The First Act Podcast

This is Part 2 of Start Ups, Funding & Going to Market with Ryan O’Connor. Starting his career in ticketing, Ryan has become an accomplished advisor, consultant and senior executive who builds companies, helps secure funding and guides them through acquisitions. Be a sponge with me today as we soak in some business knowledge from this MBA.

This is Part 1 of Start Ups, Funding & Going to Market with Ryan O’Connor. Starting his career in ticketing, Ryan has become an accomplished advisor, consultant and senior executive who builds companies, helps secure funding and guides them through acquisitions. Be a sponge with me today as we soak in some business knowledge from this MBA.

Jason is an expert in the e-commerce space, consistently providing value to companies including Rhino Entertainment, Maker Studios, Universal Music Group and 300 Entertainment. Listen in as we break down Jason’s unique path exploring consumer products, marketing, fan engagement and more! This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

Jason is an expert in the e-commerce space, consistently providing value to companies including Rhino Entertainment, Maker Studios, Universal Music Group and 300 Entertainment. Listen in as we break down Jason’s unique path exploring consumer products, marketing, fan engagement and more! This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

Jason is an expert in the e-commerce space, consistently providing value to companies including Rhino Entertainment, Maker Studios, Universal Music Group and 300 Entertainment. Listen in as we break down Jason’s unique path exploring consumer products, marketing, fan engagement and more! This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

Hey everyone and welcome back to the First Act Podcast. This week's episode features Sung Cho. Initially from Korea, Sung is the thought-leader and founder behind the revolutionary, Chartmetric. Listen in as we break down Sung’s unique path entering the music industry after holding prominent roles in engineering and product at such companies as Gamevil and Oracle.

Hey everyone and welcome back to the First Act Podcast. This week's episode features Sung Cho. Initially from Korea, Sung is the thought-leader and founder behind the revolutionary, Chartmetric. Listen in as we break down Sung’s unique path entering the music industry after holding prominent roles in engineering and product at such companies as Gamevil and Oracle.

Hey everyone and welcome back to the First Act Podcast. This week's episode features Sung Cho. Initially from Korea, Sung is the thought-leader and founder behind the revolutionary, Chartmetric. Listen in as we break down Sung’s unique path entering the music industry after holding prominent roles in engineering and product at such companies as Gamevil and Oracle. This is an episode you won’t want...

Today’s episode features Alec Steinfeld. Alec rose through the ranks at C3 Presents to Director of Digital before pivoting his career into artist management. Alec and I discuss how digital has evolved over the last 10 years, specifically building community around talent. Listen in as we take apart the many hats that Alec has worn throughout his career expanding the digital division at C3, to found...

Today’s episode features Alec Steinfeld. Alec rose through the ranks at C3 Presents to Director of Digital before pivoting his career into artist management. Alec and I discuss how digital has evolved over the last 10 years, specifically building community around talent. Listen in as we take apart the many hats that Alec has worn throughout his career expanding the digital division at C3, to found...

Today’s episode features Alec Steinfeld. Alec rose through the ranks at C3 Presents to Director of Digital before pivoting his career into artist management. Alec and I discuss how digital has evolved over the last 10 years, specifically building community around talent. Listen in as we take apart the many hats that Alec has worn throughout his career expanding the digital division at C3, to found...

Today’s episode features Kevin Scott. Kevin is the tour manager for indie pop project, Dayglow. Kevin and I break down the day-to-day life of a tour manager, including how to break in, where a tour manager fits in to the bigger picture, and the skills required to thrive. Listen in as Kevin shares his unique path following his passion to building a sustainable career in the arts.

Today’s episode features Kevin Scott. Kevin is the tour manager for indie pop project, Dayglow. Kevin and I break down the day-to-day life of a tour manager, including how to break in, where a tour manager fits in to the bigger picture, and the skills required to thrive. Listen in as Kevin shares his unique path following his passion to building a sustainable career in the arts.

Today’s episode features Kevin Scott. Kevin is the tour manager for indie pop project, Dayglow. Kevin and I break down the day-to-day life of a tour manager, including how to break in, where a tour manager fits in to the bigger picture, and the skills required to thrive. Listen in as Kevin shares his unique path following his passion to building a sustainable career in the arts.

Today’s episode features Megh Vakharia. Megh is the co-founder & CEO of Integral Studio & SymphonyOS - an artist services company that builds tools for music industry professionals including SZA, Travis Scott, Lil Yachty and more. Listen in as we break down his background of how he pivoted his career from tech to into music and where Megh sees the future of the entertainment industry.

Today’s episode features Megh Vakharia. Megh is the co-founder & CEO of SymphonyOS and CTO of Integral Studio - an artist services company that builds tools for music industry professionals including SZA, Travis Scott, Lil Yachty and more. Listen in as we break down his background of how he pivoted his career from tech to into music and where Megh sees the future of the entertainment industry.

Today’s episode features Sam Sklover, Director of Marketing & Brand Partnerships for Primary Wave. Sam holds a relatively newer role in the music industry that is critical but often behind the scenes. Primary Wave is an independent music publisher which promotes music through licensing and brand partnerships. Listen in as Sam shares examples of successful partnerships, his background from work...

Today’s episode features Sam Sklover, Director of Marketing & Brand Partnerships for Primary Wave. Sam holds a relatively newer role in the music industry that is critical but often behind the scenes. Primary Wave is an independent music publisher which promotes music through licensing and brand partnerships. Listen in as Sam shares examples of successful partnerships, his background from work...

Today’s episode features Jennifer Bonita. In Jenn’s new role at Yousician she fulfills her passion of connecting artists with their fans. Coming over from the label side, Jenn has worked with all sorts of artists including pop, comedy, k-pop and more… strategizing new releases, distribution, and marketing. Listen in as she shares what it’s like to climb the ranks at major labels including Universa...

Today’s episode features Jennifer Bonita. In Jenn’s new role at Yousician she fulfils her passion of connecting artists with their fans. Coming over from the label side, Jenn has worked with all sorts of artists including pop, comedy, k-pop and more… strategizing new releases, distribution, and marketing. Listen in as she shares what it’s like to climb the ranks at major labels including Universal...

Today’s episode features Jennifer Bonita. In Jenn’s new role at Yousician she fulfils her passion of connecting artists with their fans. Coming over from the label side, Jenn has worked with all sorts of artists including pop, comedy, k-pop and more… strategizing new releases, distribution, and marketing. Listen in as she shares what it’s like to climb the ranks at major labels including Universal...

Today’s episode features Wilson Zheng. Wilson is a talent agent for High Road Touring, where he handles all the touring and live operations for acts including Mitski, Soccer Mommy and more. Today, he walks us through his unique path breaking in and building a sustainable career in music. Listen in as we break down the role of a talent agent, how he discovers and signs emerging talent and how you c...

Today’s episode features Wilson Zheng. Wilson is a talent agent for High Road Touring, where he handles all the touring and live operations for acts including Mitski, Soccer Mommy and more. Today, he walks us through his unique path breaking in and building a sustainable career in music. Listen in as we break down the role of a talent agent, how he discovers and signs emerging talent and how you c...

Today’s episode features Wilson Zheng. Wilson is a talent agent for High Road Touring, where he handles all the touring and live operations for acts including Mitski, Soccer Mommy and more. Today, he walks us through his unique path breaking in and building a sustainable career in music. Listen in as we break down the role of a talent agent, how he discovers and signs emerging talent and how you c...

On today’s episode, the tables have turned and our marketing coordinator, Erica Bell will be interviewing me. In these smaller episodes, I will be sharing advice, experience, and my path in entertainment, why I started the podcast and a bunch of other fun stories.