Strong Goals and Relationships Are Major Keys for This Music Exec Entrepreneur spoke with Roc-Nation SVP of A&R Lenny S. to talk about what it takes to make it as a self-made media maven.

By Conrad Martin

His credits boasts the names of hip-hop royalty such as Jay Z, Kanye West and DJ Khaled. He started working on a street team then graduated to an executive office at a global entertainment company. Is he the most interesting man in the world? Maybe not, but Lenny S. is definitely one of the most interesting men in the music industry.

Entrepreneur had the chance to catch up with Roc Nation's senior vice president of A&R and management to discuss what it takes to survive as a media entrepreneur.

Related: 3 Creative Marketing Strategies Inspired by the Music Industry's Collapse

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Do you have big plans to make it in the music industry? Check out the interview above for some insights.

Conrad Martin

Entrepreneur Staff

Network Editor at Entrepreneur.com

Conrad Martin is the Network Editor at Entrepreneur.com. His areas of focus include native and editorial video, live events, and content distribution.

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