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the bossbabe podcast

85. 3 Bold Moves to Make It as A Minority in a Male-Dominated Industry

the bossbabe podcast

Natalie Ellis

Entrepreneurship, Education, Marketing, Self-improvement, Business

4.92.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

We’re joined by Gelareh "G" Rouzbehani, successful A&R and music manager. She is the founder of Rouz Group Inc., an entertainment company that manages some of the biggest names in writers and producers.   After immigrating to America from Iran at a young age, Gelareh embodies what it means to pave your own way to success. As a minority woman in a male-dominated industry, Gelareh’s journey from working at Columbia Records to starting her own company is what entrepreneurship is all about. Tune in as Gelarah shares her entrepreneurial experience, including how to stay motivated through the ups and downs, stress management, and actionable tips for artists, writers, producers wanting to break into the music industry.  This episode is sponsored by SOUL CBD. Get 20% off on SOUL CBD products using code: BOSSBABE. https://mysoulcbd.com/

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0:00.0

When you're new to something and you're young you have to prove yourself to everyone else

0:12.0

you have to sacrifice some things in order to kind of get to where you want to be.

0:16.7

And the entrepreneurial thing is you guys know, it's a lot of ups and downs.

0:20.3

Having the right support system keeps a level of being grounded and humble and just

0:26.1

working hard.

0:28.9

Welcome to the Boss Bay Podcast, a place where we share with you the real behind the scenes of building successful

0:34.4

businesses, achieving peak performance and learning how to balance it all.

0:38.3

I'm Natalie Ellis, CEO of Boss Bape and your host for this week's episode.

0:41.8

Okay, so this week I'm interviewing A&R and music manager, Galare Rous Bahani.

0:46.6

Galare is someone who has worked really, really hard to get where she is today.

0:50.8

She has such an inspiring story from going up in an Iranian family to paving her

0:55.7

way in a male-dominated industry she's the absolute epitome of someone who

1:00.5

fought her way to the top she had to go that extra mile as a minority woman to really

1:04.8

make a name for herself and build up her reputation. She had no experience and really just

1:10.0

had to push to get where she is. And in this interview we discuss how she went from working in the

1:14.8

corporate world at a music label to starting her own business managing some of the biggest writers and

1:19.2

producers of our time. We'll dive into what her journey as an entrepreneur really, really looked like behind the scenes,

1:24.7

the highs and lows, and she also gives us some really, really good tips on how to manage stress levels

1:29.8

and stay motivated throughout all of it, even when it is, you know, at the low point.

1:34.7

So you're gonna listen to this episode and feel so inspired.

1:37.6

I really, really loved hearing his story and I just admire her for all of the hard work

1:42.0

she's put into her career and just

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