Case Study: Undercurrent
Miguel, Bon Iver, Jorja Smith Helped Craft Installations for New Music and Art Platform, Undercurrent. The various installations all grapple with climate change. Undercurrent was founded to unite musicians, artists, and other collaborators to create new kinds of immersive, interactive, multimedia events that could also inspire social change.
Role: General Manager
Experience
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2018 - 2023, New York City
Executive leadership in two award-winning agencies that transform the way we create and experience culture. Listen designs audio and music for sonic branding, podcasts, and products. A_DA is an experience innovation and design agency.
Board Financial Reporting, annual budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling.
HR, Legal, business operations. Launch Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Future of Work (remote) plans.
Design & implementation of Anti-Racism and DE&I strategy, L&D initiatives and cross-functional processes.
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2015 - present
Start-up scaling – building teams and operational process
Fundraising, investor decks and presentations, Executive Coaching
Competitive Analysis, Research and Development
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2015 - 2017
Album recording, promotion, and world tour.
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2014 - 2015
Culture of high touch, critical stakeholders, and clientele. (e.g. record label executives)
Launch new L&D high potential program, “Amplify” – support with planning and execution
Talent Acquisition and Onboarding: develop new processes and materials
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Executive Management of the dissemination of content for all key areas of international non-profit foundation
Supervise staff of 9 and over 50 home volunteers (writers, editors, and producers)
Meeting Facilitation, Public Speaking, extensive written & verbal communication and presentations
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Excel, Great Plains, Raiser’s Edge Blackbaud
Supervise staff of 3
A/R, A/P, Receipts, General Ledger, data analysis
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Nobel Peace Prize performance for President Barack Obama in Oslo, Norway 2009, Grammy’s 2011
Production for rehearsals, Background vocals
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Direct report to Executive Director
Interim Managing Director
Manage all operations: payroll, A/R, A/P, customer service, enrollment/registration, office maintenance, etc,
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COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR EQUITY, INCLUSIVITY & PEACE
Taught conflict resolution and non-violent communication to 4th and 5th graders of diverse backgrounds
Lead musician
Group facilitation with adults and children