How to Create More Community, Mentorship and Financial Literacy in the Arts, Music & Entrepreneurship with Nikisha Bailey

Wanna know how to build and navigate your way through the music industry… or any industry for that matter? In this episode, Matt Gottesman @mattgottesman sits down with Nikisha Bailey (VP of A&R Admin + Operations for Artist Partner Group) and they go all-in on building your reputation through your work, taking positions that put you in front of future opportunities, having humility and being honest, not having all the answers but being the person to find them, creating community in your career journey, building trust amongst the artists, mentorship and teaching artists and entrepreneurs alike how to build more financial sustainability, the importance of giving back, creating other ventures that appeal to her passions and to diversify and much more… 01:20 Meet Nikisha! 05:30 If all music was gone and you could save only three albums, which ones would they be? 07:40 Name an influential person, living or nonliving, who you would want to interact with and why? 09:35 What is the best music-focused film for you? 11:45 What is an important book, podcast, or Audible that has helped you to navigate your creativity and passion? 14:35 How did you get to where you are now? 19:25 How did you establish relationships and community during your journey? 24:55 Do you get a lot of questions about navigating the industry? 27:30 What is your take on financial literacy? 33:25 Are the artists bringing up these topics too? 36:50 What do they come to you with? 38:35 Tell us about Win-Win. 44:00 As a mentor, how do you share what you’ve learned with others? 47:05 What do you have coming up?   FEATURED GUEST: Nikisha Bailey Instagram: https://instagram.com/nikideebee  Instagram: https://instagram.com/winwincoffeebar  Website: https://artistpg.com  Order a coffee! https://winwin.coffee   OUR HOST: Matt Gottesman Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattgottesman   FOLLOW US: YouTube | https://bit.ly/OrloveUTC  Facebook | https://bit.ly/2T9Q1ur  Instagram | https://bit.ly/2Z5nN7N Website | https://bit.ly/2zA5yNc  Website | https://bit.ly/2zA5yNc