January 21, 2021 | less than a minute read

Learning from Rick Rubin

Managing Partner

For those who don't know Rick Rubin, he is one of the most influential creatives of our time. He has worked with countless artists from Jay-Z to Johnny Cash. If you haven't had the opportunity to listen to him speak, you are missing out. He is one of the most thoughtful, insightful, gifted people I have ever had the pleasure of learning from.

Whether you work with creatives, entrepreneurs, teams, or just yourself I always learn so much from Rick. His recent interview with Brian Koppelman was exceptional. His insights apply to so many aspects of leadership. I regularly fall short of being the leader I aspire to be (I did so today in fact), but I feel truly fortunate there are voices like Rick's to inspire us.

The Moment with Brian Koppelman - Rick Rubin - 01/19/21 on Stitcher

If there is a problem to be solved, and I have a solution, and the artists doesn't like my solution, it tells me we haven't gone far enough to find the best solution...it just means we aren't there yet. It doesn't mean I have to convince them. I never want to convince anyone of anything. I want to do the work so that the artist says .."Wow, this is what I wanted" It just means we aren't there yet.