New York, New York, United States
I first learned about entrepreneurship before I even understood what the word meant. When I was 14, I sold $5,000+ of my band's CDs in the hallways of high school. Since then, I have founded the music tech company Set The Set (acquired by UnitedMasters), which empowered fans to vote on the set lists for upcoming concerts. We had 300,000+ users, partnerships with every major record label, and helped hundreds of artists including Drake, Muse, Miranda Lambert, BTS, and Zedd collect fan emails and drive Spotify streams. I then worked at UnitedMasters, where I was able to continue my mission to help connect artists and fans. Our vision was to create a record label in your pocket. As a Sr. Product Manager, I helped launch their mobile app, grow to millions of users, and create a multi-million dollar consumer subscription model. UnitedMasters was founded by former EVP of Interscope Records, Steve Stoute, and has now raised $150M+ in funding from top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Apple, Alphabet, and more to create an industry alternative for independent artists. Ever since I was a kid, I dreamt of playing stadiums shows with a band. I play in the indie pop band Pink Roses. We have 5M+ streams, have been featured on New Music Friday and on the cover of Spotify Editorial Playlists, we have been played on Sirius XM Radio, sold out shows in NYC and LA, and our music video has 1M+ views on YouTube. My life is dedicated to every aspect of technology, music, film, culture, and mental health. I am now building a new company working to improve the mental health of every human in the world. More to come soon... :) I believe if you follow your dreams, you can achieve amazing things. I put myself out of my comfort zone every day because I believe that is the best way to learn. Gratitude is my core value.
Making movies at the speed of imagination.
After a profound experience in Alcoholics Anonymous, I realized the frameworks from AA could be applied beyond addiction to improve the mental health of everyday people. This inspired Humans Anonymous. We’re building anonymous audio spaces for mental health. We went live in Feb 2023, hit #1 in the App Store for Health & Fitness, and have 300,000+ downloads in our first two months. We have communities for loneliness, breakups, anxiety, depression, LGBTQ, ADHD, and more. We host daily anonymous meetings on our mobile app for members to share their struggles, get advice, and support each other. We’ve raised $3.1M from General Catalyst, Backend Capital, as well as early investors in Headspace, Cameo, and more. You can download Humans Anonymous in the App Store now: https://apple.co/3QjhFQU
Ever since I was a kid, I dreamt of playing my music for stadiums of people. Pink Roses is a dream pop duo based in Los Angeles for fans of LANY and The 1975. We are both previous Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs. We released our first single on Valentine’s Day 2019 and have reached 5M+ streams organically. Our first music video, premiered in CLASH Magazine, and has reached 1.2M+ views on YouTube. We sold out our first 3 shows, including Hotel Cafe in LA with 200+ fans and Rockwood Music Hall in NYC. We wrote 100+ songs in our bedroom last year and are currently in the studio recording 6 new songs. It's just the beginning. One day we will play stadiums 🌷
UnitedMasters vision is to create an industry alternative for independent artists. We are building a record label in your pocket. As a Sr. Product Manager, I continue my vision to create products that help connect artists and fans. UnitedMasters was founded by former EVP of Interscope Records, Steve Stoute, with $70M in funding from top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Alphabet, and 20th Century Fox and a dream of replacing record labels.
Hundreds of artists including Drake, BTS, Muse, Miranda Lambert, Zedd, Wiz Khalifa, Zac Brown Band and many more used Set The Set to reach millions of fans. Through our platform, fans request songs for the set list for upcoming concerts, while artists collect fan data and drive Spotify streams. We partnered with top brands including Bud Light, Uber, Samsung, and CBS to sponsor these digital fan engagement experiences. We raised ~$1M in VC funding and Set The Set was acquired by UnitedMasters in 2019.