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It's common for creative minds to constantly focus on future — new goals, visions and accomplishments. However, their progress to date can become a huge source of inspiration and motivation to others. In this show, Ela and Emir host recording artists, entrepreneurs and entertainment executives to look back on their journey of success. Deep diving into their unique perspective, key decisions, challenges and experience, Came a Long Way is here to guide to the next generation as they discover their passions and get insights on what it takes to turn dreams into reality.

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Warner Records SVP of A&R Eesean Bolden — How to Seize the Opportunity in Music Business

October 04, 2019 • Emir & Ela Talu • Season 1 • Episode 14

As the SVP of A&R at Warner Records, Eesean Bolden signed some of the most popular artists in the modern hip-hop culture. His current roster includes artists like Lil Pump, and Saweetie. During our conversation, we talked about the important of leaning in on analytics with a combination of extreme passion and work ethic in developing an artist. We found Eesean's advice to see your career as a marathon and learn as much as you can while cultivating relationships to be a great source of guidance for the young professionals aspiring to be music executives.

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