Description

Applause Artist Relations Manager Kelly Benini talks about the ups and downs of the entertainment industry, her personal and professional evolutions, and her life mission with Sarah and Vic, including discussion on:

• Reaching back to help the next generation through academic mentorship
• How Kelly got her start booking big acts and helping charities
• It’s okay to change careers and evolve with your wants and needs
• The differences in the industry across genre and job
• Aligning your mission with your actions
• Personal hurdles, self-esteem, and how tough experiences help us help others
• Advocating for your artists and being aware of how to create safe spaces
• How Applause helps give artists of all kinds and sizes power and agency
• Not taking setbacks and others’ successes personally
• Hindsight is always 20/20 - it always works out!

Notes:

To Write Love On Her Arms: https://twloha.com/

Syracuse University Bandier Program: https://newhouse.syr.edu/academics/bandier-program/

Rob Light: https://variety.com/exec/rob-light/

CAA: https://www.caa.com/

Karen Kosowski: https://www.karenkosowski.com/

Altadena: https://www.altadena.co/

Julie Pilat: https://juliepilat.co/

The Idea Fountain: https://juliepilat.co/the-idea-fountain

Dina LaPolt Episode: https://www.art19.com/shows/the-idea-fountain/episodes/f806b7fa-44de-4a6e-8278-fa2eb9829900

LaPolt Law: https://www.lapoltlaw.com/

Busbee: https://variety.com/2019/music/news/busbee-songwriter-producer-dead-dies-1203353319/

Noreen Prunier: https://earlyrising.co/2021/01/26/noreen-prunier/

Ryan Griffin: https://ryangriffin.com/

Riley Roth: https://www.rileyroth.com/

Applause: https://applause.stream/

Sophia Bush Podcast Episode: https://unqualified.com/episodes/sophia-bush/