Farris, Self & Moore Reflects On Three Years, Promotes Two

Pictured (back row L-R): Sarah Grissom, Tina Banjo, Tim Lane, Kella Farris, Gator Pizer, Taylor Baird, Matt Najdowski; (front row L-R): Brittney Schoessel, Hannah Haggerty, Amanda Mitchell, Catherine Moore, Stephanie Mundy Self, Hollister Whaling. Photo: Meredith Bustillo

The full-service business management and financial planning firm, Farris, Self & Moore (FSM) is celebrating three years of business and several staff elevations within the company. Kella Farris, Stephanie Mundy Self and Catherine Moore started the firm in 2015 and 2018 finds them with ten additional staffers and a growing clientele. FSM offers services from accounting and business management to financial planning services for touring artists and hit songwriters. They describe it in four words: “Authentic, Boutique, All-In and Innovative.”

Pictured (L-R): Hollister Whaling, Amanda Mitchell

Client Managers Hollister Whaling and Amanda Mitchell have risen to Junior Business Managers after having both been in business management for seven years. Whaling spent time at New West Records in Athens, Georgia, and American Songwriter in Nashville before venturing into business management. Mitchell’s stops include Universal Music Group, the Country Music Association, the Grand Ole Opry and The Roanoke Civic Center.

“The growth and success of FSM wouldn’t be possible without our entire team,” comments Farris. “We are so pleased and proud to announce the promotion of Hollister Whaling and Amanda Mitchell to Junior Business Manager. The level of service they provide is representative of FSM’s core value of being “All In” for our clients. We feel blessed and excited to continue to serve our clients and strive to remain the boutique choice for artists and songwriters who need full-service business management and comprehensive financial planning.”

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LB Cantrell

LB Cantrell is Editor/Director of Operations at MusicRow magazine, where she oversees, manages and executes all company operations. LB oversees all MusicRow-related content, including the publication’s six annual print issues and online news. She is a Georgia native and a graduate of the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University.

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