NYU Stern School of Business

University of Maryland

Founder at Music Tech Works

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

We make insanely simple tools for licensing music. Through our platform, rightsholder.io, we're focused on making it easier for TV/Film/Ad production companies to get sync licenses for popular music.As we continue to grow, we've been honored to be selected for:Funding Recipient: Google's Black Founders Fund 2020 Participant: Google for Startups Founder's Academy 2020 CohortParticipant: Nashville's Project Music 2019 Cohort.

Music Tech Works

Co-Founder  -  CEO

Exchange Geeks

Chief Product Officer

Responsible for crafting the consumer experience and setting the strategy for NCR’s online ordering applications (Web, Mobile, and IOT) for restaurants/restaurant groups.

NCR Corporation

Product Manager

- Established the Product Management department in the Atlanta office, growing it from 0 to a headcount of 7. Responsible for managing, developing, and leading the team.-Led product teams delivering experiences for clients including: NBA Digital, Turner Broadcasting, Under Armour, Duke Energy, UPS, Navy Federal, Lowe’s, AT&T, Pulte Homes, Mohawk Flooring and contributed to others.-Created product visions\strategy with team leads for clients that met both user needs and business goals.-Worked with Product Owners & Senior level clients.-Recognized opportunities for organic growth and made recommendations that resulted in additional business for our accounts.-Skilled in Product Management tasks including but not limited to: Leading cross-functional product teams, building a business case for the strategy, creating high level & detailed roadmaps, creating and managing product backlogs, managing the delivery utilizing several agile & waterfall methodologies.  -Improved internal delivery processes by working on a cross -functional management team focused on office operations.-Promoted several times: Business Strategist-> Senior Strategist -> Product Management Lead.

Huge

Product Management Lead  -  Strategist

SongSplits

Strategy & Product

Clients have included: COX Communications, <a href="http://AT&T/YP.com">AT&T/YP.com</a>, Comcast, Verizon Business, Verizon WirelessFor these clients I have done the following:- Conducted industry research for business cases/models and market analysis for several business development efforts- Analyzed systems capabilities for strategic architecture roadmap- Utilized project management and people skills to oversee multiple projects and ensure theircompletion on time and on budget- Conducted system requirements and process design sessions as well as manage offshore team design review sessions- Built and maintained a strong reputation as a Subject Matter Expert with clients- Managed multiple workstreams concurrently

Accenture

Media & Entertainment Consultant

I handle the day-to-day management of all business related to a Singer/Songwriter, signed to Epic Records. My responsibilities included but were not limited to the following: opportunity analysis, deal negotiation, and working with the rest of the management team, production company, and label to execute our strategy.- Negotiated deals for my artist including his record deal with with Epic Records,independent partnerships with Revel Music Group & So So Def Recordings, publishingadministration deal with Kobalt Music, production agreements, and performance agreements.- Created marketing plan for the free EP "In Search Of" which was released in 2010 and has been downloaded over 500K times to date.

J Austin MGMT

Talent Manager

- Researched and developed business plan and financial model for new venture-Researched content for new target markets

IMAX

Business Development Intern

- Examined the expansion of a label brand into adjacent businesses-Created a business plan and financial model for a new venture-Created timeline for the implementation of the business plan including milestones and major risks-Found multiple opportunities to exploit existing brand equity and generate ancillary revenue

EMI Music

Strategy Implementation Intern

Focused on Entertainment, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship, I used my time at Stern to round out my core business skills and position myself to move into the entertainment and media industry. I'm interested in digital media, marketing, and strategy.1 of 25 students selected to attend the 2009 Canes Film Festival

MBA Student

- Planned and executed the national deployment strategy for a client’s biometric ID program, which included 12 deployment locations and approximately 17,000 employees-Coordinated and oversaw the training of the staff in the national deployment locations-Worked with deployment managers to ensure that enrollment targets were met-Presented the national deployment strategy and status updates for the biometric ID program to senior clients, including the client’s Deputy Chief Information Officer-Helped prepare client's congressional testimony regarding the success of the program-Researched potential clients, in five target cites, to support the expansion of Accenture’s newly created non-profit practice and presented results to senior management-Worked on the recruitment team for the University of Maryland College Park

Consultant

- Artist Management-Focused on matching artist with the appropriate business model that will allow them to achieve their artistic and financial goals.-Created an online marketing strategy to increase exposure and develop a brand image for an up and coming music producer.-Planned and coordinated tour logistics for the group Soul Rebel as they performed on the East Coast leg of the “Children of Possibility” tour with the group One Self, which included tour/group promotions, travel/lodging planning, and acting as the road manager.

Soul Rebel Management and Consulting

Partner

- Analyzed two long-term contracting systems for compatibility and presented recommendations to senior managers and senior level clients regarding merging the two systems-Provided on site training and support for a client’s IT system; visited sites across the country and  worked with employees to ensure their correct utilization of the system and increase operational efficiency-Created web based training programs for complex IT systems at two separate clients-Worked on the recruitment team for the University of Maryland College Park

Jarrett Hines