Media Industry Guru

Here we will learn from Riley Nunes about creator partnerships. She is a young executive in the music industry who went to film school and now works at Whalar as the Creator Partnerships Executive. Whalar is an entertainment firm that intersects between creator partnerships for content creators, technology and brand partnerships within the music industry. She has such a unique background and has h...

Have you ever wanted to be a singer/songwriter and have to record your own works or have someone else record it for you, master it, mix it, edit it, engineer it? Barry Rosenblum runs Green Tea Studios out of Los Angeles. He moved from New York, was originally from Chicago, and has written publications for Lyrical Lemonade, Rap Fiesta, and many more. Also, Green Tea Studios has been featured in Voy...

Here we are with Sydney Oberholtzer. She is the host and producer of a Music Podcast called The Set Up. The Set Up helps you navigate new techniques in tech, music, entrepreneurship with the most disruptive professionals in the industry. It is available on DSPs including Spotify. Sydney is also a marketing consultant by trade and works independently to create awesome experiences for her clients, a...

Anyone into doing the renege on TikTok or what’s your favorite dance. Feel free to DM me on instagram @mediaindustryguru. Would love to hear. I’m here with a TIkTok creator, influencer, who I worked with in college when I was a TikTok rep. He has interned at tech startups within the media industry and has worked for a big advertising agency based out of NYC. He has accrued over 1.1 million followe...

We are going to learn more about the record label side of the music industry as well as PR, what defines PR and all things about it. We will also learn about digital marketing and fan engagement. Jamie Roberts is the founder of For The Win Media. She is a publicist and marketing professional and she has a lot of clients in the alternative rock and metal spaces. She has been featured on Thrive Glob...

We are going to learn from Amanda Mester, PR and journalism professional. She is an entrepreneur, an academic, a writer, and a scholar. She has worked with a plethora of musicians in the NOLA music industry community especially the hip hop space. Amanda also went from living in NYC to discovering the music culture in NOLA. She is going to provide great advice and we will quiz her on hip hop trivia...

Welcome back Media Industry Guru Fanatics on another epic episode. Today we are going to learn all things about film. Here I am with Yolanda Macias and she is the chief content officer and head of sales and marketing for Cinedigm. Cinedigm is an entertainment film company that specializes in digital cinema, streaming channels, content marketing, and distribution. She grew up in sunny Los Angeles f...

Today I have an MBA graduate who prior to pursuing his MBA he started working at CAA, then went into artist management and then into booking and touring at APA. He started his MBA in fall of 2020 due to COVID and has been very open minded and inquisitive. He is also an artist on the side and grew up on an island. Here, Gabriel Berenson will describe what it's like going to business school, his tip...

In this episode, I’m here with a music industry professional who works in the events operation space at festivals including Buku and EDC the Electric Daisy Carnival in Vegas, venues such as the Republic while even interning at Lib Management. He is an extreme formula 1 race car fan, is “type five”, alert, and curious to learn. One of his inspirational artists is G-Space. Here, Devyn will explain h...

Have you heard the artist Sara Bareilles' most iconic song Love Song. I’m not gonna sing it since I haven’t warmed up my vocal cords and I’m not a professional singer but I’m here with an artist whose inspiration is Sara Barellies. She also looks up to Carly Pearce and Carole King. She is an independent singer/songwriter and we went to the same high school (Go Chargers!) She has performed at one o...

Here is Aaron Raus. He just started his career as a music professional in the music industry but is a creator and founder of the non-profit called THE FAM, a music industry platform. He started this as a class project and then he took the idea and made it into a club. Now THE FAM has 501c3 status. He is also a Junior Account Manager at Top Drawer Merch, working in a multitude of hats within the mu...

Here he is, the brother of Bruce B Godorn (Season 2, Episode 8 – https://bit.ly/3PV8ve7 ). He has been involved in the creative side of the music industry, as a music producer, singer, songwriter, saxophonist and entertainment executive. He has worked at Sony/BMG and also played on 4 Gold records with Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio on Arista). He was born in Detroit & mentored by an NBA Hall of F...

Hello, hello, hello. Are you looking for career resources ways to break into the entertainment industry and especially the music industry? Here I have a guest with me who has had her CNA license for over 7 years and has worked in a Pediatric Oncology Unit. She has transitioned to the music industry and has landed a job through her creating a career platform and building a community of like-minded...

AND...another great episode of finding your path within the Media Industry hosted by Forbs West. Today we are going to chat about the non-profit side of the music business especially in New Orleans. I have an entrepreneur on the line who connects creatives with resources to pursue their dreams in music. She has secured 501c3 status for her business and received a major grant from both the Jazz and...

BONUS EPISODE! Want to learn more about the live events space? Here is Gabriel Tejada and he has been working in the live events arena for over 7 years. He is working full-time as a Back of House Operations Manager at Insomniac Events. Here, he deals with everything the fan does not see. Staffing Relations, Load in/out operations, credential operations, Staff Catering Operations and as well as dea...

Hello what is up Media Industry Guru fanatics. We’re back again with another episode. Ever thought about how and why is a specific song played in this film. Ever wonder how a song gets placed into a film. Here with me today is Mia Ziedler. She is currently working at NBC as a Sr. Music Licensing specialist. She formerly worked at Masterclass as an editorial professional and coordinator. During her...

It’s once again Tuesday on The Media Industry Guru Podcast. This week we’ll be talking about film scoring and licensing within the intersection of film, music, and TV. Virgil Thomas is a media executive helps bring music based IP to life on screen and help artists get their talent works into tv shows that you see. He is from the SF bay area and remains grounded and determined in a very competitive...

Here we are going to be shooting a feature film, ahhh not today, but here with me is Trevor Romeo who is the CEO at TrevRomFIlms and the Founder of Young Entertainment Professionals. He is a senior graduating in June from UC Irvine in Business Administration. He was head of video production at EC Hispanic Media and has interned for major film studios including Gunpowder & Sky, Blumhouse, and w...

Today is an amazing day for learning about film production and TV development. Here is Peryn-Reeves Darby. She is currently working at Endeavor Content as the Manager of Film Development and Production. She oversees the distribution of many different film projects from IP to scripting to packaging to the finished product. She grew up in Mississippi and went to Harvard and studied Economics and Fil...

Here is Zack Rosenberg. Here is a media, tech, and entrepreneurial professional who was among one of the first employees to work at Buzzfeed and Keywee in advertising and sales and left to become an entrepreneur and start his own firms including DoGoodBuyUs, Six Degrees with ZR, and his newest venture CatapultX. CatapultX is an on-stream video advertising firm that using programmatic AI technology...

Harrison Goldstein is a producer and founder of the podcast The First Act Podcast where he interviews music industry professionals. He is also a tech professional. Harrison is residing in Canada. He has worked a multitude of hats in the music industry for over 7+ years including in touring, brand partnerships, data science, and has a degree in management and accounting. Harrison also has a masters...

Here is a very special guest. THIS IS AMAZING! Greg "G-Moe" Moore, legendary guitarist. He has gold platinum records from the legendary Artista Records from Clive Davis. He has performed with Earth Wind and Fire and the guitarist. G-Moe has also performed with Maxwell, Stevie Wonder, Barry White, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Anita Baker, The Crusaders, Vanessa Williams, The Emotions, Patrice Ru...

Here is Sisi Gospodinov and she is a Music Industry Professional. She is the Digital Marketing & Partnerships Manager at Virgin Music, a distributor and label services company under Capitol Music Group under Universal Music Group. She is going to talk about her college experience in Florida at Florida International University. Afterwards, she obtained her Masters at USC in Music Industry. Her...

EPISODE 8 of SEASON 2 on TUESDAY! Bruce B. Gordon is a Consultant/CEO/Director, Producer, Songwriter and Actor for his firm Bruce Gordon Media. He started in this industry while attending UCLA studying economics and interning at Columbia Pictures now Sony and shadowing VPs and executives. He has also worked for Warner Bros. Entertainment. Bruce has also done a number of acting supporting roles, in...

Want to know learn more about the sports industry or sports broadcasting. What is your favorite sports team? Here I’m with a broadcasting professional Ari Temkin who is the host on the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network, and the Host on SiriusXM’s College Big 12 Radio Channel (Channel 375) and ESPNU Radio Channel (Channel 84). He also is the director of video production and content for Orangebloods (ora...