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Came a Long Way
by Came a Long Way Inc.
It's common for creative minds to constantly focus on future — new goals, visions and accomplishments. However, their progress to date can become a huge source of inspiration and motivation to others. In this show, Ela and Emir host recording artists, entrepreneurs and entertainment executives to look back on their journey of success. Deep diving into their unique perspective, key decisions, challenges and experience, Came a Long Way is here to guide to the next generation as they discover their passions and get insights on what it takes to turn dreams into reality.
Episodes
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Didier Morais — The Publicist Behind Meek Mill, REFORM Alliance, Roc Nation and More
As the Senior Director of Music & Entertainment at Berk Communications, Morais has successfully spearheaded nationally and internationally-renowned publicity campaigns such as: - Spearheaded the international “Free Meek” PR campaign that resulted in the Grammy-nominated artist Meek Mill’s release...
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Epic Records Senior VP of Promotion Sandra Afloarei — How To Surround Yourself With The Right People
Sandra Afloarei is the Senior VP of Promotion at Epic Records. She has been selected to Billboard 40 under 40 for her outstanding work. We hope you enjoy this episode. For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments...
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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
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.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]
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LVRN Co-Founder Justice Baiden — Remove The Ego and Never Look Back
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. We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions,...
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Warner Chappell Music Senior Director of A&R Wallace Joseph — Overcoming Your Biggest Fears On The Road To Success
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.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]
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Warner Records Executive Vice President Chris Atlas — Adapt Quickly & Never Stop Learning
Chris Atlas is Executive Vice President of Urban Music and Marketing at Warner Records. We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]
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EQT Co-Founder Henny Yegezu — Find A Purpose That's Bigger Than Yourself
We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]
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Artist Manager & Creative Entrepreneur Paris Cole — Stop Worrying and Start Trying
We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]
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Atlantic Records President of A&R Pete Ganbarg — How To Deal With Conformity and Believe In Your Own Talent
Pete Ganbarg is a Grammy Award winning music business executive who is currently President of A&R for Atlantic Records. We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us...
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Def Jam SVP of Marketing Jeff Burroughs — How To Make Yourself Valuable and Take Action Against Systematic Racism
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 Records, Jeff served as a Vice President at Sony Music Entertainment and later joined Simon Cowell’s Syco...
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A$AP Rocky's Manager & Entrepreneur John Ehmann — How To Take The Driver Seat In Your Career
Our guest this week is John Ehmann. After establishing a career in the music industry as an A&R executive, he's now a serial entrepreneur also known as the manager of A$AP Rocky. Growing up, John was the go to for new music amongst his high school peers. It was only until he landed a internship…
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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
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. During our conversation, Courtney talked about how the age of streaming played an important role in breaking...
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Island Records President Darcus Beese — How to Make Your Own Luck for a Successful Career
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 Amy Winehouse and Jessie J. Music Week described Beese as "one of the great A&R people of his or any...
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RCA Records Co-President John Fleckenstein — How Streaming is Liberating the Music Industry
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 Timberlake and how to develop a global mindset when it comes to artist relevance. John talked about…
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Roc Nation Marketing Director Nelly Ortiz — Chill Out and Follow Your Ideas
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. During our conversation, Nelly mentioned how she takes advantage of every day as if it is a new beginning. She also gave valuable advice…
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Spotify's John Stein — How to Find Trends in Music and Create New Ones
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-less playlist that lead to 400,000+ followers and the importance of data when spotting trends. John lists some of his...
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4x Grammy Winning Producer Anthony Kilhoffer — What It Takes To Collaborate With Top Talent Like Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Travis Scott and Michael Jackson
Anthony Kilhoffer is a 4 time Grammy winning producer, engineer and songwriter who is also the founder of 1st Gen record label. Throughout his career, Kilhoffer worked on major projects with artists such as Kanye West, Kid Cudi and Travis Scott. During our conversation, Kilhoffer mentioned how he...
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Columbia Records Co-Head of Urban Music, Phylicia Fant — The Importance of Emotional Intelligence and Staying Present
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, Phylicia was successful in breaking artists such as JoJo, Kid Cudi and Andra Day pointing out that these...
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Nigel Talley VP of A&R Alamo Records — How to Switch Your Mindset to 'We' Instead of 'Me'
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 the current state of the music industry in the streaming era and how it is changing overtime. Nigel…
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Def Jam SVP of A&R Tuo Clark — How To Remain Positive Through Darkness
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 as Big Sean, Trey Songz and Nicki Minaj. During our conversation, we talked about how Tuo has an ‘intern...
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Warner Records SVP of A&R Eesean Bolden — How to Seize the Opportunity in Music Business
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. During our conversation, we talked about the important of leaning in on analytics with a combination of…
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Kenny Hamilton — How to Adapt, Change and Reinvent Yourself
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 worked in top global companies like Apple and Spotify. During our conversation, we dived in to the early…
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Co-Founder and CEO of Genius Tom Lehman — Embracing Change and Uncertainty On The Road To Success
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 online media companies with over 100 employees and millions of daily user engagements, with collaboration...
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EMPIRE VP of A&R Tina Davis — The Power of Believing in Yourself
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 Vice President of A&R at Def Jam where she remained as an executive for more than a decade. Currently…
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Lauren Gallo — The Marketing Creative Behind Soho House, Nike Women, Apple and Snapchat
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, Lauren’s passion for storytelling started at a young age. She lived in eight different cities over the…
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President of Since the 80's Barry "Hefner" Johnson — How To Grow in Music Business as an Entrepreneur
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 such as 21 Savage, JID and Earthgang. In one of the most exclusive and competitive industries such as the music...
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RCA Records VP of A&R Derrick Aroh — How to Build Resilience for Long Term Success
‘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 most important talents of our generation such as Childish Gambino, GoldLink and Brockhampton. Derrick’s road to...
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Atlantic Records VP of A&R Riggs Morales — How to Stay Relevant in Music Business and Working With Eminem
'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 transformed the genres of Hip Hop and R&B such as Eminem, 50 Cent and more recently Wiz Khalifa and Janelle Monae. Riggs’ rise as a...
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President of SB Projects Allison Kaye — Unconventional Path to Success and Working With Justin Bieber
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 of the top megastars in music such as Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. Allison was employee #1 when...
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Def Jam Recordings SVP A&R Noah Preston — How to Standout in Music Business and Getting Out of Comfort Zone
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, we talked about his own definition of success, how to standout in music industry and motivating yourself to get out of the...
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Atlantic Records' Rising Talent ELHAE — Making Timeless Music and Avoiding Distractions
‘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 picture of their son. That’s all that I can really ask for, creating something that’s beyond background...
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Interscope Records VP of A&R Aaron 'Dash' Sherrod — Finding Talent & Truth Behind the Music Business
‘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. But if it’s really your passion, it’s worth it. — Aaron ‘Dash’ Sherrod Aaron ‘Dash’ Sherrod, is known…
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Madhappy Co-Founders Peiman and Noah Raf — Building a Community Around Optimism and Mental Health
"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 trying to overcome through clothing." — Peiman Raf Madhappy is a lifestyle brand launched in 2017 by...
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Dreamville's Cozz — Overcoming Depression and Going on a Tour with J Cole
"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, write some music or go to the beach and look at the water type sh*t. Anything positive to drown it out." —Cozz...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
It's common for creative minds to constantly focus on future — new goals, visions and accomplishments. However, their progress to date can become a huge source of inspiration and motivation to others. In this show, Ela and Emir host recording artists, entrepreneurs and entertainment executives to look back on their journey of success. Deep diving into their unique perspective, key decisions, challenges and experience, Came a Long Way is here to guide to the next generation as they discover their passions and get insights on what it takes to turn dreams into reality.
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