There’s perhaps no industry in greater need of disruption than the intersection of music, media and technology. That’s where my company and most music licensing companies exist today.These industries have long been dominated by a homogenous 1% — the elitist class of power brokers and gatekeepers who’ve prioritized and protected…

Better is always better than more. In a marketplace where music licensing companies boast an unfathomable number of tracks, it may seem crazy to launch a new alternative, based on the belief that less is more. But that’s exactly what we’re doing with Track Club, powered by Marmoset. Apparently APM…

As I type this, I’m on a three-day solo retreat in the Columbia River Gorge. It’s an annual ritual I’ve developed over the years to find some space, reflect, reset and redefine my habits, goals and intentions for the year ahead. In other words, it’s how I wake-up from The…

This is a signal fire. It’s an invitation to every workplace, every boss, every leader, every team member, collaborator and contributor, and every worker in every nook and cranny of every industry and community in every nation. Today my team at Marmoset published our second annual Transparency Report. The objective…

German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famously said “Tell me with whom you consort with and I will tell you who you are. ” While insightful and thought provoking, it’s also perhaps a little too simple for today’s modern world. …

In December 2018 I drafted a fiery essay about why subscription music licensing models are bad for artists, bad for music, and might even be a degradation to humanity. As you can see, I had some big emotions about it. Thankfully, I never published it. Today I’m writing, and actually…

Note: A version of this essay was originally published on April 21, 2021 by Oregon Business Magazine. There’s a lot of companies today talking about community support, contributing to the greater good and giving back. …

What I’ve Learned Leading Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at My Creative Agency Note: A short version of this essay was originally published on December 29, 2020 by The Portland Business Journal. Amid today’s rapidly shifting societal landscape, leaders are scrambling to navigate the waters of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). I started doing the work to build a more equitable and diverse…

Storytelling I’ve become increasingly aware of a challenge facing leaders (and lots of people) today: storytelling. And I’m not talking about the kind of storytelling families and cultures use to pass down history and traditions — nor do I mean storytelling contemporary creatives use to cultivate connection and meaning for brands…