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Josiah Corbin

Director, Business DevelopmentElite Multimedia Productions

Nashville, TN

Member Since May 2024

Skills

Entertainment
Event Management
Corporate Strategy

About

Dedicated Event Producer, Project Manager, Talent Buyer and Talent acquisition specialist with 20+ years experience in marketing management, production management event management, public relations and talent procurement. Areas of expertise include event development, concept and brand management, talent purchasing and promotions. Offers an extensive background in all aspects of marketing management, easily moving from vision and strategy to hands-on implementation. I've worked with A-List talent ranging from world leaders, dignitaries, hip hop, pop and rock acts as well as developed programs that have received global recognition and accolades. My passion for my skill set speaks for itself and I firmly believe that success is built by how you treat the people around you while nurturing each relationship.

Published content

12 Lessons These Business Leaders Are Still Learning About How to Succeed

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Leadership skills can never truly be mastered, as they are something that should evolve over time. Professional development is often focused on improving yourself and your skills to help you move up in your career. The better you are at something, and the more skills you have, the higher on the ladder you can climb. But no one ever truly reaches perfection — not even leaders. Learning doesn’t stop once you become the boss. In fact, it’s even more important that you continue to learn as a leader if you want to grow, innovate and succeed as a business. So what are some of the things you can learn? Here, 12 business leaders from Rolling Stone Culture Council discuss the things about themselves they have had to work on improving over the years and why it’s so important other leaders do the same. 

15 Clever Techniques to Boost Focus and Productivity at Work

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These strategies can make it easier to break through productivity blocks and accomplish more during your workday. With the constant barrage of emails, meetings and distractions, finding real focus and productivity in your workday can be challenging. Many professionals struggle to maintain momentum long enough to finish a project. However, the right techniques can help boost concentration and productivity on even the busiest of workdays. Here, 15 Rolling Stone Culture Council members share their favorite techniques for staying on track and explain why these strategies work so well in a busy work environment. From using time-blocking methods to taking strategic breaks, these tactics can help boost focus and efficiency, even when you're in a productivity slump.

14 Key Steps for Entrepreneurs and Leaders to Build Influence

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Become a recognized expert in your field with these effective thought leadership strategies. As an entrepreneur or business leader, building influence in your chosen niche can cement your status as a credible industry thought leader. Being influential requires strategic actions that establish your expertise and encourage relationships with key players in your field. To help you do this, Rolling Stone Culture Council members share their top recommended strategies for elevating your influence within your industry. These strategies can make all the difference when you are trying to establish your reputation as a sought-after and respected expert.

11 Big Struggles These Entrepreneurs Faced (and How They Overcame Them)

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The support and experience of others may just be the solution you need. Success is often not a straight line; it’s full of ups, downs and plenty of surprises. In entrepreneurship, the path to success comes with obstacles you’ll need to overcome if you want to continue on. Many entrepreneurs share similar obstacles, and some may be more unique to specific situations or people. However, when all is said and done, it’s the way an entrepreneur solves each problem that can serve as a guide for others to solve their own. Below, 11 members of Rolling Stone Culture Council each share one major struggle they've faced as an entrepreneur, the steps they took to overcome it and how other entrepreneurs might learn from their journey. 

Nine Ways Managers Can Motivate and Inspire Their Teams With Their Words

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Expressing gratitude is just one way a leader can show they care. One of the many jobs of an effective leader is to inspire and motivate their teams to put forth their best effort and do good work. However, inspiring and motivating are made much more difficult when you aren’t sure exactly what to say. What words will lead your team to solve problems? Find their creativity? Nurture relationships with clients?  According to the business leaders of Rolling Stone Culture Council, it’s not necessarily about the exact words you say so much as their meaning and your genuine feelings behind them. From acknowledging employee contributions to offering more autonomy, your words and their intent can have a powerful impact on your employees and the way they work. Try out the following nine suggestions and see what you can inspire your team to do.

10 Bad Practices That Could Be Derailing Your Customer Service Efforts

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Don’t let these blunders ruin your customer relationships. Poor customer service can have a big effect on a business’s ability to succeed. And while a smile and a helpful attitude can go a long way toward creating a positive experience for a customer, they aren’t the only aspects of customer service that need to be focused on. Whether it’s slow response times or even relying too heavily on customer self-help tools, there may be some practices you don’t even realize are hurting your relationships with your customers.  Pinpointing your company’s bad practices is essential if you want to improve your customer service efforts and, as a result, the overall happiness of your customers. To get started, consider this list of bad practices that could be derailing your company's customer service efforts, courtesy of Rolling Stone Culture Council business leaders.

Company details

Elite Multimedia Productions

Company bio

We Ignite, Inspire and create unforgettable live productions. Full service provider of audio, video, lighting, LED, rigging and staging. We specialize in concert touring, live event production and production gear rental. We offer full-service Audio Visual Production, Video Production, and Live Event Lighting and LED. What makes us different? We don’t just provide gear, we provide the most comprehensive audio visual production support and services at the highest quality to clients across the world. Our operations are based in Nashville, Tennessee, a major hub for entertainment. No matter the size of your event, our passion for helping our customers create unforgettable experiences for our clients is what sets us apart from the rest.

Industry

Entertainment

Area of focus

Media and Entertainment
Lighting
Video

Company size

11 - 50