• Ashley Gorley

    Songwriter, Producer, & Publisher

    Bio
  • Ashley Mcbryde

    Singer-songwriter

    Bio
  • Chase McDaniel

    Singer-songwriter

    Bio
  • Maggie Rose

    Singer-songwriter

    Bio
  • Sam Williams

    Singer-songwriter

    Bio
  • GAYLE

    Singer-songwriter

    Bio
  • Mike Dupree

    SVP, Creative Director at Warner Music Nashville

    Bio
  • Madeline Edwards

    Musician

    Bio
  • Summer Joy

    Singer-songwriter

    Bio
  • Stella Prince

    Singer-songwriter

    Bio
  • Austen Adams

    President, Warner Chappell Music Nashville

    Bio
  • Beth Barcus

    Co-Executive Director, Porter Call 

    Bio
  • Debbie Carroll

    Vice President Entertainment and Specialized Services, Onsite

    Bio
  • Leslie Fram

    Founder & CEO, FEMco

    Bio
  • Katrina Gay

    Executive Director, NAMI Tennessee

    Bio
  • Ashley Grimmel

    Co-founder, FRESH

    Bio
  • Margaret Hart

    Head of Nashville Label and Industry Partnerships, YouTube

    Bio
  • Katie Kerkover

     SVP, A&R, BMG North America

    Bio
  • Kizzo

    Producer & Composer

    Bio
  • Rachelle Lefevre

    Actress

    Bio
  • Dillan Micus

    Co-founder, FRESH

    Bio
  • Melinda Newman

    Executive Editor, West Coast & Nashville at Billboard

    Bio
  • Brittany Schaffer

    Dean, Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business at Belmont University

    Bio
  • Dan Rogers

    Sr. Vice President/Executive Producer, Grand Ole Opry

    Bio
  • Sarah Trahern

    CEO, Country Music Association

    Bio
  • Kevin "Chief" Zaruk

    Co-founder & CEO, The CORE

    Bio
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Hollywood & Mind is grateful to our partners for enabling us to bring our conversations, community-building and creative innovation On Location In Nashville: 

Resource, advocacy and nonprofit partner 

About NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation

Launched in 2015, the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. (Supporting Our Next Generation of Songwriters) Foundation supports songwriters through funding educational programs, direct financial assistance and services, and through partnerships with like-minded institutions and organizations to enhance opportunities for music creators.

About The FRESH Program

FRESH is designed to protect and optimize the most critical asset in the music industry: the artist and their team. It is the first program built to transform every area of life by changing habits at the root, targeting the areas that drive health, happiness, and performance.  

Belmont University's Center for Mental Health in Entertainment 

A first-of-its-kind initiative designed to support the mental well-being of professionals and students in the entertainment industry. It will focus on three core pillars: community, by offering workshops, support groups, and crisis coordination; education, through integrated mental health curriculum and specialized training for future professionals and counselors; and research, by generating original insights to inform industry-wide strategies and cultural change.

About UTA Foundation

The UTA Foundation is the social impact division of United Talent Agency, providing strategic counsel to UTA clients and employees on community engagement and philanthropic initiatives. UTA unites ideas, opportunities and talent. The company represents some of the world's most iconic, barrier-breaking artists, creators and changemakers—from actors, athletes, authors and musicians to writers, gamers and digital influencers. 

About Anzie Blue

Located in the heart of Nashville’s Hillsboro Village at 2111 Belcourt Ave., Anzie Blue is a 250 capacity/4,000-square-foot live music and event venue co-owned by Marcie Allen and Derek Van Mol. Proud to be inclusive, more information about the venue is available at AnzieBlue.com 

About FEMco

Founded by music industry veteran Leslie Fram, FEMco (Fram Entertainment &  Music) is a creative consulting collective specializing in strategic career development for artists, talent booking services, and connection to Nashville’s entertainment community and beyond.  

About Love You Three

LYT’s mission is to elevate your everyday with premium, farm-to-table THC and CBD wellness. Proudly women-owned and crafted in a GMP- and FDA-certified facility, we blend nature’s most luxurious botanicals with powerhouse ingredients like hyaluronic acid, collagen, and vitamin D. Every product is designed to nourish your body, uplift your spirit, and bring intentional beauty to your daily ritual—delivered with love, always.

About NAMI Tennesee

NAMI Tennessee is a grassroots, non-profit, self-help organization offering resources, education and understanding to anyone concerned about mental illnesses and the treatment of mental illness.