BREAKOUT SESSIONS
The Long Game
You spend a lot of time planning for the next show, tour, or gig—but what about what comes after?
The Long Game is a conversation about building the financial flexibility to have choices later in your career, whether that means retiring, getting off the road, changing careers, taking a break, or simply being able to work because you want to, not because you have to.
We’ll talk about where to start, what to do if you feel behind, and the financial moves that can make a meaningful difference over time. No matter where you are in your career, this session is about looking beyond the next job and giving your future self a little more room to choose what comes next.
Joe Birdsong
Joe Birdsong is a strategic and steady-handed Chief Financial Officer with over a decade of experience across finance, investment banking, and corporate strategy. He currently serves as CFO at Premier Global Production, where he leads financial planning and operations for a top-tier event production and touring company.
Joe partners closely with executive leadership on growth strategy, capital planning, and mergers and acquisitions, while building systems and teams that support complex, multi-project work across North America. Known for his clear thinking and collaborative approach, he brings financial discipline that supports creativity, scale, and long-term success.
Mike McGrath
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Drew Magid
Drew Magid launched his career on the road, touring for over a decade with artists in everything from jets to converted school buses. He gained experience in nearly every touring role before becoming a tour manager, working with acts like Imagine Dragons, Florida Georgia Line and Charlie Puth. In 2018, he joined Reynolds Management with producer client, JT Daly, while still touring. By 2020, he shifted to artist management full-time with Big Loud Management. In 2025, he was a founding member of TRACK mgmt with rising talents McCoy Moore (Sony Music Nashville) and Will Terry (Warner Records) while overseeing the careers of Dallas Smith and Default. A recognized music industry professional and Ironman athlete, Drew is also committed to philanthropy, supporting causes such as KultureCity and the American Cancer Society.
Mark Oglesby
Mark Oglesby has been managing touring acts for over 20 years. His career has been on a steady upward trajectory ever since it began with a chance meeting with a young bluegrass band he met in a bar—The Clark Family Experience—who invited him to be their road manager. He went on to managing tours for Jennifer Nettles with Sugarland, Billy Carrington, and Emerson Drive before moving over to pop artists including Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Pink, and OneRepublic.
Jenny Phillips
MODERATOR
For more than a decade, Jenny has helped founders and families navigate pivotal moments by bringing together the pieces that often feel disconnected. Operations, finances, people, planning, priorities, and long-term goals. Her work is rooted in one belief: when you can clearly see where you are, where you're headed, and what's standing in the way, better decisions become possible. The result is greater alignment, stronger execution, and a foundation built for whatever comes next. Growth creates complexity. Jenny helps make sense of it. With more than a decade of experience in both business strategy and financial advisory, Jenny understands that the most important decisions are never made in isolation.
Through Echo Haus, she helps founders build businesses with stronger foundations, better systems, and greater long term value. Through Encore Capital Wealth, she helps individuals and families create clarity around wealth, planning, and the future they want to build.
Because true success is not just about making money. It's about creating something strong enough to support the life you want to live.