that herself.

    Kevin Grosch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 70:15


    Kevin in the CEO of Made In Network. They make Youtube work for Creators and Brands like Binging With Babish, Salt Life, and Jiffpom. 250 Million Monthly Views ain't to shabby either. He graduated college and went straight to starting his company. We'll let him talk about that.

    Devin Dawson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 58:34


    Funny how a couple Youtube covers can lead to dramatically changing your life and career as a songwriter. Let's mPWR's third guest this season Devin Dawson let him tell you about it himself.

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