Jesse Brede is the founder of Lion’s Share Digital, Gravitas Recordings, an electronic music label, Gravitas Create, electronic music education, and co-founder of Pivotal Agency, artist management, and bookings. Lion’s Share works with world-class brands, festivals, artists, and creatives. Gravitas has released 190 albums, eps, and compilations. He’s managed CloZee, Beats Antique, Desert Dwellers, Dirtwire, and Bluetech.
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Episode highlights with Jesse Brede
- What happens when you understand the customer journey
- How taking control of where potential customers go benefits marketing
- What happened when a customer had a big, brand-new problem
- What Jesse’s team fell back on when facing this major challenge
- What it was like going through the creation process
- How Jesse’s process changed after working with this big client
Lightning Round with Jesse Brede
- Best advice: Be careful with how you act on the way up, because you’ll see the same people on the way down (don’t let your ego run wild!)
- Habit that contributes to success: Exercise
- Recommended tools: Loom and Lastpass
- Recommended book: Own the Day, Own Your Life by Aubrey Marcus
Quotes from Jesse Brede’s episode
- “Where I’m fascinated is where that music and technology overlap.”
- “The music industry is an upside down business…money is hard to come by and they often don’t want to spend it on branding.”
- “I’m an advocate for taking power back.”
- “This was on another order.”
- “We went for it, and it became one of the best client experiences I’ve had.”
- “I just kept aiming high and trusting my team.”
- “The team…trusting each other, that was probably the biggest benefit.”
- “Within the first couple weeks of working with (UGURUS), I saw a measurable difference in my business.”
- “You are delivering on your promise!” (UGURUS)
Takeaways from Jesse Brede’s episode
- When facing a new challenge, ask lots of questions and really listen to what the customer wants
- Rather than giving raises surrounding the big project, Jesse was glad he decided to focus on bonuses and keep spending conservatively
- Aim high with quoting a big project
