Building Songwriters Who Last with Jessi Stevenson

About this episode

Tim interviews Jessi Stevenson about her journey in the music industry and the key traits for developing successful songwriters.

In this episode, Tim sits down with Jessi Stevenson, founder of Perfect Game Creative, to talk about building a career in the music industry and what it really takes to develop talent. Jessi shares her journey from Belmont student to nearly a decade at Warner Chappell, and now stepping out to launch her own company. The conversation dives into writer development, the importance of relationships, and the often-overlooked traits that separate good from great, like work ethic, teachability, and patience.

People in this episode

Host: Tim

Guest: Jessi Stevenson

Topics covered

• songwriter development
• music industry careers
• talent development
• relationships in music
• work ethic
• teachability
• patience

Keywords

• songwriters
• music industry
• career development
• talent
• relationships
• work ethic
• teachability
• patience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Perfect Game Creative, Warner Chappell

Places: Belmont

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