Randy Nichols is one of the most impressive people I've met in a very long time. He is a music business polymath, and a strategic innovator bridging the gap between music and technology, with a proven track record of transforming industry challenges into scalable solutions. With deep expertise spanning artist management, tech advisory, and industry advocacy, he specializes in identifying emerging trends and translating them into practical applications. In short, he is the literal definition of what we strive to present in all our shows.

Matt Watts is a global marketing executive and platinum-selling musician with a 20+ year track record of building beloved, culture-driven brands across footwear, apparel, consumer products, hospitality, and entertainment. He is a brand builder and cultural translator who knows how to move at the speed of the consumer - while making them feel something in the process. He is also the guitarist and co-founder of platinum-selling rock band, The Starting Line.

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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.