As the Senior Director of Music & Entertainment at Berk Communications, Morais has successfully spearheaded nationally and internationally-renowned publicity campaigns such as:- Spearheaded the international “Free Meek” PR campaign that resulted in the Grammy-nominated artist Meek Mill’s release from an unjust incarceration and inspired a renewed conversation around criminal justice reform in the United States- Organized and oversaw the press conference launch of the REFORM Alliance that attracted over 100+ prominent media members to cover JAY-Z, Meek Mill, Robert Kraft, Michael Rubin and Van Jones's criminal justice reform organization in January 2019- Managed PUMA’s global announcement of its re-entry to the basketball marketplace + the brand’s announcement of J. Cole as an ambassador- Orchestrated album publicity campaigns for award-winning musicians like Meek Mill, Yo Gotti, Fat Joe, Romeo Santos, Tinashe, The-Dream, MoneyBagg Yo, 42 Dugg, etc.

Sandra Afloarei is the Senior VP of Promotion at Epic Records. She has been selected to Billboard 40 under 40 for her outstanding work. We hope you enjoy this episode. For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]

Walter Jones is the Co-Head of A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group. We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]

Justice Baiden is the Co-Founder of LVRN a record label and artist management company currently housing artists such as 6LACK, Summer Walker, DRAM and Boogie. We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]

Wallace Joseph is the Senior Director of A&R at Warner Chappell Music. We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]

Chris Atlas is Executive Vice President of Urban Music and Marketing at Warner Records.We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]

We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]

We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]

Pete Ganbarg is a Grammy Award winning music business executive who is currently President of A&R for Atlantic Records. We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]

Our guest this week is Jeff Burroughs, SVP of Marketing at Def Jam. An entrepreneur in spirit, Jeff faced many ups and downs throughout his career. After establishing his career at Bad Boy Records, Jeff served as a Vice President at Sony Music Entertainment and later joined Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment as Head of Commercial Relationships. Before Def Jam, he founded his own marketing, consulting and brand strategy firm Rise Entertainment in Los Angeles. During our conversation, we talked about how to shape an artists career, developing a strategy based on persona and the art of 'hustle'. Jeff highlighted the importance of 'getting back up' after experiencing lows and touched on how to make yourself valuable as a professional in music business. We hope you enjoy this episode! For visuals from each episode, don't forget to follow us on Instagram @came.a.long.way. For any questions, feedback and comments you can email us at [email protected]