Andrea DaSilva
Principal, ADA Advisory, LLC
Byron McClendon
Eagle Nest Management
Cam Brown
Cam Brown, Of Good Nature
Chastan Swain
Legal and Policy Analyst for Hometown Strong
Cheryl B. Engelhardt
GRAMMY®-Nominee and Music Success Coach
Chris Cobb
President, Bonafide Live / President, NIVA TN / Founder, Music Venue Alliance Nashville / Co-founder, D Tour
Chris Elmore
Director of Strategic Partnerships for AvidXchange
Chris Lawes
Omnispace360
Christina Rentz
Label Manager, Merge Records
Crystal E. Taylor
Founder, CEO of The Underground Collective, Beats n Bars Festival & Founder/Executive Director of non profit Get Happy in Durham, NC
Danielle Dror
David “Dae-Lee” Arrington
David “Dae-Lee” Arrington, Artist and Producer
Dolphus Ramseur
Founder and Artist Manager, Ramseur
Don Pitts
Founder and President, Sound Music Cities
Eddie Harris
Head of DEI Training and Education at Sofar Sounds
Elliot Tousley
Co-Founder & COO of De Novo Agency, Inc
Emily Sage
Emily Sage Music
Evan Hunsberger
Artist Manager & Music Industry Consultant
Fannie Mae
DJ Fannie Mae
friday jones
Owner, i Love a Good Vibe
Gar Ragland
Co-founder, vinylkey®; Founder & CEO, Citizen Vinyl. Producer & Musician. Co-founder and Director of NewSong Music Group.
Greg Knight
Music publicist, artist manager, and founder of Greg Knight Music
Gregg McCraw
President at MaxxMusic; owner of Neighborhood Theatre
Jason Jet
Artist, songwriter, producer, engineer, studio owner
Jeff Bell
Executive Director, NC Arts Council
John Tosco
Founder and Executive Director of Tosco Music
Jordynn Nicholson
Instagram Expert and Brand Coach
Kevin Dailey
Co-Founder and CEO of Remedy
Liz Brigham
W. Spencer Mitchem Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Jay Hurt Hub
Liza Levy
President of the Salt Lick Incubator
Lonnie Davis
President & CEO/Co-founder of JazzArts Charlotte
LouisTee
LouisTee Comedy
Mark Eckert
Multiplatinum producer / engineer, drummer, and founder of That Pitch
Maronda “Lyric” T’Pring
Founder/Owner/Ent. Administrator of iAMaSONGwriter
Micah Davidson
President, founder, and head of Event Division for Midwood Entertainment
Mike Killeen
CFO, First Avenue & 7th St Entry
Mikey Evans
CMO, Ari’s Take
Natalie Carr
Singer / Songwriter
Nikki Sanz
Founder and CEO of Giggs
Patra Sinner
General Counsel, Symphonic Distribution
Rick Thurmond
Chief Marketing Officer, Charlotte Center City Partners
Rob Tavaglione
Owner of Catalyst Recording
Roger H. Brown, Jr.
Founder and chair of the Salt Lick Incubator
Sara Colée
Constellation Music, FairPlay Music Equity Initiative
Sean Peace
President and Founder, SongVest
Shana Douglas
Founder, NFT CLT
Staci Meyer
Chief Deputy Secretary, NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Teddy Johnson
Managing Partner for Middle C Jazz
Tiffani Lewis
Tiffani D, SCSM
Tim Miner
Charlotte Is Creative
