When we launched this platform last year, it was with this type of dream-team pairing we had in mind. These guys are two of the smartest, most well-rounded, yet most humble and nicest people you will ever meet.
Ken Umezaki is very accustomed to being the smartest person in any room he enters. Among many things, he is the CEO and co-founder of Verifi Media. Verifi Media harmonizes media files with their metadata sets to facilitate faster global changes and multiparty communication. He is also an independent investor and business advisor for music startups and artists, through his company Digital Daruma, with a specific focus on artist-facing music and media service companies. Digital Daruma has invested in numerous promising music startups over the decade. Digital Daruma has also made select direct investments in music artists and songs.
Dave Wish is the Founder and Executive Director of Little Kids Rock. Little Kids Rock transforms lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in our schools. That is Little Kids Rock’s mission, and since 2002, they have given more than 650,000 under-served schoolchildren across the U.S. access to fun, engaging, Modern Band music classes and brand new instruments at no cost to the students, teachers, or school districts. Dave is a recognized social entrepreneur and thought leader in the non-profit sector. He has been received numerous honors and awards and has been a featured keynote speaker all over the world.
Best of all, they are our guests on The Smartest People In The Room next Tuesday, April 6 at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT.
FREE, but you must register below.