Beauregard<\/a>\u00a0(Maren Morris, Hozier) and trumpeter Crystal Torres, who played on Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Renaissance tour accompanied by a very visible baby bump.<\/p>\n\n\tIn tandem with its launch last year, the organization hosted its inaugural Moms In Music brunch. Sponsored by the Recording Academy and Songwriters of North America (SONA), the event honored Grammy-winning artist Faith Evans, creative director\/choreographer Jamaica Craft (Ciara, Usher) and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Dionne Farris. Plans are underway for a second annual brunch again in September.<\/p>\n
\n\tDuring the day, Brock doubles as CEO of King Creative Group, which she established after leaving 10K Projects. The Atlanta-based firm provides talent management and operations consulting. Among the clients in its admin division: Quality Control Music.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tBy no means, however, is Brock\u2019s day job sacrificing the passion and determination that sparked her vision for Moms In Music. \u201cAnother of our goals is to be a source of inspiration for the generations that will come after us,\u201d she declares. \u201cIt\u2019s something I wish that I would have had.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIn the wake of the call for more diversity, equity and inclusion over the last several years, what positive changes have you witnessed for women in music?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tTransparency is starting to happen a bit more just in terms of how the business operates. That\u2019s because artists are becoming smarter about the business; wanting to maintain a level of independence. But with it also has to come a level of education in terms of how you do it and how you do it successfully. I\u2019m inspired when I hear about artists going the independent route or choosing to be creative in how they structure their deals because they understand the mutual value that\u2019s coming to the table. When it comes to moms specifically, we\u2019ve seen a change in the last five to 10 years with artists being more vocal about being proud to be a mom; that family is a priority. Artists like Beyonc\u00e9, Rihanna, Ciara and others who are succeeding in their careers while shattering the misconception that a woman has to sacrifice or give something up. The more that we\u2019re able to have spaces like Moms In Music and other organizations such as FAM [Family Alliance in Music] with which we\u2019re partnered. The big picture goal is to be part of the disruption that we already see happening. You can\u2019t be what you can\u2019t see.<\/p>\n
\n\tSpeaking of which, what about women executives and the challenges they\u2019re still facing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tThe more faith we have in women and moms in the C-suite, the more they can advocate. The industry overall has a lot of work to do in terms of building better leaders who are delegating; who are managing in a way that is supportive for their team. Look at organizations that have great leaders. For instance, Jacqueline Saturn [Virgin Music Group president, North America\/exec. vp of global artist relations]. I worked with Jacqueline when I was 10K. Literally everyone who\u2019s on Jacqueline\u2019s staff doesn\u2019t want to go anywhere because she leads from a place of support. She\u2019s created a safe space for her team where they feel comfortable coming to her or her executives as a team and say, \u201cThis is what I need.\u201d And they support that. The more that we\u2019re able to build better leaders at the top, there\u2019s no choice but for that to trickle down to the rest of the organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tWhat kind of support does Moms In Music provide?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tWe focus on the personal and the professional. All of our support and programming are built around our four core pillars: physical wellness, financial wellness, professional development and spiritual\/mental health. For example, a few days ago we brought in a financial wellness specialist from an organization called Moms with Benefits. And the specialist did a full presentation on topics like how long you can ask for extended maternity leaves and what you can do in terms of taxes and other matters that most of us didn\u2019t have a clue about. We also recently presented a panel built around a series we\u2019re launching called \u201cMore Than a Mom\u201d that talks about how to reclaim your identity in motherhood.<\/p>\n
\n\tOnce you become a member, you have access to our members-only portal, our own mini-Facebook featuring whatever information you\u2019d like to have available to other members so you\u2019re able to network with each other. We also have a forum that lists our events plus recaps, videos, various resources and member feedback. Our virtual events, at least one per month, are generally open to anyone who wants to join. But our recaps and video replays are for members only. Next Monday [May 13], we\u2019re doing a mixer in Nashville during Music Biz 2024 that\u2019s open to anyone who wants to learn more about Moms In Music because we\u2019re looking to further build our brand awareness. Leading into Mother\u2019s Day, we presented three programs earlier this week. We\u2019re also doing free giveaways to members each week this month.<\/p>\n
\n\tHow has establishing Moms In Music shaped your own journey as a business executive and mother?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tTo be very honest, I didn\u2019t want kids. I was so career-focused, trying to climb the corporate ladder. That was literally all I could think. Then everything changed. Now I\u2019m so glad that God knew what I needed more than I knew. Because it\u2019s changed my whole perspective on life. It\u2019s given me purpose in a way I didn\u2019t know that I needed. It\u2019s also helped me tap into my strengths, my superpowers. I\u2019m a way better executive since becoming a mom because I understand how to delegate. I understand how to prioritize like during the little window of time that you get after [school] drop off. I get so much done because I\u2019m laser-focused. And being a mom has also helped me realize how much time I was wasting before. Just kind of chasing my tail, right? It\u2019s helped me to understand purpose in a way that I\u2019ve never understood before. Motherhood is definitely the hardest job I\u2019ve ever had, from the minute I open my eyes at 5:15 a.m. and don\u2019t stop moving untii 9:30 p.m. But it\u2019s also the most amazing and fulfilling.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The organization helps women to “fulfill our true potential in an industry where motherhood has been viewed as taboo and women are often marginalized.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":627731,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-627729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-content\/uploads\/moms-in-music-logo-billboard-1240.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/627731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jurus.net\/musicsynclicense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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