Leaders In Austin Music

The Leaders in Austin Music (LIAM) program is a program designed by the Austin Music Foundation and the Economic Development Department’s Music & Entertainment Division. This program provides participants with top-level music industry leadership effectiveness training for existing leaders in the Austin music community. Each class is comprised of about 18 individuals, and the program focuses on exploring solution-oriented initiatives regarding the music industry’s pressing issues and opportunities as well as increasing cross-industry collaborations opportunities with other creative industries in Austin.

LIAM boasts an elite group of alumni comprising nearly 100 leaders from various cross-sections of the Austin music industry (including arts, civic, governmental, and non-governmental organizations) with representatives from SXSW, C3 Presents, Austin City Limits, the City of Austin Music Division, Texas Music Office, and Circuit of the Americas, among other reputable companies and organizations.

What can you expect?

1. Leadership Effectiveness Training
2. Meet Other Leaders in the Music Industry
3. Understand How Industry and Community Affect Each Other
4. Have a Clear Understanding of How to Have an Impact
5. Limited Time Commitment – 1 meeting per Month for 6 Months