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Ep. 5: Aly Moore - Co-Founder @ Spylight

This week Grab Coffee goes fashion. I chatted with the Co-Founder of the brand new app Spylight. The self-dubbed “Shazam for fashion,” Spylight listens to your favorite TV shows and movies and pulls up the exact wardrobes of the characters on the screen.

Soon Spylight will be venturing in to music videos and other media forms, so listen in as Aly explains the adaptation of the industry and the role that image can play in an artists career. In addition, Aly discusses the role of her formal education and how hiring is one of the most important parts of running a startup company.

Contact // Twitter

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Ep. 4: Mahbod Moghadam - Co-Founder @ Genius

After speaking with one of his previous interns, this week Grab Coffee sits down with the Co-Founder of Genius.com (formerly Rap Genius), Mahbod Moghadam. 

Known as the marketing force behind the highly talked-about start up, Mahbod explains how the best way to acquire customers is to push them away, what he's up to now, and why he would never work in the music industry.

Contact // Twitter

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Ep. 3: Zach Schwartz - Co-Owner @ RapChat

Grab Coffee Episode Three features the young entrepreneur, writer, and student, Zach Schwartz. 

After founding a startup of his own, and then departing to Columbia University, Zach worked his way in to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to intern at the notorious company, Genius (formerly Rap Genius). Since then he has begun writing for Vice Magazine, as well as co-owning the burgeoning viral music app, RapChat.

Listen to Zach tell his story about intern life, balancing a schedule, what makes a good CEO, and the best rap albums of last year.

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Ep. 2: Abdullah Ahmad - Manager

After an extended hiatus, Grab Coffee is back. This week I was lucky enough to sit down with Abdullah Ahmad, who after starting out tour managing Alchemist and Evidence, moved on to work as an A&R and soon thereafter, a manager.

Abdullah now manages Daye Jack ,Alexander Spit, DP, andCaleb Stone. Hear him speak on the benefits of record labels, the role of college, and not being an asshole.Check in soon for NYC writer and self-made entrepreneur, Zach Schwartz.

Contact Abdullah // Email | Twitter

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Ep. 1: Tunji Balogun - A&R at Interscope Records

This week I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Tunji for my first cup of "virtual coffee." He let me know some of the ins-and-outs of what it means to be an A&R, how he got to where he is, as well as his relationships with Kendrick Lamar, Isaiah Rashad, and more.

Despite his humble demeanor, Tunji has accomplished an incredible amount both in the Interscope building and out. His incredible ear for hip-hop can perhaps be attributed to his career as a rapper, but nonetheless being able to pick out "the next big thing" is a preset for Balogun.

Take a listen, check back in for Tunji's good friend and manager, Abdullah Ahmad.

Contact Tunji // Email | Twitter

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