Podcasts by Came a Long Way

Epic Records Senior VP of Promotion Sandra Afloarei — How To Surround Yourself With The Right People from 2020-09-08T15:00

Sandra Afloarei is the Senior VP of Promotion at Epic Records. She has been selected to Billboard 40 under 40 for her outstanding work. 

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Universal Music Publishing Co-Head of A&R Walter Jones —From Being An Underdog To Becoming A Grammy Award Winning Publisher from 2020-08-26T19:00

Walter Jones is the Co-Head of A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group. We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.lon...

LVRN Co-Founder Justice Baiden — Remove The Ego and Never Look Back from 2020-08-19T19:00

Justice Baiden is the Co-Founder of LVRN a record label and artist management company currently housing artists such as 6LACK, Summer Walker, DRAM and Boogie. 

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Warner Chappell Music Senior Director of A&R Wallace Joseph — Overcoming Your Biggest Fears On The Road To Success from 2020-08-12T16:00

Wallace Joseph is the Senior Director of A&R at Warner Chappell Music. We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long...

Warner Records Executive Vice President Chris Atlas — Adapt Quickly&Never Stop Learning from 2020-07-29T16:00

Chris Atlas is Executive Vice President of Urban Music and Marketing at Warner Records.

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EQT Co-Founder Henny Yegezu — Find A Purpose That's Bigger Than Yourself from 2020-07-23T14:00

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Artist Manager&Creative Entrepreneur Paris Cole — Stop Worrying and Start Trying from 2020-07-09T15:00

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Atlantic Records President of A&R Pete Ganbarg — How To Deal With Conformity and Believe In Your Own Talent from 2020-06-30T17:00

Pete Ganbarg is a Grammy Award winning music business executive who is currently President of A&R for Atlantic Records. 

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Def Jam SVP of Marketing Jeff Burroughs — How To Make Yourself Valuable and Take Action Against Systematic Racism from 2020-06-18T14:00

Our guest this week is Jeff Burroughs, SVP of Marketing at Def Jam. An entrepreneur in spirit, Jeff faced many ups and downs throughout his career. After establishing his career at Bad Boy Recor...

A$AP Rocky's Manager&Entrepreneur John Ehmann — How To Take The Driver Seat In Your Career from 2020-05-28T13:00

Our guest this week is John Ehmann. After establishing a career in the music industry as an A&R executive, he's now a serial entrepreneur also known as the manager of A$AP Rocky.
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Founder of Right Hand Co. Courtney Stewart — How to Adjust to the Ups and Downs in Business and Working With Khalid from 2020-05-20T18:00

Our guest this week is Courtney Stewart the founder of the artist management and creative consulting house Right Hand Co. The firm's roster includes global acts such as Khalid.

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Island Records President Darcus Beese — How to Make Your Own Luck for a Successful Career from 2020-05-12T14:00

Darcus Beese is a British music executive who is the President of Island Records and one of the most influential figures within the music industry. He is known for signing global artist such as ...

RCA Records Co-President John Fleckenstein — How Streaming is Liberating the Music Industry from 2020-05-05T13:00

Welcome back! Our first guest for Season 2 is John Fleckenstein, the Co-President of RCA Records. In this episode, we talked about his early days in the industry, projects with stars like Justin...

Roc Nation Marketing Director Nelly Ortiz — Chill Out and Follow Your Ideas from 2019-12-29T09:00

Nelly Ortiz is the Director of Marketing and Partnerships as well as an active artist manager at Roc Nation working with artists such as DJ Khaled and J. Cole.

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Spotify's John Stein — How to Find Trends in Music and Create New Ones from 2019-12-18T17:00

John Stein is Spotify's North American Lead and co-creator of popular playlist 'Pollen'. During our conversation with John, we talked about the process behind building a genre-les...

Columbia Records Co-Head of Urban Music, Phylicia Fant — The Importance of Emotional Intelligence and Staying Present from 2019-11-27T15:00

Phylicia Fant is the Co-Head of Urban Music at Columbia Records. Before her present role, she had worked as the SVP of Publicity & Special Projects at Warner Records. Throughout her career, ...

Nigel Talley VP of A&R Alamo Records — How to Switch Your Mindset to'We'Instead of'Me' from 2019-11-18T16:00

Nigel Talley is The current VP of A&R at Alamo records and has previously worked with artists such as Mase, Waka Flaka Flame, Gucci Mane and more. During our conversation, we talked about th...

Def Jam SVP of A&R Tuo Clark — How To Remain Positive Through Darkness from 2019-11-06T18:00

Tuo Clark is the SVP of A&R at Def Jam overseeing top iconic talents and he has been a veteran in the industry by being a Grammy nominated producer working on hit records with artists such a...

Warner Records SVP of A&R Eesean Bolden — How to Seize the Opportunity in Music Business from 2019-10-04T14:00

As the SVP of A&R at Warner Records, Eesean Bolden signed some of the most popular artists in the modern hip-hop culture. His current roster includes artists like Lil Pump, and Saweetie. Dur...

Kenny Hamilton — How to Adapt, Change and Reinvent Yourself from 2019-09-27T12:00

Kenny Hamilton is a music manager and marketer who is currently the managing partner of CSH Group with his current roster of artists like Rotimi and Ghoss, and along his career he has also worke...

Co-Founder and CEO of Genius Tom Lehman — Embracing Change and Uncertainty On The Road To Success from 2019-09-06T13:00

Tom Lehman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Genius. Launched in 2009 as Rap Genius, the website started as a rap lyric annotation platform. Fast forward today, Genius is one of the most followed onl...

EMPIRE VP of A&R Tina Davis — The Power of Believing in Yourself from 2019-08-27T16:00

Tina Davis is known as one of the most influential executives in the music industry who worked with some of the greatest talents of our generation. Tina worked her way up to become the Senior Vi...

Lauren Gallo — The Marketing Creative Behind Soho House, Nike Women, Apple and Snapchat from 2019-08-19T20:00

Lauren Gallo is a marketing creative who worked in some of the most iconic global brands in the world such as Soho House, Nike, Apple and most recently Snapchat. Born and raised in New York, Lau...

President of Since the 80's Barry"Hefner"Johnson — How To Grow in Music Business as an Entrepreneur from 2019-08-12T16:00

Barry "Hefner" Johnson is a true entrepreneur. As the Co-Founder and President of Since the 80s, a record label/artist management house, Barry's venture is known for managing acts...

RCA Records VP of A&R Derrick Aroh — How to Build Resilience for Long Term Success from 2019-07-31T16:00

‘You will hear ‘NO’ a million times before you hear ‘YES’ and you need to stay focused on that break’. 

As the VP of A&R at RCA Records, Derrick Aroh is known for signing some of the m...

Atlantic Records VP of A&R Riggs Morales — How to Stay Relevant in Music Business and Working With Eminem from 2019-07-23T17:00

'You're only as hot as the last act you signed. You need change in order to grow.'
— Riggs Morales

Throughout his career, Riggs worked with legendary artists that tra...

President of SB Projects Allison Kaye — Unconventional Path to Success and Working With Justin Bieber from 2019-07-18T13:00

As the President of SB Projects, Allison Kaye is often times referred to as one of the most powerful executives in entertainment industry. Along with the founder Scooter Braun, they manage some ...

Def Jam Recordings SVP A&R Noah Preston — How to Standout in Music Business and Getting Out of Comfort Zone from 2019-07-15T13:00

This week's guest is Def Jam Recordings SVP of A&R Noah Preston. He is known for signing artists such as Jhene Aiko and Logic to the label. 

During our conversation with Noah, ...

Atlantic Records'Rising Talent ELHAE — Making Timeless Music and Avoiding Distractions from 2019-06-26T16:00

‘The other night there was a couple that came up to me in San Francisco and they told me “We fell in love listening to your music and this is what your music ultimately caused” and she raised a ...

Interscope Records VP of A&R Aaron'Dash'Sherrod — Finding Talent&Truth Behind the Music Business from 2019-06-18T14:00

‘You have to be willing to fight, every single day. We are all in this room because of music. That’s powerful. Becoming a successful music executive is a tough journey, it’s definitely not easy....

Madhappy Co-Founders Peiman and Noah Raf — Building a Community Around Optimism and Mental Health from 2019-06-10T19:00

"No one thinks it’s weird if you say you’re going work out, so why do people think it’s weird when you say you’re going to meditate or you’re going to a therapist? That’s the stigma we’re t...

Dreamville's Cozz — Overcoming Depression and Going on a Tour with J Cole from 2019-05-28T15:00

"You have to have an outlet to get out of depression and instead of a bad one like drugs, liquor or whatever the case may be, look for something positive. If I feel down, I'll workout,...

Dreamville's Cozz — Overcoming Depression and Going on a Tour with J Cole from 2019-05-28T15:00

"You have to have an outlet to get out of depression and instead of a bad one like drugs, liquor or whatever the case may be, look for something positive. If I feel down, I'll workout,...

Dreamville's Cozz — Overcoming Depression and Going on a Tour with J Cole from 2019-05-28T15:00

"You have to have an outlet to get out of depression and instead of a bad one like drugs, liquor or whatever the case may be, look for something positive. If I feel down, I'll workout,...