Anyone who knows me, understands how much I love collaboration. And one of my favorite collaborators is my good friend David Hazan. I am so pleased to welcome David back to host his 7th episode, featuring a speaker I have coveted for years. This one is going to be an all-timer!

Sam Hendel is the Managing Partner of Chord Music Partners, a joint venture with Universal Music Group that has become one of the largest independent music rights platforms, managing a catalog of over 65,000 works from major artists across genres. He also has a background in investment management and tech, co-founding Dataminr and investing in a range of media, music, and technology companies while remaining active as a DJ and radio host.

David Hazan is a seasoned music executive with over 30 years of experience driving revenue growth and brand development across music, media, events, and technology, including senior roles at Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, The Orchard, and VH1/MTV Networks. He has worked with a wide range of industry clients and is an active thought leader, regularly curating and moderating panels at major conferences such as SXSW and Canadian Music Week.

The Smartest People In The Room® is a series of one-on-one conversations between music industry executives and personalities hosted by Tom Truitt, Managing Director of the Music & Live Entertainment practice. These hour long conversations draw an audience of hundreds and feature every type of global music industry executive, including agents, managers, attorneys, business managers, promoters, publishers, working musicians, songwriters. The audience is global, with strong concentration in music business centers like New York City, Los Angeles, Nashville, London, Toronto, San Francisco, Austin and more.