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Who’s in Your Corner? Why Community Matters and How to Find Yours
Three months ago, I had a rude awakening which led to a deep appreciation for the power of community. My grandfather, who is like a father to me and walked me down the aisle at my wedding, slipped and fell, hit his head, developed a brain bleed, and wound up
Lisa Husseini Is New CEO of iCadenza
Dear iCadenza community, As many of you know, a month ago Jennifer stepped down from the role of CEO to pursue her long-held creative dream. We asked longtime iCadenza team member, Lisa Husseini, to step up in leadership as Interim CEO as we crafted our plan for the future. Now
It Takes Two: How One Friendship and a Shared Dream Grew into a Community
My mom is an entrepreneur who has started multiple businesses in several countries in conditions that others would have found impossible. When it comes to getting anything going, she has a saying that she likes. “It takes two,” she says, “and then they multiply.” This obviously applies to the growth
Podcast #44: Creative Thinking with Susan de Weger
We’ve talked a lot about the zig-zag path your career in music will likely take. One of the common “zags” is walking away from music altogether. Whether a teacher discouraged you, you weren’t making ends meet, or you failed at your big moment… there are lots of reasons musicians
Passing the Baton and New Beginnings
At the very end of 2008, Julia Torgovitskaya Rapoport and I entered a business plan competition at Tufts University, where she was a student. We were seniors in college, clueless about where our lives and careers would lead us, but we had a shared passion for the performing arts. Our
Podcast #43: Becoming the CEO of Your Career With Bob Lord
Bob Lord is a producer, composer, bassist, and CEO of PARMA Recordings with more than 150 credits as a producer, executive producer, performer, label manager, and composer to his name. He also co-founded the award-winning touring and experimental rock trio Dreadnaught in 1996. Tune in to this episode as