Global Industry Spotlight

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Get tickets to the Music Bloom at The. BlkRoom: https://events.eventnoire.com/e/music... Visit https://www.theblkroom.org/ to learn more Initiated by singer-songwriter Camila Vick, The. BlkRoom was created as a haven for artists within her circle to foster their creativity...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. This episode in sponsored by Dell For Startups https://www.dell.com/en-us/lp/dell-fo... Passionate about revolutionizing the music industry, Sylvain Martineau is the co-founder and CEO of Hall Up, a live and remote music production. Hall Up's mission is to offer music...

Richie Davis is a guitarist and bandleader who is Chicago-based, co-founder/current member of the rhythm and blues band known as the Chicago Catz. Andrew Davis is a film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer who is known for directing a number of successful action thrillers including Code of Silence, Above the Law, Under Siege, and The Fugitive. We are talking about Stony Island. The fil...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. In this episode, we will be discussing with RUIDOSA - a Latin American + POC collective of artists based in Chicago, working together to promote & curate multifaceted events embracing music, art, & education for the community.  Our guests:  Yeshi Regalado - Founder...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. This episode is presented by Dell Technologies. Max de la Fuente, a 30-year-old with a deep love for music, technology, and business, brings a wealth of experience to the table as a professional drummer and entrepreneur. With a background in recording, touring, and advisin...

Korean director Park Dong-Hee was born in Iksan, in 1986. He graduated from Korea University, School of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering. He comes Chicago this year to present us his first feature, ‘Drive’. This is what he has to say about it: “Here we are in an ordinary place, but where humans are not allowed. In this place the film begins. In this place, desires cause pain, sc...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. A conversation with Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam, the director of the film "Harvest Moon" (Mongolia), that premieres this Saturday, at AMC NEWCITY 14! He was in the studio with the founder of Asian Pop-Up Cinema Sophia Wong Boccio, and the film producer Uran Sainbileg....

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Takayuki is Managing Director of MusicTech Japan initiative where innovation meets across Japan and Global. From his longtime career as MusicTech consultant based in Tokyo, he has extensive knowledge, experience and network across Japan, US, EU and China. His career has in...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Sigtryggur (Siggi) Baldursson is the managing director of Iceland Music. He is also a veteran musician, having been a forming member of the Sugarcubes with Björk and others, one of the owners of music collective and record store Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) and has been running...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Brent Craige is a seasoned entrepreneur and music industry expert, that brings over seven years of diverse experience, including directing music videos and managing artists. His leadership in a flourishing marketing agency and dedication to solving music rights issues fuel...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Jaime Garza is a musician, producer, and cultural promoter in Chicago. In the past few years his band Dos Santos has tour the US extensively performing in festivals, breweries, independent spaces and venues. Mr. Garza is also a part of Pachanka Music Culture who have produ...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. With nearly three decades of experience as an entrepreneurial ecosystem builder and a dedicated advocate for the creative economy in central Indiana, Polina has earned her stripes as a true go-getter. Throughout her journey, she has launched and managed multiple ventures,...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Orly K.G. – as seen in The Chicago Tribune, on WLS Radio, CBS Chicago, WGN News, and nationally on The Kelly Clarkson Show on NBC – continues to hustle her way into the comedy scene with her antics about marriage, shame eating, and her constantly decaying body. She’s appea...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur.  Piqued Jacks are pure energy. Alt/rock from Italy with an international appeal. With their latest single "Like an Animal", they represented San Marino at Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Their successes include: opening act for Interpol, Chevellle, Balthazar and Th...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Aga Samitowska is a music business professional and Web3 consultant, passionate about new technologies in the creative industry. For nearly a decade was related with Kayax - an independent record label based in Warsaw. As a Head of Digital Distribution, she was responsible...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Lester Rey is an ethereal Latin Soul singer who brings “chanteo,” a popular reggaeton flow with fast melody and rhythm, to his productions. The music strips down familial Caribbean rhythms and combines them with the modern sounds he has observed in his upbringing in Chicag...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Nick Heineman is dad to human Riley and pitbull Wall-E, an all-weather E-Biker, and has enjoyed playing the guitar, flute, and French horn. Being of service to social justice platforms that support communities has guided Nick’s entire career; including creative professiona...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Starting as an independent director and producer in France, Inès Bensalem directed and produced acclaimed short films (UN Women France Grand Jury Prize, Amnesty International) before becoming a professional producer of international award-winning feature-length documentari...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Fiona McEntee is a U.S. immigration attorney, a former international student from Ireland, and a naturalized U.S. citizen. She is the founding and managing attorney of McEntee Law Group and is a frequent media commentator on immigration options for startups. Fiona is a mem...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Melissa Villanueva is the CEO and Founder of Brewpoint Coffee in the Chicagoland suburbs. Over the past eight years, Brewpoint Coffee has grown to four coffee shops, a coffee roastery, an event space, and wholesale operations. Melissa is proud of building a thriving busine...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. The Global Industry Spotlight today is on Faith Anderson  - CEO of DBC Brand - which stands for Designed By Creatives, a Creative Digital Marketing Agency based in Chicago + Houston. DBC Brand is an agency dedicated to connecting creatives to employment opportunities in th...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Mahja Sulemanjee Bortocek is the Founder and CEO of High Haven. She brings with her over 15 years of experience in healthcare business development, including a decade of experience in cannabis. Ms. Sulemanjee has built marketing, outreach, and public relations strategies f...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. This episode was recorded at the South by Southwest Conference 2023. Janishia Jones is a music business executive, entrepreneur, and singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA. Raised in Paterson, NJ, Janishia began a long-standing passion for the performing arts as a viol...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. Catera is a media production company that connects creatives with businesses through live event production, brand campaigns and content creation. Catera was founded and led by its owner Kennita Hickman, an award winning music entrepreneur,  urban cultural micro-influencer,...

Global Industry Spotlight is a conversational series focused on providing resources and insight for the creative entrepreneur. After studying languages and literature, Coralie worked in higher education. She then moved into start-ups, innovation and project management, with a focus on the media sector. Today, she has made content creation and management her passion. She coordinates events and logi...