Symphonic Launches Fifth Annual Women Empowered+ Mentorship Program
Symphonic, the music technology and services company for independent labels, managers, and artists, has launched its Fifth Annual Women Empowered+ Mentorship Program and is now accepting applications.
Mentees can apply today through March 23 to be paired up with established professionals in their area of focus. Those who are interested in applying as mentors or mentees can read more about the program requirements and submit their application here.
Mentors participating in this year’s program include Kassandra Robinson, Associate Manager, Label Partnerships, Spotify, Sarah Davis, Director, Global Client Services & In-House Forensic Musicologist, Downtown Music Publishing, Mayra Vargas, VP, Publishing Sync, Concord Music Publishing, Bianca Alarcon, VP of Content Development, Spanish Broadcasting System, Juliette Leparrée, Business Development Manager, Music Story, Bilarys Ramirez, Comptroller (Accounting), Rimas Publishing, Ellen Truley, Chief Marketing & External Affairs Officer, The MLC, Isabel Echeverri, Strategic Partner Manager, Music Label Partnerships, Meta and Laurie Jakobsen, Founder & President, Jaybird Communications. Additional mentors will also participate from companies including Audiomack, Chartmetric, Cinq Music, FUGA, M for Montreal, Sony, We Make Noise, and more. Mentors and mentees will be selected in April.
“Five years into running this mentorship program, I am incredibly proud of the meaningful connections we’ve been able to facilitate across the music industry,” says Janette Berrios, VP of Corporate Marketing at Symphonic. “What started as an idea that Ana Maria Gamboa and I launched together has grown into a global community of women supporting one another through mentorship, guidance, and shared experience. The feedback we receive each year reinforces how important it is to continue expanding the program and advocating for female empowerment.”
The Women Empowered+ mentorship program has welcomed 1,011 total participants, connecting 306 mentors from companies across the music industry with 705 mentees spanning 181 cities and 46 countries across the U.S., Mexico, Latin America, South America, Europe, Canada, Asia and Africa.
