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Industry Business

Music Industry Lessons for Black-Owned Business

I honestly believe that by revealing my positive and negative experiences over three decades of working in the industry, there is a good chance that I can save someone time and create value for their careers or decision-making. Being incredibly blessed to have my first business succeed in the industry, I feel it is my job to give something back and to be honest about it. I've run Radio Facts for 28 years and recently wrote 7 things that I know for sure about the industry. Then I realized there were many more things that I could share. [...]

Music Biz Investments by Pusha T, Nas, Perry

Audius Announces $5 Million Strategic Investment From Katy Perry, The Chainsmokers, Nas, Jason Derulo, Pusha T, Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures, Electric Feel Ventures, Martin Bandier, And More In a move that leaves no question as to the blockchain winner in the music space, Audius, the blockchain-enabled music platform with more than 6 million monthly users, announced a new $5 million round of strategic funding today from several of the biggest names in the music industry. The capital injection partners Audius with some of the biggest names in music on and off stage. [...]

First Black Chair of TEDCO’s Board

First African American Elected Chair of TEDCO's Board of Directors Including a diverse slate of executive officers TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced today that its board of directors elected four new Executive Officers at its annual election and welcomed a number of new members. The newly appointed chair of the board is Morgan State University's (MSU) Omar Muhammad, replacing Myra Norton, CEO of Arena Analytics.  The newly appointed chair of the board is Morgan State University's Omar Muhammad. "I don't take this opportunity for granted. [...]

Bob Pittman speaks with Ben Horowitz (audio)

Reaching out to share a brand new episode of “Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing,” hosted by Bob Pittman, Chairman, and CEO of iHeartMedia. In this week’s episode, Pittman speaks with Ben Horowitz, the co-founder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. In this incredibly insightful episode, Ben discusses hip-hops influence on his career and management style; what the best entrepreneurs have in common; how company culture should adapt and doesn’t need to be rigid, and so much more. [...]

How To Be An Entrepreneur and What You Can Expect

I learned how to be an entrepreneur by trial and error and since I am celebrating my 25th year in business I'd like share the truth about Black Owned Businesses I learned how to be an entrepreneur by trial and error and since I am celebrating my 25th year in business I'd like share the truth about Black Owned Businesses So I'm celebrating my 25th year as an entrepreneur this year. [...]

MPM & Universal’s Minority Media Deal

MPM's first artist under this agreement is JD Pantoja (@juandediospantoja) who's debut single release under this agreement, "ERROR", reached #1 on Spotify Top 200 charts in 11 countries and #1 on Apple Music Chart Latino Top 200 in 7 countries. The video of the song currently has over 34 million views on YouTube and, trended #1 in 14 countries and Top 3 in the US. [...]

The Definition of an Entrepreneur

I learned how to be an entrepreneur by trial and error and since I am celebrating my 25th year in business I'd like to share the truth about Black Owned Businesses, Enterprise and More So I'm celebrating my 25th year as an entrepreneur this year. [...]

Diddy’s Pre Grammy Speech: Why Not Just Own the Restaurant?

Every year we keep hearing about the lack of diversity and inclusion with behemoth industry organizations that utilize black culture to profit but seldom return the favor when it comes to supporting the artists etc like the Grammys. See his speech below... (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) The Difference Between Being Effective and Efficient Asking for inclusion is being efficient, creating the platform is being effective My 25-year-old industry organization RadioFacts, a successful industry trade, has been asked to participate in just about all of the black-owned events in the industry. [...]

Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs

5 Characteristics of Stand-Out Entrepreneurship Black entrepreneurship has exploded in the last few years, with the sizable growth of business development and personal independence. But what does it take to be a stand-out black entrepreneur?  While it’s commonly believed that anyone can run their own business—with enough grit and determination—there are actually specific characteristics of black entrepreneurship that take a mediocre business and make it thrive. Here are 5 characteristics of stand-out black entrepreneurship: Passion With enough determination, most people can make it to the next level of just about anything they set out to do. [...]

The Importance of Entrepreneurship

Understanding The Importance of Entrepreneurship With the steady rise of black entrepreneurs all over the globe, and many others hoping to catch a ride on the black entrepreneurial fast track, it might be tempting to dismiss the rightful importance of black entrepreneurship and the immeasurable opportunities it affords.  Truly, there has been no other time in history where black entrepreneurship has blasted onto the scene so profoundly and consistently. [...]

Good Job Performance Management Techniques for Entrepreneurs

Mastering Job Performance Management Motivating your employees to put forth their best work, and maintain their enthusiasm, requires good job performance management. It’s more than simply overseeing your team’s workload. It requires developing strong camaraderie between employees and motivating your team to want to give their best. Some of the most thriving businesses in the world take seriously the role of managing job performance, by fostering an atmosphere of teamwork and motivation. [...]