#85 The Music Entrepreneur Who Sold Out To Stay In - Ian Grenfell of Quietus
About this episode
Ian Grenfell shares his journey in the music industry and the challenges faced by founders.
Send us Fan Mail Ian has spent 45 years in the music industry, managing Simply Red, Simple Minds, The Pretenders, and Suede. He started at 17 with a boot full of vinyl and a two-litre Cortina, driving 1,200 miles a week as a sales rep. He went on to oversee the biggest self-released album in history - Simply Red's Home, which outsold most Taylor Swift records and still holds the record today! But Ian's story isn't just about music. It's about what happens when a founder tries to e...
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