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    <title>Looking Beyond With Michael Sikand  - Episodes Tagged with “Artists”</title>
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    <description>Looking Beyond With Michael Sikand is a time capsule for Michael's early years of building his brand, Our Future, through a series of high-energy interviews he conducted with business executives and startup founders as a 20-year-old University of Michigan student. Michael ended up pivoting to becoming a short video content creator and built Our Future into a media company he sold to Morning Brew at age 22. In 2022, Michael was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in media. 
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    <itunes:subtitle>Looking Beyond With Michael Sikand features the host's early years of building his brand, Our Future, through a series of high-energy interviews he conducted with business executives and startup founders as a 20-year-old college student. Michael ended up pivoting to becoming a short video content creator and sold his company at age 22 to Morning Brew.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>#19 David Dann, CEO of MOAG Records</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In Episode 19, listeners hear from David Dann, Founder &amp; CEO at Mind of a Genius Records, an independent label home to artists like ZHU, THEY., Gallant, and Klangstof.  Dann discusses the importance of creative freedom, how artists get paid through streaming, working with mega-labels,  and his advice to students interested in music business. </itunes:subtitle>
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