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Building Resilience in Business with Troy Carter
TLDR Troy Carter, founder of Q&A, shares his journey from West Philadelphia to success in the music industry, highlighting the importance of empathy, addressing racial disparities, and building resilience in business. LinkedIn Ads and Masterclass offer valuable resources for entrepreneurs, while the music industry faces challenges due to the pandemic and racial disparities.
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Entrepreneurs and business leaders discuss building resilience into their businesses on the How I Built This Resilience Edition from NPR.
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Troy Carter, founder of Q&A, a music and technology company, discusses his rise from West Philadelphia to becoming influential in the music industry, managing artists like Lady Gaga and John Legend, and navigating conversations with his children about racial injustice and safety.
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The current protests are a result of built-up frustration from economic divides and systemic biases, with hope that this moment will lead to lasting change.
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Countries like Germany have made a collective national attempt to reckon with their past, while the United States still struggles with acknowledging its history of slavery and oppression.
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LinkedIn Ads offer direct access to decision-makers and high-level executives, with 79% of B2B content marketers finding success on the platform, while Masterclass provides access to world-class instructors and a variety of classes, including entrepreneurship with Sarah Blakely, negotiation with Chris Voss, and resilience with Ava DuVernay.
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Technology can enhance live music experiences, the music industry is facing vulnerabilities due to the pandemic and racial disparities within the industry are being highlighted.
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The importance of fairness, equal access to opportunities, and the potential for impactful change in addressing racial disparities and economic divides in society are highlighted.
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Troy Carter emphasizes the need for empathy, acknowledgment of past wrongs, and a collective effort to address racial disparities and economic divides in society.
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