Industry Ink: City National Bank, Songshine Media, T. Graham Brown
City National Bank Promotes Two
Kristy Sargent, Stacia Watkins
City National Bank has promoted staffers Kristy Sargent and Stacia Watkins. Sargent has been promoted to Vice President/Senior Account Manager from her previous post as Assistant Vice President/Account Manager. Sargent has nearly two decades of financial service to the Entertainment Industry and was part of the original team hired to help launch City National’s Nashville Entertainment office in 2011.
Watkins, Assistant Vice President/Account Manager, has been elevated to Vice President/Senior Account Manager. Watkins has a decade of experience working in the consumer banking and private wealth management fields, with extensive knowledge in operational management and products. In 2020, Watkins moved from City National’s Private Banking Team to Entertainment. She also serves on the Board for Historic Nashville.
Songshine Media Closes Doors
Independent public relations firm Songshine Media will close operations as founder/publicist, Dakota Heflin, looks forward to new career opportunities in 2021. Songshine represented Joe & Martina, Jay Bragg, and Jake Loban, as well as Bromberg’s Big Noise and Ladybug Music Festival since its establishment. Heflin’s previous industry experience includes time as Senior Publicist at digital marketing, publicity and management company, Crowd Surf, as well as a publicist with The AristoMedia Group.
Reach Heflin via dakota_hailey@yahoo.com or (941) 993-2734.
T. Graham Brown Partners With Hillbilly Tea
T. Graham Brown has announced a partnership with HillBilly Iced Teas and Lemonade. HillBilly Beverages LLC is a privately held company that is based in Boca Raton, Florida that gained exposure from the hit TV show Shark Tank, and has expanded into the beverage market with iced teas, lemonades, and bourbons. Over the past few years, HillBilly Beverage’s distribution has grown to over 30 states and a variety of retailers.
“Man, from one hillbilly T. (that’s me, of course) to some great tasting HillBilly Tea, I am really excited to partner with Mike and his team to help spread the word about their beverages because I have been drinking this stuff for a while now and absolutely love it. Now, you can pick up both my album and some lemonade or tea at Walmart,” said Brown. “As we get back to touring next year, we will be traveling in our newly wrapped bus that I am excited to unveil.”
