CMJ 2013

Ron Faris is co-founder and CEO of a new Virgin start-up company focused on social commerce. Most recently, he was head of Brand Marketing at Virgin Mobile USA where he was responsible for managing the brand’s strategic evolution, as well as all aspects of creative and consumer-facing... Read More →

Jules Ferree is Vice President, Brand Partnerships for the East Coast Label Group of Universal Music Group, handling Island Def Jam Motown.

Tricia currently lives in NYC, leading global consumer engagement at Gap Brand for Gap, Inc. In this role, she manages marketing investment strategies, digital, mobile, social, media, emerging platforms and brand partnerships. Her specialty is building omnichannel platforms, innovative... Read More →

Jen Pearce began her career at Terrorbird Media where she represented roughly 40 indie labels for sync licensing. She then went on to be the Director of Commercial Licensing at Warner Bros. Records and is currently the Sr. Director of Commercial Licensing & Brand Partnerships at Downtown... Read More →

Rich Schaefer is the President of The Artists Organization, a management company with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville.